The San Gabriel Valley is a treasure trove of delicious Chinese regional cuisine. China is a big place, and its food is tremendously varied. Journey into the spicy Hunan heartland…
23 wines, 18 courses of Cantonese, and a whole lot of fun. The Hedonists and I tackle roast goose, suckling pig, and even two different kinds of intestines…
A casual Saturday dinner at Il Grano turns into yet another epic meal: 19 courses of mind-blowing modern Italian…
The Hedonists tackle one of LA’s best (and spiciest) Thai restaurant. Our insides will never be the same!
The third night of ThanksGavin comes and goes with even more excessive eating, this time Abbe and Jody’s mostly Mediterranean feast…
This Philadelphia Szechuan restaurant is hot, hot, hot, but oh so good! Who needs a gut anyway when you can have flavor!
It’s that time of year again, time to loosen your belt buckle and sit down for the annual ThanksGavin…
A historical and pictorial chronicle of the Thanksgiving dinner plates from the last 10 years of my epic all homemade family feast…
The Hedonists pack up the wine, uncork, and rip into some extremely messy boiled crustacean…
A five course meal by Southwestern chef Chris Maher with wine pairings by myself. Life is good…
The Hedonists strike again, this time overwhelming casual Egyptian cafe Dahab with 20+ of our number. Food and wine mayhem ensues…
The Hedonists take on LA’s most exclusive beef restaurant for a spectacular evening of over-the-top food and wine…
Restaurant: CR8 by Roberto Cortez [1, 2, 3, 4] Location: LA Date: October 24, 2012 Cuisine: Modern Art Rating: Absolutely Amazing When I received a last minute invite to the latest Roberto Cortez dinner, I immediately jumped on it. I won’t miss one of these unless I’m dying or…
The Foodie Club was inaugurated at Melisse, and as such, it holds a unique place in our fatty little hearts. This week the restaurant ran a special “guest chef” tasting menu with Michelin starred Christophe Dufau…
Lately I’ve become more and more obsessed with gazpacho, southern Spain’s cold vegetable soup. It’s tasty, healthy, like a salad in a glass…
Pacific Palisades might be a tiny little village nestled between Santa Monica and Malibu but it’s host to not one, but two, dueling frozen yogurt joints…
When the hedonists saddle up and head out for Spanish, the extravaganza includes 60 year old Rioja…
N/Naka continues to up its game — which is one helluva a game indeed — high end small course modernist Japanese Kaiseki. Never the same meal twice, but always delicious…
I return to this flavorful fortress of Southern Italian flavor for some hearty good stuff…
Every Wednesday through the summer and early fall Il Grano has “tomato night,” where a crazy bounty of the fruits are used in every conceivable dish…
