We return to Shanghai #1 Seafood Village for another lavish Shanghai style banquet, this time with whole pig leg…
Not only is Valentines one of the best grossing nights of the year, but it’s also one of the least diner friendly. Restaurants tend toward overpriced fixed menus and aggressively tight seatings. Let’s see how the Belvedere stacks up…
Another week, another Hedonist Chinese extravaganza in the SGV. Up this time, Lunasia, usually known for its all day dimsum. But tonight we’re here for Cantonese banquet…
Too cool, the Hedonists go old school out to the outer reaches of LA county (or beyond?) for some midcentury dining and almost twenty 99-100 point wines!
Xiao Long Bao (also known as XLB or “soup dumplings”) are nearly sacred among Asian oriented foodies — and guess what, LA’s Westside just got a new XLB joint…
A 21 course Szechuan feast? Now there is a hedonistic assault on the senses! Experience one of China’s more exotic and spicy cuisines…
25 hedonists, 23 wines, and a whole lot of curry including duck, Yarom’s deer, boar, and more…
I’ve created a new index to celebrate the bounty of Chinese food fair Los Angeles has to offer…
The San Gabriel Valley offers a near endless bounty of fabulous Chinese. New Bay Seafood serves up a bounty of Hong Kong / Chiu Chow style seafood and roast meats, and it really is a bounty…
Tonkatsu, or deep fried pork cutlet, is traditionally accompanied by cabbage and its own special sauce. This one, is folded and laced with cheese!
Azeen’s Afghani in Pasadena continues to offer up the amazing flavors of this unusual crossroads. Influences from Persia, China, India, Greece, and the Middle East all muddle together into a delicious mix…
My recipe for this ultimate reference pasta — cacio e pepe. Literarily, it means “cheese & pepper” and it’s an extremely basic pasta from Rome that showcases its extremely few ingredients…
What a way to kick off the 2014 dining year! First rate Burgundy and some of LA’s hottest cooking. Walter Manzke has taken classic French flair and made it oh so today…
Our final Hedonist outing of 2013 sees us snarfing up snails in curry sauce, Yarom’s home-shot deer sausage and boar curry, and even a bit of roast goat…
Playground is aptly named, as this hip, intensely chef driven restaurant far away in un-hip Santa Ana is up for anything. But whacky tasty food and no corkage makes it a great find for us winos…
The tapas revolution has spread not only to Washington D.C., but also across the Tyrolean sea to Italian inspired cuisine…
Michael’s on Naples hosts our final “fancy” Hedonist event of the year, and oh boy, was this a doozy, with 15+ world class Italian dishes, 20 fab wines, and even a girl-on-girl make-out session!
Many people consider Newport Seafood one of the best Chinese restaurants in Southern California. Certainly, they have some of the biggest crabs!
After days of eating, what better way to kick of Saturday morning with more, a genuine Philadelphia deli brunch…
The Hedonists finish the year with a series of huge events, including this all First Growth Bordeaux steak dinner…
