Who drives four hours each way for world-class Thai? … Hedonists!
The Hedonists scare up another mega banquet, this time at this high end bastion of Shanghai style dining…
The hedonists swarm this casual but bright, bright flavored Hollywood Thai…
What happened to the crab that tried to get away? It ended up in ginger and onion sauce…
What happens when you mix five Burghounds, thirteen courses, and nine wines?
Back to Bouchon for yet another Burgundy winemaker dinner…
CUR-ATE is an interesting LACMA program merging a bit of history and food. The tonight followed the trail of my favorite megalomanic: Alexander the Great!
Putting together a top flight wine and cheese night is pretty simple: start with great wine and great cheese…
As Valentines dinners, go this was a very good one and we need to return and try the new menu on a regular night…
Eleven bottles of great Burgundy and Bouchon fried chicken. What could be better than that?
Enter the secret world of Yamakase, a super-tiny no-menu, ultra-chic, chef-driven Japanese-fusion foodie-heaven…
Some of the best (and certainly largest) BBQ ribs I’ve ever had are found at this… Ethiopian restaurant?
Part 3 of the epic 2005 White Burgundy tasting series, this time, the name says it all: Mostly Montrachet at Melisse…
The Hedonists return to STK for another epic steak and wine blow out. This is some serious meat and juice, so check it out…
The 2005 White Burgundy series descends on Valentino for another epic chunk of Chardonnay…
Hawaii in general, and Kaua’i in particular, isn’t exactly a bastion of fine dining, but the North Shore’s BarAcurda is a bit of an exception…
The final stretch of 2012 just wouldn’t be complete without another visit to my new favorite westside Italian, Il Grano…
Back to the San Gabriel Valley for Wuhan dry pot, a gut burning hardy dish from the Chinese heartland…
A unique and delicious new small plates restaurant in Century City from the group that brought us the late great Sona…
The most epic wine tasting diner I’ve yet documented. Hosted at Spago, a laser focused survey of certain 2005 Grand Cru White Burgundy vineyards — and it’s only the first of three!
