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UK Playstation Mag Interview

July 8, 2013 | 29 Comments

An interview with questions spanning the length of my career, from the early days, to Naughty Dog, to much more recent times…

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Le Petit Restaurant

July 5, 2013 | 1 Comments

Classic French fare in the valley…

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The New Nobu

July 2, 2013 | 3 Comments

The new Nobu location is stunning, but let’s take a look inside and see if anything smells fresh…

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Dumplings the size of Grapefruits!

June 28, 2013 | 2 Comments

I’m a big dumpling fan. I mean, what isn’t there to like with a pasta-esque dough ball filled with ground goodness?

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The Last of Us – My Review

June 26, 2013 | 79 Comments

I finally got the chance to play all the way through The Last of Us. Here are my thoughts on what is probably the best narrative video game yet made…

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Michael’s on Naples

June 24, 2013 | 2 Comments

Sure it’s all the way down near the Orange County border, but Michael’s on Naples is some darn good Italian eats…

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Summertime Peak

June 21, 2013 | 0 Comments

A perfect summer evening of food and wine set in lovely Malibu Canyon…

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Man of Steel

June 19, 2013 | 19 Comments

A triumph of style over substance, can about 4 billion explosions and the CGI obliteration of nearly two planets make up for a lack of characterization?

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Yamakase – Burghound Bday

June 17, 2013 | 5 Comments

What’s a Burghound do on his birthday? 85 Batard, 89 Meursault, and lots of great red — plus 25 courses of world class Japanese!

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IO by Playground

June 14, 2013 | 2 Comments

28 courses of modernist cooking in Orange County? Who thought that was even possible?

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Osiris “He Who Walks in the West”

June 11, 2013 | 24 Comments

Our beloved Labrador, Osiris, passed today, following the sun into the West through the Great Sky Door to Abydos…

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More Hedonism at La Paella

June 11, 2013 | 2 Comments

Classic Spanish dining including gambas, anchovies, paella (several types), oxtail and flan! Plus lots of wine including dueling 1978 Rioja’s…

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Game of Thrones – Episode 30

June 9, 2013 | 2 Comments

The finale hits on each and every thread in Westeros. The result is more diffuse, and typical of GOTs first/last episodes, positions characters for the season to come…

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The Last of Us – Review Roundup

June 5, 2013 | 5 Comments

The Last of Us is almost on us, and with the review ban lifted I round up over 50 reviews…

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Summer of Hedonism

June 4, 2013 | 6 Comments

The season of summer Hedonism gets rolling with this staggering event. Great food, awesome setting, and a bevy of 100 point wines really gets it going…

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Summer Night’s Dream Sale

June 3, 2013 | 0 Comments

The Darkening Dream e-books are on sale for just $0.99 until June 7!

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Game of Thrones – Episode 29

June 2, 2013 | 5 Comments

Finally, we come to the Red Wedding. This episode cover three major threads and delivers on two. Sigh…

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Where in the world is Yanbian?

May 30, 2013 | 4 Comments

Ever wonder where in the world Yanbian is? Probably not, but this doesn’t stop the Hedonists when great food is at stake…

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Phong Dinh – Hedonists go Vietnamese

May 28, 2013 | 3 Comments

The parade of culinary adventures with my Hedonist club continues as we hit the San Gabriel Valley again, this time for some authentic Vietnamese…

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Oblivion Obfuscated

May 24, 2013 | 5 Comments

I crave Science Fiction films that can live up to good science fiction prose. I demand Blade Runner and Aliens. How does the Cruisimeister’s latest stand up?

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