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!
Another week and another Hedonist dinner. We braved traffic to take on Azeen’s Afghani in Pasadena, dominating the restaurant as usual…
Saimin is a noodle soup dish unique to Hawaii. Herein, we check out an authentic hole-in-the-wall provider…
The hedonists hit Il Grano where the chef makes an entire meal out of the wild boar – that Yarom shot… and add oodles of great wine…
A night out with friends in Bethesda (outside of Washington D.C.) brought us to this modern neighborhood Italian…
New Years is always a good time to make our Ultimate Pizzas: Homemade dough, homemade sauce, top quality ingredients, interesting combinations…
We Hedonists blow out the end of the year at Saddle Peak Lodge with some record breaking wines, awesome meats, and great company…
