Yarom and I quest eastward to explore more new Chinese places…
Every Sunday in December 2019 included a different SGV adventure and this is the first, featuring some whole pig and other assorted Cantonese delicacies…
Trying out the super local new Italian down the street…
There can’t be too many places in America that serve up Nanjing style cured duck — a strange grey cold salted meat that is surprisingly delectable…
A massively epic dinner with TONS of Astrea Caviar, a completely custom menu by Chef Barbara Pollastrini, and incredible Champagnes and Burgundies (plus Gelato!)…
At the tail end of four days of ThanksGavin gluttony is Salty Saturday where we load up on bagels and salty cured fish…
A Chinese food addict seeks out his fix everywhere: Some surprisingly authentic (and delicious) Szechuan in Philadelphia…
The chronicle of 2019’s full on turkey stuffing fest — we being the turkeys being stuffed…
The first official event of ThanksGavin 2019 is Wed night, and while we usually do an ethnic, this year was modern American at Keep…
A quick stop to check up on Philadelphia suburb strip-mall Thai…
Second time in the same weekend for a huge banquet at Capital Seafood Beverly Hills — this time a Dirty Dozen blind Champagne tasting with a menu designed by moi…
Another great Sauvages Friday wine lunch, this time with Chinese banquet at Capital Seafood Beverly Hills…
A truly epic procession of 25 Loosen rieslings at Spago — alongside a 10 course meal…
Really outstanding traditional Japanese sushi and Kieseki hidden in the weirdest back upper corner of the awful tourist trap Hollywood & Highland mall…
A quick look at the extremely swank, fresh, high end Beverly Hills Taverna / Steakhouse hybrid…
A 32 course double chef French and Szechuan modernist masterpiece dinner. This one takes it to the next level!
A bit of an expedition down to Torrance for some really tasty lunch sushi…
Superb pizzas and tons and tons of ancient Italian wines at Sixth & Mill…
Another juicy 5 stop mega-crawl down in Westminster where we sample not one, not two, but five awesome Vietnamese places in one day!
Our little AFF group ventures out (again) to the SGV to try out a new Szechuan place…
