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Eastern Promises – Pope’s Tavern

August 27, 2014 | 0 Comments

More Eastern Shore goodies, this time slightly more upscale. But there is still crab to be had…

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Big and Bold on the Beach

August 22, 2014 | 2 Comments

Our summer blind tasting at master host Eric’s Malibu pad…

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Factory Kitchen – Fabulous

August 18, 2014 | 3 Comments

Hands down the best, most authentically Italian, pasta I’ve had in LA — coming from a pasta fiend!

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Amazing Akbar

August 15, 2014 | 2 Comments

Back to Akbar for more top flight and unusual Indian — and wine of course!

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Food as Art – Shiki Sushi

August 13, 2014 | 2 Comments

Wow. LA has lots of great Japanese, and I have good sushi all the time, but this was particularly awesome…

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Hedonists at King Hua

August 11, 2014 | 3 Comments

King Hua is such good dimsum that the Hedonists had to hit it up for a mega brunch extravaganza…

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Chili Crab Craze – Starry Kitchen

August 4, 2014 | 1 Comments

Singaporean Chili Crab is just one of those amazing dishes, and not easy to come by outside of its homeland. Plus we threw done 30+ wines!

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Sauvages at Oliverio

August 1, 2014 | 2 Comments

Who says you can’t drink 21 bottles of wine for lunch?

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Saddle Peak Again?!?

July 30, 2014 | 1 Comments

During summer, the patio at Saddle Peak Lodge makes for an idea place to grub down some meat and kill a whole lot of bottles of great wine…

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Endless Republique

July 25, 2014 | 1 Comments

How much wine can 12 Hedonists drink? Apparently 2 champagnes, 9 White Burgs, 6 Reds, 2 big reds, and some dessert wine! 20!

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Mosaic of Food – Byzantine Cuisine

July 23, 2014 | 1 Comments

The Getty Museum celebrates the cuisine of Medieval Greece with an evening of Byzantine Court Food. Now that’s not something you eat every day…

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Eastern Promises – Crabs of Yesteryear

July 21, 2014 | 1 Comments

In the early 80s we used to wile away summer evenings on this beautiful pier cracking open fresh blue crabs…

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Eastern Promises – BBQ Joint

July 15, 2014 | 0 Comments

The Eastern Shore of Maryland is usually considered a seafood zone, being known for its awesome blue crab, but local residents don’t turn their nose at any Southern American favorites…

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Eastern Promises – Brightwell

July 11, 2014 | 0 Comments

The omnipresent brasserie trend infiltrates even to the remote Eastern Shore of Maryland…

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Eastern Promises – Holly’s

July 8, 2014 | 1 Comments

Some things don’t need improvement, like the classic crabcakes and fried chicken at Holly’s…

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Banana Split Redefined

July 6, 2014 | 0 Comments

Deconstructed classics: better or worse?

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Eight Legs at Il Grano

July 4, 2014 | 2 Comments

The surprise visitor at this Il Grano dinner is a whole giant octopus…

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Third Republique

July 1, 2014 | 2 Comments

A third visit to Republique means even more great food and great Burgundy…

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Sea Harbor Dim Sum

June 29, 2014 | 2 Comments

Another stop in our epic quest to try all the great dim sum in the SGV…

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Lunasia Dim Sum

June 23, 2014 | 1 Comments

It’s just a shame that we have so many great dim sum restaurants in LA — not! Our quest to try them all continues…

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