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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1

December 10, 2014 | 0 Comments

Fundamentally, this film is The Hunger Games without the thing that made The Hunger Games good: i.e. The Hunger Games!

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Sage at Oliverio

December 8, 2014 | 0 Comments

An amazing Italian dinner where we try out a fun new format: trying to make and find the best pairing blind…

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Salty Saturday 2014

December 6, 2014 | 1 Comments

Salty Saturday is the fourth of the holy tetralogy of ThanksGavin meals, featuring Philly-style deli brunch…

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Friday Night Feast 2014

December 4, 2014 | 1 Comments

This year, the third ThanksGavin dinner features some serious roast pork sandwiches and a whole lot more…

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ThanksGavin 2014

December 2, 2014 | 1 Comments

The 2014 ThanksGavin official turkey dinner introduces us to a new character: Frankenturkey!

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House Party from Laos

November 29, 2014 | 0 Comments

A Hedonist house party with home cooked Laotian food and a dizzying array of wines — par for the course!

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Ghosts of ThanksGavins Past

November 26, 2014 | 0 Comments

A retrospective look at more than a decade of ThanksGavin turkey plates…

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Truffles at Saam – I am

November 24, 2014 | 1 Comments

The ultimate Saam: 22 course tasting menu — all with white truffles!

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Is that a Pistola in your pocket?

November 21, 2014 | 1 Comments

Another crazy birthday bash — this time at brand new Italian steakhouse Pistola…

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Furies of Calderon

November 19, 2014 | 3 Comments

What do you get when a fantasy author is challenged to write a book combining Roman legions and Pokemon?

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Ultimate New Bay Lunch

November 17, 2014 | 2 Comments

What better way to spend Friday afternoon than with a big wine lunch accompanied by awesome Cantonese cuisine…

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Empress Pavilion – Age without Grace

November 14, 2014 | 0 Comments

For decades, Empress Pavilion has been a Grande Dame of LAs Chinatown scene, offering up Cantonese and Cantonese American fare…

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The Maze Runner

November 12, 2014 | 0 Comments

Frankly, I picked up The Maze Runner because it was made into a “major motion picture” — academic interest visa via Untimed kicked in…

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Waterloo & City – British Invasion

November 10, 2014 | 1 Comments

A great night with some really top notch wines and tasty wine-friendly gastropub food…

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Blizzard Bits

November 7, 2014 | 3 Comments

Blizzard announces a brand new franchise: Overwatch…

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Shiki Times Three

November 7, 2014 | 3 Comments

Nothing like another great lunchtime mega sushi omakase…

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Beijing Tasty House

November 5, 2014 | 5 Comments

Beijing Tasty House is a newcomer to the busy SGV Chinese Restaurant scene, offering up a wide variety of Beijing and Western Chinese specialties…

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The Slow Regard of Silent Things

November 3, 2014 | 1 Comments

While we wait the long wait for Patrick Rothfuss’ next “real” novel, nibble on this oddball little snack…

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Trimbach Republique

October 31, 2014 | 2 Comments

The Grand Cru of Trimbach Clos St Hune is a rare enough dry riesling, but to enjoy 16 vintages — along with a member of the Trimbach family… unique indeed!

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The Little Door Santa Monica

October 29, 2014 | 1 Comments

This gorgeous Brentwood/Santa Monica space has turned over a bit lately, but if the midtown Little Door is any indicator, that might just have changed…

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