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!
An absolutely legendary evening with some of the best classic French food in LA and epic levels of wine, including multiple 100 points 86 Bordeaux…
Pok Pok LA serves up surprisingly authentic Northern Thai — plus we brought Raveneau…
I returned to relative Szechuan newcomer Hip Hot to see how it’s holding up…
Many people consider Newport Seafood one of the best Chinese restaurants in SoCal. Essentially, it’s Southern Chinese, with some Cambodian and Vietnamese influences. We went again the other day and ordered up a bunch of new dishes…
Certainly the most epic dinner we’ve ever done at the house, and probably the best house meal I’ve ever had: 20ish courses, 28 wines, oh my!
The winter Hedonist bash at Saddle Peak Lodge is Rhone-style themed…
My authentic Szechuan cooking experiment extends to Mapo Tofu, one of the classics of the cuisine…
After a year’s absence, the Hedonists return to Smoke Oil Salt for some more creative Spanish food — and lots of wine…
Since I’m a noodle fiend, and Dan Dan Mein is one of my all time favorites, I got it in my head to try making this amazing noodle dish at home — super authentically of course…
I recently headed back to Chuan’s to check out its spicy Szechuan fare a year+ after opening…
In the 1990s I used to go to Mammoth all the time to ski, and almost every time we would stop on the way back at one of the Pizza Factory outlets…
More typical ski town American fare…
A unique Japanese dining experience in the heart of Beverly Hills. A super elegant Kyoto-style tempura omakase…
Time evidently moves slower in the mountains…
