LA has a lot of good Italian, and this Roman-style meal at Gusto just adds one more great new place to the pile. 20 bottles of wine didn’t hurt either…
The turkeys run away in terror when its time for the annual 2013 ThanksGavin feast…
The 2013 annual ThanksGavin kicks off with an ingredient driven New American meal in one of Philadelphia’s hippest neighborhoods…
The idea of trying all the 99 and 100 points 2009 Bordeaux at one dinner might seem kinda crazy, infanticide even, but Papa Silenus told me to “bring it on” — plus there were truffles!
In honor of turkey day, a look back on over a decade of previous Gavin festivals of gluttony…
Ron’s 70th birthday provides the excuse for another of the biggest and baddest Hedonist blowouts yet. This is some serious wine, some serious steak, and some serious crab…
Japanese Peruvian hotspot Paiche is so good, I’ve just had to go again (and again) to photo nearly all their dishes…
Soban is the only restaurant in LA to import live Korean crab for their specialty raw marinated crab…
Shanghai #1 Seafood Village has some of the best, freshest dimsum in SoCal, after 5+ visits I’ve compiled an ever growing catalog of this copious and delicious bounty…
Who says Mexican isn’t wine friendly?
LA has such a wealth of Asian cooking that Sawtelle Blvd features not one, but two Korean Silken Tofu and BBQ restaurants…
Who ever thought dried mushrooms could be so good?
An event so big it spanned two nights, the Hedonists down what much be several whole cows at LA’s premier beef place — and did we mention the wines?
Time to skewer up an entire whole pig, peel back the skin, and go to town. Throw in some other Filipino delicacies, 25 Hedonists, and a whole lot of wine…
I’m just addicted to Chinese food — good Chinese food at least — and Peking Duck is kind of like that other thing, even when it’s bad, it’s good…
The perfect cool confection after some blistering hot Chinese food, a little gooey shaved ice in lots of flavors…
Newcomer Maru Sushi boldly melds Japanese flavors with Western dishes and a bevy of local ingredients…
Chengdu Taste serves up dishes of startling peppercorn clarity. The blend of Szechuan Peppercorn and Heaven Facing Pepper delivers an all encompassing heat that is as much religion as food…
We explore some of Italy’s best wines (and our fair share of food) at Terroni’s gorgeous new downtown space…
Twenty-three of us cram into two tiny tables in the SGV to enjoy some of SoCal’s best Peking Duck — and a whole lot more…