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Eating Baja – Somu

February 1, 2023 | 0 Comments

Our final meal in Italy during 2022 was this lovely formal beach-side 1 Star…

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Eating Porto Cervo – Pergola

January 30, 2023 | 0 Comments

Hard to go wrong with more great Italian food in Italy…

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Eating Porta Cervo – Renato Pedrinelli

January 28, 2023 | 0 Comments

Fish, tomatoes, and pasta pretty much underline the Sardinian culinary experience…

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Eating Alghero – Macchiavello

January 26, 2023 | 0 Comments

Some lovely local Sardinian flavors…

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Eating Porto Cervo – Clipper

January 24, 2023 | 0 Comments

Clipper is a Porto Cervo favorite featuring lots of fresh seafood…

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Eating Porto Cervo – ConFusion

January 22, 2023 | 1 Comments

A truly spectacular — and delicious — al fresco modernist Italian meal overlooking the Mediterranean…

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Eating Paris – L’Ambroisie

January 20, 2023 | 0 Comments

A lovely time machine that allows one to roll the Parisian culinary clock back three decades…

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Eating Paris – Jean-François Piège

January 16, 2023 | 0 Comments

The first of my big starred Michelin restaurants on this year’s Europe trip turned out to be pretty spectacular…

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Eating Paris – Les Antiquaires

January 14, 2023 | 0 Comments

Establishing a baseline for classic Parisian cafe basics…

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Eating Chantilly – O Bistrot Chic

January 12, 2023 | 0 Comments

A quick but tasty bistro stop in the quaint village of Chantilly…

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Eating Reims – Brasserie le Jardin

January 9, 2023 | 0 Comments

An awesome mega lunch in this beautiful garden at the heart of Reims…

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Eating Paris – Bistro V

January 7, 2023 | 0 Comments

I thought I’d try one last time to use Trip Advisor. Bistro V was EXTREMELY highly rated (on TA), like #20 out of almost 16,000 restaurants in Paris and above almost every 2 and 3 star etc. Let’s see how they did…

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Ultimate LA Peking Duck Guide

January 3, 2023 | 0 Comments

A completely comprehensive mega review not only detailing every “real” Peking Duck restaurant in LA but with extensive details about the dish itself…

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Eating Orange – Tram Chim

January 2, 2023 | 0 Comments

Specializing in live Vietnamese seafood down in the OC…

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Soulmate Study

December 31, 2022 | 0 Comments

An ambitious new attempt at a trendy Spanish Tapas bar marred by some confused dishes and very uneven kitchen execution…

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Charcoal Checkin

December 29, 2022 | 0 Comments

Wood fire cooked meats and serious Chateauneufs out on the patio — no way to go wrong with that…

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Quick Eats – The Penthouse

December 26, 2022 | 0 Comments

A quick birthday brunch on top of Santa Monica…

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Summer Miyagi

December 21, 2022 | 0 Comments

A 2022 visit to one of the best (and most serious) sushi places west of the 405…

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N/Soto Goodness

December 15, 2022 | 0 Comments

N/Soto is a very solid addition to the extensive LA Japanese Izakaya scene…

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More Old California (take 3)

December 13, 2022 | 0 Comments

Another beyond epic evening of really old California wines on top of the city…

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