:root{
  --ground:#F1EADD; --surface:#FAF5EC; --ink:#241B14; --ink-soft:#6E6153;
  --brass:#956F30; --chrome:#77808A; --crema:#E7DAC1; --line:rgba(36,27,20,.13);
  --shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(36,27,20,.05),0 12px 34px rgba(36,27,20,.06);
}
@media (prefers-color-scheme:dark){
  :root{ --ground:#15100C; --surface:#1D1712; --ink:#ECE3D4; --ink-soft:#A2947F;
    --brass:#CBA059; --chrome:#7A828C; --crema:#241C13; --line:rgba(236,227,212,.13);
    --shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,.3),0 14px 40px rgba(0,0,0,.35);}
}
:root[data-theme="dark"]{ --ground:#15100C; --surface:#1D1712; --ink:#ECE3D4; --ink-soft:#A2947F;
  --brass:#CBA059; --chrome:#7A828C; --crema:#241C13; --line:rgba(236,227,212,.13);
  --shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,.3),0 14px 40px rgba(0,0,0,.35);}
:root[data-theme="light"]{ --ground:#F1EADD; --surface:#FAF5EC; --ink:#241B14; --ink-soft:#6E6153;
  --brass:#956F30; --chrome:#77808A; --crema:#E7DAC1; --line:rgba(36,27,20,.13);
  --shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(36,27,20,.05),0 12px 34px rgba(36,27,20,.06);}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html{-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%}
body{margin:0;background:var(--ground);color:var(--ink);
  font-family:"Newsreader",Georgia,serif;font-optical-sizing:auto;
  font-size:20px;line-height:1.66;}
.wrap{max-width:43rem;margin:0 auto;padding:0 1.5rem;}
a{color:var(--brass);text-underline-offset:3px;text-decoration-thickness:1px;}

/* masthead + site nav */
header.top{border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);}
.brandline{max-width:43rem;margin:0 auto;padding:1.1rem 1.5rem;display:flex;
  align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:1rem;flex-wrap:wrap;
  font-family:"IBM Plex Mono",monospace;font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.14em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--chrome);}
.brandline b{color:var(--ink);font-weight:600;}
.brandline a.brand{color:inherit;text-decoration:none;}
.brandline a.brand:hover b{color:var(--brass);}
.sitenav{display:flex;gap:1.15rem;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap;}
.sitenav a{color:var(--chrome);text-decoration:none;letter-spacing:.14em;}
.sitenav a:hover{color:var(--ink);}
.sitenav a[aria-current="true"]{color:var(--brass);}
.theme-btn{font:inherit;color:var(--chrome);background:none;border:1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius:999px;padding:.28em .8em;cursor:pointer;letter-spacing:.14em;}
.theme-btn:hover{color:var(--ink);border-color:var(--chrome);}

/* hero (home + guide intro) */
.hero{padding:3.6rem 0 2.2rem;}
.kicker{font-family:"IBM Plex Mono",monospace;font-size:.74rem;letter-spacing:.22em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--brass);margin:0 0 1rem;}
h1{font-family:"Fraunces",serif;font-weight:600;font-size:clamp(2.5rem,6.5vw,3.9rem);
  line-height:1.02;letter-spacing:-.015em;margin:0 0 1rem;text-wrap:balance;}
h1 em{font-style:italic;color:var(--brass);font-weight:500;}
.dek{font-size:1.24rem;line-height:1.5;color:var(--ink-soft);margin:0 0 1.6rem;max-width:34rem;}
.byline{font-family:"IBM Plex Mono",monospace;font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.12em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--chrome);}
.hero-fig{margin:2.4rem 0 0;border-radius:14px;overflow:hidden;background:var(--crema);
  box-shadow:var(--shadow);border:1px solid var(--line);}
.hero-fig img{display:block;width:100%;height:auto;}

/* spec strip (Dr. Illy's standards) */
.spec{margin:2.6rem 0 0;background:var(--surface);border:1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius:14px;box-shadow:var(--shadow);overflow:hidden;}
.spec h3{margin:0;padding:.9rem 1.2rem;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);
  font-family:"IBM Plex Mono",monospace;font-size:.7rem;letter-spacing:.2em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--chrome);font-weight:500;}
.spec-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);}
/* equal-height cells with bottom-pinned labels, so all four labels share a
   baseline even when a longer value wraps in its narrow column */
.spec-grid div{padding:1.1rem 1.2rem;border-right:1px solid var(--line);
  display:flex;flex-direction:column;}
.spec-grid div:last-child{border-right:none;}
.spec-grid .n{font-family:"IBM Plex Mono",monospace;font-weight:600;font-size:1.18rem;
  color:var(--ink);font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;}
.spec-grid .l{font-family:"IBM Plex Mono",monospace;font-size:.64rem;letter-spacing:.14em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-top:auto;padding-top:.35rem;}
@media(max-width:620px){.spec-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);}
  .spec-grid div:nth-child(2){border-right:none;}}

/* contents lists (guide TOC + section indexes) */
.contents{margin:3rem 0 1rem;border-top:1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding:1.6rem 0;}
.contents .lab{font-family:"IBM Plex Mono",monospace;font-size:.7rem;letter-spacing:.2em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--chrome);margin:0 0 1rem;}
.contents ol,.contents ul{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;
  column-count:2;column-gap:2.4rem;}
.contents li{break-inside:avoid;margin:.15rem 0;}
.contents a{display:flex;gap:.7rem;align-items:baseline;text-decoration:none;
  padding:.32rem 0;color:var(--ink);}
.contents a:hover .toc-t{color:var(--brass);}
.toc-n{font-family:"IBM Plex Mono",monospace;font-size:.78rem;color:var(--brass);
  font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;}
.toc-t{font-family:"Fraunces",serif;font-size:1.02rem;transition:color .15s;}
.contents .lost{display:flex;gap:.7rem;align-items:baseline;padding:.32rem 0;
  color:var(--ink-soft);}
.lost .toc-t{color:var(--ink-soft);}
.lost .toc-note{font-family:"IBM Plex Mono",monospace;font-size:.6rem;
  letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;}
@media(max-width:620px){.contents ol,.contents ul{column-count:1;}}

/* article layout */
main{padding-bottom:5rem;}
.art-head{padding:3.4rem 0 0;}
.art-head .kicker{margin-bottom:.9rem;}
.art-head h1{font-size:clamp(2.1rem,5.5vw,3rem);line-height:1.06;}
.art-meta{font-family:"IBM Plex Mono",monospace;font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.12em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--chrome);margin:.4rem 0 0;}
.art-body{padding:2rem 0 0;}

/* guide steps */
.step-head{display:flex;gap:1.1rem;align-items:baseline;margin:3.4rem 0 1.4rem;}
.step-num{font-family:"IBM Plex Mono",monospace;font-weight:500;font-size:.9rem;
  color:var(--brass);padding-top:.5rem;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;
  border-top:2px solid var(--brass);align-self:flex-start;}
.step-head h1{font-family:"Fraunces",serif;font-weight:600;
  font-size:clamp(1.9rem,5vw,2.6rem);line-height:1.08;letter-spacing:-.01em;
  margin:0;text-wrap:balance;}

/* prose */
.prose p{margin:0 0 1.15rem;}
.prose.dropcap > p:first-of-type::first-letter{font-family:"Fraunces",serif;font-weight:600;
  font-size:3.1em;line-height:.8;float:left;padding:.06em .12em 0 0;color:var(--brass);}
.prose strong{font-weight:600;}
.prose u{text-decoration:none;box-shadow:inset 0 -.5em 0 var(--crema);}
.prose h2,.prose h3{font-family:"Fraunces",serif;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:-.01em;
  line-height:1.15;margin:2.2rem 0 .8rem;}
.prose h2{font-size:1.55rem;}
.prose h3{font-size:1.25rem;}
.prose ul,.prose ol{margin:0 0 1.15rem;padding-left:1.4rem;}
.prose li{margin:.35rem 0;}
.prose li::marker{color:var(--brass);}
.prose blockquote{margin:1.6rem 0;padding:.2rem 0 .2rem 1.3rem;
  border-left:2px solid var(--brass);color:var(--ink-soft);font-style:italic;}
.prose blockquote p:last-child{margin-bottom:0;}
.prose figure.fig{margin:1.8rem 0;border-radius:14px;overflow:hidden;
  background:var(--crema);box-shadow:var(--shadow);border:1px solid var(--line);}
.prose figure.fig img{display:block;width:100%;height:auto;}
.prose figure.fig a{display:block;}
.prose figcaption{padding:.7rem 1.1rem;font-family:"IBM Plex Mono",monospace;
  font-size:.66rem;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-soft);
  border-top:1px solid var(--line);background:var(--surface);}
.prose .video-link{background:var(--surface);border:1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius:14px;box-shadow:var(--shadow);padding:1rem 1.2rem;}

/* small originals at native pixel size, matted like a period print */
.prose figure.fig.native{width:-moz-fit-content;width:fit-content;
  margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:1.2rem;background:var(--surface);}
.prose figure.fig.native img{width:auto;max-width:100%;}
.hero-fig.native{width:-moz-fit-content;width:fit-content;
  margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:1.4rem;background:var(--surface);}
.hero-fig.native img{width:auto;max-width:100%;}

/* source note on reproduced reference pages */
.src-note{font-family:"IBM Plex Mono",monospace;font-size:.7rem;
  letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--chrome);
  margin:.6rem 0 0;}
.prose .video-link .vl-note{display:block;font-family:"IBM Plex Mono",monospace;
  font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--chrome);
  margin-top:.3rem;}

/* glossary */
.glossary{margin:2.2rem 0 0;}
.glossary dt{font-family:"Fraunces",serif;font-weight:600;font-size:1.35rem;
  letter-spacing:-.01em;padding-top:1.7rem;margin-top:1.7rem;
  border-top:1px solid var(--line);}
.glossary dt:first-of-type{border-top:none;margin-top:0;padding-top:0;}
.glossary dt a{color:var(--ink);text-decoration:none;}
.glossary dt a:hover{color:var(--brass);}
.glossary dd{margin:.55rem 0 0;}
.glossary dd p{margin:0 0 .8rem;}

/* cards (home entry points, recipe index) */
.cards{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:1.1rem;margin:2.2rem 0 0;}
@media(max-width:620px){.cards{grid-template-columns:1fr;}}
.card{display:block;background:var(--surface);border:1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius:14px;box-shadow:var(--shadow);padding:1.35rem 1.4rem 1.45rem;
  text-decoration:none;color:var(--ink);transition:border-color .15s;}
.card:hover{border-color:var(--brass);}
.card .c-lab{font-family:"IBM Plex Mono",monospace;font-size:.64rem;letter-spacing:.18em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--brass);margin:0 0 .5rem;}
.card h3{font-family:"Fraunces",serif;font-weight:600;font-size:1.3rem;
  letter-spacing:-.01em;line-height:1.15;margin:0 0 .45rem;}
.card p{margin:0;font-size:.95rem;line-height:1.5;color:var(--ink-soft);}

/* post list (blog index, home recent) */
.postlist{list-style:none;margin:1.4rem 0 0;padding:0;}
.postlist li{display:flex;gap:1.1rem;align-items:baseline;padding:.55rem 0;
  border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);}
.postlist li:first-child{border-top:1px solid var(--line);}
.postlist .d{font-family:"IBM Plex Mono",monospace;font-size:.72rem;color:var(--chrome);
  font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;white-space:nowrap;}
.postlist a{font-family:"Fraunces",serif;font-size:1.08rem;color:var(--ink);
  text-decoration:none;line-height:1.3;}
.postlist a:hover{color:var(--brass);}
.yr{font-family:"IBM Plex Mono",monospace;font-size:.74rem;letter-spacing:.22em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--brass);margin:2.6rem 0 .4rem;}

/* prev / next pager */
.pager{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:1rem;margin:3.2rem 0 0;
  padding-top:1.6rem;border-top:1px solid var(--line);}
.pager a{display:block;max-width:46%;text-decoration:none;}
.pager .p-lab{font-family:"IBM Plex Mono",monospace;font-size:.64rem;letter-spacing:.18em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--chrome);margin:0 0 .3rem;}
.pager .p-t{font-family:"Fraunces",serif;font-size:1.05rem;color:var(--ink);line-height:1.25;}
.pager a:hover .p-t{color:var(--brass);}
.pager .next{text-align:right;margin-left:auto;}

/* crumb (back links) */
.crumb{font-family:"IBM Plex Mono",monospace;font-size:.7rem;letter-spacing:.16em;
  text-transform:uppercase;margin:2.6rem 0 -1.4rem;}
.crumb a{color:var(--chrome);text-decoration:none;}
.crumb a:hover{color:var(--brass);}

footer.site{border-top:1px solid var(--line);margin-top:4rem;}
.footline{max-width:43rem;margin:0 auto;padding:2.2rem 1.5rem 3.2rem;
  display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:1rem;flex-wrap:wrap;
  color:var(--chrome);font-family:"IBM Plex Mono",monospace;font-size:.7rem;
  letter-spacing:.1em;}
.footline a{color:var(--chrome);}
.footline a:hover{color:var(--ink);}

/* redirect stub */
.stub{padding:5rem 0;}
:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--brass);outline-offset:3px;border-radius:3px;}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){*{transition:none!important}}