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Sebi Mastro’s 2018

January 30, 2019 | 1 Comments

Sebastian’s birthday bash at Mastros brings out a big pile of First Growth Bordeaux…

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Goodbye Valentino

January 28, 2019 | 1 Comments

My last meal at the legendary Valentino is a real Bordeaux blow out in true Sauvages style…

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Molto Miro

January 25, 2019 | 0 Comments

We venture Downtown to open up a whole mess of great wine over pizza, pasta, and meats at our friend Sandi’s place, Miro…

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Rooftop Umeda

January 23, 2019 | 0 Comments

An amazing (and long) evening in Hollywood with friends old and new, sushi, and lots and lots of Champagne…

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Nothing Boring about Bavel

January 21, 2019 | 0 Comments

Bavel is a new Modern Middle Eastern place from the Bestia people — and like that place it’s hip and crowded…

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Elephant Jumps

January 18, 2019 | 1 Comments

Back in the Washington DC area, we decided to check out a new Thai place my parents have been frequenting…

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Salty Saturday 2018

January 16, 2019 | 1 Comments

The Saturday after Thanksgiving always includes some real Philadelphia deli in our family…

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Fatty Friday 2018

January 14, 2019 | 1 Comments

Fatty Friday is almost as good as Thanksgiving itself — and follows right on the heels of that bad boy…

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Back East – IHop

January 11, 2019 | 1 Comments

Yep, Andy Gavin in a cheap mass market chain — take a photo now!

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ThanksGavin 2018

January 9, 2019 | 1 Comments

The amazing mega meal that is the ThanksGavin…

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Georgian Bakery and Cafe

January 7, 2019 | 0 Comments

The first canonical ThanksGavin event of 2018 is this interesting Georgian place…

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Q by Peter Chang

January 4, 2019 | 1 Comments

Surprised to find actual Szechuan food in Bethesda — and fancy at that!

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Quick Eats – Mama Hongs

January 2, 2019 | 0 Comments

More Pho in Santa Monica…

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London in the Palisades

December 31, 2018 | 0 Comments

The most elegant of the Palisades Village places is the Draycott…

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LQ Truffles 2018

December 28, 2018 | 0 Comments

One of the year’s more epic big meals with courses and courses of truffles and tons of wine at LQ…

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Veuve Clicquot at Spago

December 26, 2018 | 1 Comments

Another killer mega dinner at Spago featuring some epic older wines from Veuve Clicquot…

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So Many Palaces, So Few Sundays

December 24, 2018 | 2 Comments

Tony Lau usually does another great Cantonese banquet in November and this year is no exception…

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Florida Beach Mega Sushi Buffet

December 21, 2018 | 0 Comments

Interesting how the Japanese sushi bar has intersected with Florida “middle America” culture and morphed into this…

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Hank’s Palisades

December 19, 2018 | 0 Comments

Good, but very expensive Burger focused joint joins the Palisades Village…

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Sauvages 71Above

December 17, 2018 | 0 Comments

We climb up to the top of the tower on a bright and sunny Friday afternoon to sample through a big pile of old California Cabs…

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