17 wines from Jadot spanning nearly 40 years and an amazing custom food pairing by Walter Manzke — it doesn’t get better than that!
N/Naka is a very special place, serving up elaborate and authentic Japanese flavors with a bit of a modernist take…
Valentino hosts an epic and educational wine dinner. We taste through 28 of the best wines in the tricky 2004 Red Burgundy vintage. Quite an assault of pinot noir!
If you have the stomach for experimentation, vegetation, and unusual forms, you really should try Red Medicine. Despite the weird looks, and often oddball textures (not to mention oversized vegetable parts) it really does taste out of this world…
Over 30 wines (including 3 Lalas), a bunch of Armenian food, and even a whole stuffed roast lamb…
Some of the best fried chicken and donuts I’ve had in a long time…
We return to Shanghai #1 Seafood Village for another lavish Shanghai style banquet, this time with whole pig leg…
Not only is Valentines one of the best grossing nights of the year, but it’s also one of the least diner friendly. Restaurants tend toward overpriced fixed menus and aggressively tight seatings. Let’s see how the Belvedere stacks up…
Another week, another Hedonist Chinese extravaganza in the SGV. Up this time, Lunasia, usually known for its all day dimsum. But tonight we’re here for Cantonese banquet…
HBO has released a 15 minute preview for Game of Thrones season 4 — and it looks to be shaping up toward another awesome run…
The e-book versions of The Darkening Dream will be on sale for only 99 cents this week through at least Friday February 14th!
I revisit one of the seminal fantasy games of all time with my son, offering up not only my own review, but his too…
Too cool, the Hedonists go old school out to the outer reaches of LA county (or beyond?) for some midcentury dining and almost twenty 99-100 point wines!
Xiao Long Bao (also known as XLB or “soup dumplings”) are nearly sacred among Asian oriented foodies — and guess what, LA’s Westside just got a new XLB joint…
A 21 course Szechuan feast? Now there is a hedonistic assault on the senses! Experience one of China’s more exotic and spicy cuisines…
25 hedonists, 23 wines, and a whole lot of curry including duck, Yarom’s deer, boar, and more…
I’ve created a new index to celebrate the bounty of Chinese food fair Los Angeles has to offer…
The San Gabriel Valley offers a near endless bounty of fabulous Chinese. New Bay Seafood serves up a bounty of Hong Kong / Chiu Chow style seafood and roast meats, and it really is a bounty…
Tonkatsu, or deep fried pork cutlet, is traditionally accompanied by cabbage and its own special sauce. This one, is folded and laced with cheese!
Azeen’s Afghani in Pasadena continues to offer up the amazing flavors of this unusual crossroads. Influences from Persia, China, India, Greece, and the Middle East all muddle together into a delicious mix…