Some things don’t need improvement, like the classic crabcakes and fried chicken at Holly’s…
Deconstructed classics: better or worse?
The surprise visitor at this Il Grano dinner is a whole giant octopus…
A third visit to Republique means even more great food and great Burgundy…
Another stop in our epic quest to try all the great dim sum in the SGV…
Over a year in production, the Untimed audiobook is finally unleashed!
It’s just a shame that we have so many great dim sum restaurants in LA — not! Our quest to try them all continues…
Jiggling jellyfish, more top shelf dimsum in Southern California…
Peking Duck never gets old — nor really does Beijing style food done right…
12 people, 19 bottles of wine, and 19 courses of Cal French food! Birthdays don’t get better…
It is with a heavy heart that I wrap up my thoughts on the final episode of the year…
More authentic Chinese goodness far far east of DTLA…
What would E3 be without a Naughty Dog trailer?
In recent months I’ve had quite the education in Vietnamese food — centered around a two week trip to Vietnam, but East Borough isn’t so far afield: downtown Culver city…
The show tackles one of the most complex battles actually described in the books. Does it do it justice?
Who says Vietnamese food has to be traditional? Some chefs are really mixing it up…
For our final dinner in Vietnam we head out to another “high end street food” restaurant, this time run by Didier Corlou a French chef who married a Vietnamese woman…
George R R Martin has a real talent for reversals. His basic mode of operation is to make you fall for the characters and then jerk their fortunes up and down…
Sweetbreads, tongue, feet, tail, this meal covers just about every part of the cow you might (or might not) have had…
In Hanoi we explore the fancier side of Vietnamese dining…
