My first visit to Otium includes Leroy, d’Auvenay, Jayer Cros Parantoux, and Rayas to wash down a slate of Flannery Beef premium cuts — meals really don’t get better than this…
Just a fest of old California tonight. And old California setting. Old California wines, and California food… even California cheeses…
A visit to Philadelphia isn’t complete without sampling it’s awesome deli offerings…
Friday night after Thanksgiving is a good night for some Korean-style BBQ pulled pork shoulder…
The ThanksGavin 2015 feast reaches epic proportions. Find out if it was the tryptophan or the wine that knocked everyone out…
You wouldn’t necessarily expect to find an outpost of Uzbeki cuisine in a Philadelphia suburb…
If you go east, go all the way east…
Breaking up the Japanese empire on Sawtelle Blvd is this Vietnamese outpost…
A retrospective look at more than a decade of ThanksGavin turkey plates…
Live giant crab served up 4 ways! Plus suckling pig, winter melon soup, and other incredible Cantonese delicacies — plus loads and loads of great Burgundy…
Anything can go in a taco…
After years of driving past this majestic 100 year-old Japanese castle on the hill, I finally try it out…
If you like your dim sum cheap, mediocre, and on carts, Ocean Star is for you…
The Hedonists and I return for an intimate core dinner to reevaluate this Santa Monica fusion newcomer…
Some garlicky Southern Chinese goodness and great service at Boston Lobster…
Post theater meal at Terroni DTLA for some solid carbs — of the pasta and pizza variety…
20 epic courses of truffles and 24 epics wines — mostly Burgundy — oh boy, it doesn’t get more epic than this dinner…
This wasn’t light fare by any means, but it sure was tasty. Definitely some of the most flavorful BBQ I’ve had in LA…
Oodles of young Saint Joseph and classic French food at Maison Giraud…
Great Korean eats at Feng Mao. There were so many yummies to choose from that we didn’t even order the bull penis!
