The ultimate tiramisu, basically all from scratch: The cheese, the creme, the lady fingers. The goal: recreating that richness and subtlety of secondary flavor that is the hallmark of great Italian desserts…
The summer Hedonist season is heating up and brings us to the Avalon Hotel’s poolside Italian, Oliverio for a special Amarone dinner…
LA’s culinary zeitgeist is on fire with Peruvian fusion and Paiche brings this zesty sensibility to the Marina…
The Hedonists ride East yet again — this time for Peking duck and more…
The Foodie Club returns to Melisse (again?!?) for yet another epic dinner, this time to celebrate Simon’s bday…
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…
