Who says Indian chefs can’t make Poutine? And more awesome eats and drinks at Akbar…
Chevy and Mary’s pre-wedding bash in the California hills was EPIC with 80 odd wines and crazy amounts of food…
Italian in the Sierras has come a decent way from red and white tablecloths…
A quick stop for a little Korea Town Vietnamese…
Inotheke brings Greek into 21st Century Santa Monica…
Some think Da Jeong has the best fried chicken in town!
My friend chef Kevin recently opened his own restaurant and is cooking up a storm…
Back to Tasty Duck for some more of the best Peking Duck in town…
Melisse, Montrachet, and a dash of Trypophobia…
The Hedonists recently headed back to Chuan’s to check out its spicy Szechuan fare a year+ after opening — this time with wine!
It seems that nearly every kind of food is getting the super high end artisanal treatment these days, so let’s check out how good a $3-4 donut is…
Lao Sze Chuan is a more “hipster” Szechuan place recently opened near the Americana in Glendale. Let’s compare to the SGV hard core source material…
Our White Burgundy “premox” testing continues with a comprehensive look at 2008 Batard and Chevalier Montrachet…
The concept here is great. Yummy breakfast. Yummy pastries. Great location. But Huckleberry is going to take more than one quick visit to really suss out…
All the usual features: loud surfaces, wood tables, paper menus, shared plates, fancy cocktails — let’s see how the food is…
My brother’s birthday “drove” us back to Nobu Malibu for an updated look at one of the country’s most successful eateries…
A quick pre-Valentines dinner up in Belair…
It’s that time of year again — the White Burgundy vintage assessment dinner series — where we “suffer” through an enormous selection of Burgs to suss out how (this year) the 2008s are doing…
Some friends wanted sushi so we resorted to a bit of shock and awe — going out for Shunji’s omakase!
The Hedonist’s big return to Esso Mediterranean Bistro brings us to an overwhelming collection of amazing Aleppo style dishes — and a lot of wine!
