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Graffiato Italian Tapas

December 27, 2013 | 1 Comments

The tapas revolution has spread not only to Washington D.C., but also across the Tyrolean sea to Italian inspired cuisine…

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Never Say Too Much

December 25, 2013 | 1 Comments

Michael’s on Naples hosts our final “fancy” Hedonist event of the year, and oh boy, was this a doozy, with 15+ world class Italian dishes, 20 fab wines, and even a girl-on-girl make-out session!

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Newport Special Seafood

December 23, 2013 | 2 Comments

Many people consider Newport Seafood one of the best Chinese restaurants in Southern California. Certainly, they have some of the biggest crabs!

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Salty Saturday

December 20, 2013 | 1 Comments

After days of eating, what better way to kick of Saturday morning with more, a genuine Philadelphia deli brunch…

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First Growths First

December 18, 2013 | 3 Comments

The Hedonists finish the year with a series of huge events, including this all First Growth Bordeaux steak dinner…

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Dragon in the Hole

December 16, 2013 | 2 Comments

Nearly three hours of geek heaven: dwarves in barrels, elves dancing on their heads, and a dragon coiled inside a mountain of gold!

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Saddle Peak Peaks

December 13, 2013 | 0 Comments

Twice a year we Hedonists climb into the mountains for some serious good times at Saddle Peak Lodge. And what better to go with game meat than… red wine!

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Last Generation

December 11, 2013 | 7 Comments

If the nature of government and the power of the state is of any interest to you, this book contains a fascinating story, that despite 2000 years passage, remains completely relevant…

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Friday Night Feasting

December 9, 2013 | 1 Comments

Is this a meat flower? No, more like some homemade middle eastern meat balls…

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Naughty Dog News

December 8, 2013 | 12 Comments

There’s a bunch of Naughty Dog news in the air that I thought worth commenting on…

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Gusto Italiano

December 7, 2013 | 5 Comments

LA has a lot of good Italian, and this Roman-style meal at Gusto just adds one more great new place to the pile. 20 bottles of wine didn’t hurt either…

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ThanksGavin 2013

December 5, 2013 | 2 Comments

The turkeys run away in terror when its time for the annual 2013 ThanksGavin feast…

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Fond of Philadelphia

December 3, 2013 | 1 Comments

The 2013 annual ThanksGavin kicks off with an ingredient driven New American meal in one of Philadelphia’s hippest neighborhoods…

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2009 Bordeaux Doesn’t Blow

November 29, 2013 | 3 Comments

The idea of trying all the 99 and 100 points 2009 Bordeaux at one dinner might seem kinda crazy, infanticide even, but Papa Silenus told me to “bring it on” — plus there were truffles!

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Ghosts of ThanksGavins Past

November 27, 2013 | 0 Comments

In honor of turkey day, a look back on over a decade of previous Gavin festivals of gluttony…

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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

November 25, 2013 | 1 Comments

Let’s see who gets voted off in this year’s episode of The Hunger Games: All Star Edition…

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BOA Birthday Blitz

November 22, 2013 | 3 Comments

Ron’s 70th birthday provides the excuse for another of the biggest and baddest Hedonist blowouts yet. This is some serious wine, some serious steak, and some serious crab…

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Falling Skies – Don’t Run Away

November 20, 2013 | 0 Comments

Steven Speilberg produced TV has a checkered history, most being cheesy and family oriented. But he keeps on trying, and I have to admire him for pushing Science Fiction more into the mainstream…

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Keeping Paiche

November 18, 2013 | 1 Comments

Japanese Peruvian hotspot Paiche is so good, I’ve just had to go again (and again) to photo nearly all their dishes…

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Raw Crab Guts are Yummy

November 15, 2013 | 2 Comments

Soban is the only restaurant in LA to import live Korean crab for their specialty raw marinated crab…

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