Santa Monica Persian Darya offers up not only tasty food, but one of the most over-the-top interiors in the city…
Periodically I get the bug to try to make some dish at home to the best of my ability, in this case pasta with that cherry tomato, garlic, white wine sauce…
An epic Mastro’s feast turned into a six course birthday extravaganza…
27 bottles of wine, 12 people, and some of the best Japanese food in the country…
Another awesome Szechuan hot spot (haha). How many great dan dan can we handle?
Old Nebiolio night with the Babykillers at Republique. What better way to wash down cassoulet then with an 82 Sori Tildin?
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…
