Brentwood gets a new (buzzy) high-end dedicated Neo-Neapolitan pizza joint…
Mary’s birthday brings a gang of us to Michael Hung’s Mama Lion for some awesome eats and lots of big wine…
Epic dim sum brunch at the best in town coupled with a mega blind tasting of great non-Burgundy French white wines.
A return to the valley’s best (and highly unassuming) modernist sushi “palace” for an epic 4 hour lunch…
The good times keep on rolling at Hatchet Hall with some of the core members of the “gang”…
Exploring the knife-cut noodles of the western Shaanxi district…
An amazing night of meat paired with giant rare Australian wines like Chris Ringland(s) and the Laird!
The 3rd street promenade was a tasting menu place by an Alinea chef!
The Butcher’s Daughter is so “tres LA” — a spiritual successor to the Newsroom, filled with vegetarian food and a beautiful crowd…
After a long hiatus for an invisible remodel Seafood Village has “transformed” itself into Seafood Palace — fortunately the food is still great…
A great “normal” meal at République. Food was seriously on point!
It’s hard to describe Kato. Located in one of the ubiquitous Santa Monica Blvd mini-malls it serves a sort of modern Asian omakase/kaiseki…
Incredibly cheap revolving sushi bar on sawtelle — if you want your fish cheap, this is your place!
One of our favorite Italian chefs, Mirko Paderno, has relocated to Sunset Blvd. Combine this with a whole lot of Barolo and Barbaresco for a Sauvages good time!
A mellow opening day at Tsujita’s new Killer Noodle Tantanmen house serves up some hardly killer but very tasty noodles…
Another awesome Omakase + Champagne and Burgundy…
Westside pho under scrutiny…
We explore the exotic cuisine of Anhui including eggplant with 1,000 year-old egg and the spiciest bowl of cream colored soup I’ve ever had…
Bad Chinese in the deep southland…
Arguably the best steakhouse meal I’ve ever had — plus tons of great wines…
