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Game of Thrones Season 5 – Trailer 2

March 9, 2015 | 0 Comments

The HBO part of today’s Apple event was host to yet another awesome looking S5 trailer…

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Don’t Bow for Bao

March 9, 2015 | 3 Comments

Bao is yet another corollary in the age old argument that you have to drive to the San Gabriel Valley for good dim sum…

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Valentino – 2007 White Burgundy part 2

March 6, 2015 | 2 Comments

Nothing like an entire evening of 2007 Batard and Chevalier Montrachet, some 30 bottles all from top producers!

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Forget the Duck Soup, More Meat!

March 4, 2015 | 1 Comments

What luck, back to Tasty Duck! Plus goodies like pork hock, sticky rice w/ BBQ eel, and more…

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CR8 – Liquid Forms

March 2, 2015 | 2 Comments

Two months in and 2015 has a clear “meal of the year.” Total synergy of the creative, intellectual, and hedonistic!

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Elite New Years

February 27, 2015 | 1 Comments

Chinese New Year is the occasion for some all out banqueting, including suckling pig, peking duck, lobster, spring chicken and lots more…

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Shunji Super Omakase

February 25, 2015 | 1 Comments

A staggering omakase at shunji features such delectables as cod sperm and squirming baby eels…

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Mastro’s Ocean Club Malibu

February 23, 2015 | 3 Comments

More heart-stopping goodness at this birthday by the sea…

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Why Lucy Why?

February 20, 2015 | 3 Comments

Lucy was clearly written to require that we shut off 90% of our brain to watch Scarlett Johansson boost hers…

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Tatsu – Ramen with a Soul

February 18, 2015 | 1 Comments

The fourth great ramen place in a two block stretch of Sawtelle, Tatsu mixes up the traditional formula…

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Lofty Heights

February 16, 2015 | 0 Comments

Another amazing dinner on the heels of a LOT of amazing dinners. Too bad we had to drink the 71 DRC RSV…

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Spear your Meat

February 13, 2015 | 0 Comments

Our club within a club Foodie Club events continue with another seriously great wine dinner at Spear Steak and Seafood House…

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Jupiter Ascending – All in the Script

February 11, 2015 | 2 Comments

All sorts of Science Fiction awesome mixed in with some sad flaws, ultimately a bit of a gilded apple, but wow does the gilding sing…

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Oliverio 10x10x10

February 9, 2015 | 4 Comments

Foodie Club co-founder Erick chooses an Italian 10x10x10 dinner to celebrate his birthday: 10 people, 10 courses, 10 wines!

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Valentino – 2007 White Burgundy part 1

February 6, 2015 | 1 Comments

The epic White Burgundy Premox Series returns with a detailed analysis of 2007 Chablis, Meursault, and Corton Charlemagne…

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Gwang Yang – Beeftastic

February 4, 2015 | 1 Comments

The Hedonists tear up the latest and fanciest of the K-town Korean BBQ joints. Meat, wine, more meat, and more wine abound…

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Say Hi to Shi Hai

February 2, 2015 | 1 Comments

Shi Hai is one of the more recent entrees into the competitive SGV high end dimsum scene…

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Game of Thrones Season 5 Trailer

February 1, 2015 | 1 Comments

HBO was showing a nice long juicy Season 5 trailer on the big screen and it’s leaked to the internet…

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Marcel Vigneron – Taking Epic Further

January 30, 2015 | 2 Comments

Certainly the most elegant and epic dinner I’ve ever hosted at home. Top Chef Marcel Vigneron whipped up 13+ courses to pair against 21 amazing wines…

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Japanese in China – Izakaya Akatora

January 28, 2015 | 0 Comments

Funny to head to the SGV for Japanese, but it turned out to be worth the two hours in traffic…

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