The Hedonists devour another mega-meal at the brand new Smoke Oil Salt tapas bar and eatery — washed down with a whole bunch of Unicos!
As a Burgundy nut, a often forget all the Châteauneuf-du-Pape in my cellar, but it’s really great stuff — and so consistent…
Another mega-bday feast at Korean Chinese favorite Shin Beijing, featuring crab, lobster, peking ducks and the fattiest pork this side of the Pacific…
XLB Soup dumplings, har gow, lobster noodles, and so much more…
Our first meal in Hanoi is a doozie with a dazzling array of “fancy street food”…
Beijing cuisine serves up delicious homestyle cooking from a doughy spicy palette that has almost nothing to do with classic Chinese American fare…
For those of us whose intestinal floral aren’t quite up to genuine Vietnamese street food, there is always this marvelous upscale recreation…
Our second breakfast of the trip shows that the Vietnamese really know how to put on a spread…
Montrachet, Bonnes Mares, Richebourg, Batard and a 2 star Michelin food. How can you go wrong? You don’t…
Tagine in Beverly Hills serves a “modern upscale” take on traditional Moroccan cuisine. Mille-feuille Bastilla?
After a few days in Saigon, we move on to Hoi An, an ancient city famous for its food…
Chinese have long been an important economic and cultural presence in Vietnam, and well, with Chinese comes Chinese food…
A trek down the jungle river river leads somewhere — fishy — in a totally delicious way…
The saga of my Indochine dining being with this lovely Saigon dinner…
The Hotel Intercontinental brunch sets a standard for the day. Or the week. Or the month!
My 2014 Asia trip started out in style with some first class Chinese and a whole lot of view…
Our most epic night ever at LA’s best “steakhouse”. Chef Kaz cooked up all sorts of specials for us, including Spanish Mackerel, Bacon, and the ultimate lamb chops!
And this concludes my Burgundy Blitz week with no less than three giant tasting diners — tonight being a comprehensive look at 2006 White Burgundy…
17 wines from Jadot spanning nearly 40 years and an amazing custom food pairing by Walter Manzke — it doesn’t get better than that!
N/Naka is a very special place, serving up elaborate and authentic Japanese flavors with a bit of a modernist take…
