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Blood Song

August 28, 2013 | 3 Comments

A solid political/religious/military fantasy with good characters and excellent world building…

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Uni All the Way Down

August 26, 2013 | 5 Comments

Can every course feature Uni? Kali Dining proves that the spiky echinoderm sure can deliver the goods…

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Pig Ear is Here – Taberna Arros y Vi

August 23, 2013 | 12 Comments

A long hedonistic night! First some epic Spanish with lots of wine. Then off for even more grape goodies afterward…

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Hansel & Gretel – Arrrrrgg!

August 21, 2013 | 3 Comments

OMG, someone finally ripped off Van Helsing! Hansel & Gretel takes bad to new lows, blending poisonous styles in a foul and bizarre cauldron…

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Tar & Roses got your Goat?

August 19, 2013 | 1 Comments

The Hedonists go for the Goat-so at Tar and Roses, tossing back incredible wines and chowing down on some slow cooked roast goat…

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Clone Wars – Orphan Black

August 16, 2013 | 2 Comments

This Canadian SciFi clone thriller puts one actress in about seven roles, but it really works…

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Dim Sum is Shanghai #1

August 14, 2013 | 6 Comments

Back to the SGV for some incredible Shanghai-style dim sum. Yum! Yum!

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Rage of Thrones

August 13, 2013 | 5 Comments

This fan “tribute” to Game of Thrones is well: offensive, awesome, funny, and well… kinda true.

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No Drone in the Zone – Azeen’s Afghani

August 12, 2013 | 3 Comments

Far east in LA for far eastern food. Sure the drive took over two hours with traffic, but it was worth it…

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The Americans

August 9, 2013 | 1 Comments

The Americans is Homeland 1981. And given how fantastic Homeland is, that’s a pretty darn good recommendation…

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Crash Fan Fun

August 7, 2013 | 8 Comments

This is a very fun little fan animation starring Crash. It’s very much in the spirit of the little orange guy and his Looney Tunes roots…

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Hedonists Hunan Style

August 5, 2013 | 7 Comments

The Hedonists ride east to the SGV again, this time for some pickled pigs feet, duck necks, and a giant fish head smothered in chilies…

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Burgundy Vintage Chart

August 2, 2013 | 0 Comments

For you wine geeks out there I have consolidated various Burgundy vintage scores from the web into a single chart…

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Lazy Hed-Ox-ism

July 31, 2013 | 1 Comments

Just sixteen wines and seventeen courses of food! Plus some of the grapes were older than I am…

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Orange is the New Black

July 29, 2013 | 8 Comments

Netflix’s latest show uses very deft and effective dramatic technic to make top notch television: building character first. Imagine that!

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Wine on the Beach

July 25, 2013 | 4 Comments

Another week, another epic Hedonist dinner. This time on the Malibu cost with a bevy of great food, people, and wine…

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Eating England – Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons

July 22, 2013 | 1 Comments

A tasting menu at what some people consider England’s finest restaurant, the 2 Michelin Star home of chef Raymond Blanc…

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Return to Milo & Olive

July 19, 2013 | 2 Comments

My wife and I return to one of Santa Monica’s best pizzerias for some more tossed dough balls…

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More Mori Sushi

July 15, 2013 | 4 Comments

The Foodie Club tackles one of LA’s top traditional sushi joints. Mori even makes its own tofu and soy sauce! Plus, four of us killed 7 bottles of Burgundy!

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Quick Brunch with Joe

July 11, 2013 | 1 Comments

Joe’s in Venice has long been a top Westside brunch spot, offering great food, good value, and a lovely setting…

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