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…
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…
