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Il Grano – Buon Anno

February 15, 2013 | 4 Comments

The final stretch of 2012 just wouldn’t be complete without another visit to my new favorite westside Italian, Il Grano…

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Crash Valentines

February 14, 2013 | 25 Comments

In honor of Valentines, I share with you both a cute fan pic, courtesy of die hard fan Daisy Parker, and fan Aaron White’s latest stop motion fan film…

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Tasty Dining – Wuhan Dry Hot Pot

February 13, 2013 | 3 Comments

Back to the San Gabriel Valley for Wuhan dry pot, a gut burning hardy dish from the Chinese heartland…

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Hinoki and the Bird

February 11, 2013 | 0 Comments

A unique and delicious new small plates restaurant in Century City from the group that brought us the late great Sona…

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Spago – 2005 White Burg part 1!

February 8, 2013 | 4 Comments

The most epic wine tasting diner I’ve yet documented. Hosted at Spago, a laser focused survey of certain 2005 Grand Cru White Burgundy vineyards — and it’s only the first of three!

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The Last of Us – Zombie Time

February 5, 2013 | 19 Comments

Yes I know, they’re “infected”, but name change or no, it’s still Zombie Time!

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Hedonism in the Desert – Azeen’s Afghani

February 4, 2013 | 3 Comments

Another week and another Hedonist dinner. We braved traffic to take on Azeen’s Afghani in Pasadena, dominating the restaurant as usual…

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Adventures in the Screen Trade

February 1, 2013 | 1 Comments

If film writing or behind the Hollywood curtain fascinates you, give William Goldman’s classic a read. Besides, he’s such a good writer, he could make cereal-box copy a bestseller…

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Hawaiian Noodle Bar

January 30, 2013 | 0 Comments

Saimin is a noodle soup dish unique to Hawaii. Herein, we check out an authentic hole-in-the-wall provider…

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Life of Pi – part deux

January 28, 2013 | 1 Comments

Having seen the film, and then read the book, I muse on what it all means…

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Never Boaring – Il Grano

January 25, 2013 | 3 Comments

The hedonists hit Il Grano where the chef makes an entire meal out of the wild boar – that Yarom shot… and add oodles of great wine…

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Game of Thrones – Season 3 Goodies

January 23, 2013 | 2 Comments

We’re entering that most exciting time of year: the ramp up and entry into a new Game of Thrones season. HBO has begun doling out the videos…

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Untimed – $1.99 this week!

January 20, 2013 | 0 Comments

The E-Book versions of Untimed are on sale! Only $1.99 cents from Sunday, January 20 until Friday the 25th! Get ’em while it’s hot…

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Unbendable Untimed

January 18, 2013 | 1 Comments

The hardcover edition of Untimed is ready, and it looks oh so sexy…

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Buffy vs. Edward

January 16, 2013 | 7 Comments

I found this very interesting (and very creative) Buffy vs. Edward mashup online. It’s worth highlighting not only because of its skill, but because it contrasts two of the most popular teen vampire franchises. Buffy the Vampire Slayer is my…

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Assaggi – not the first 3 letters

January 14, 2013 | 0 Comments

A night out with friends in Bethesda (outside of Washington D.C.) brought us to this modern neighborhood Italian…

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Mists of Pandaria

WOW Endgames – Mists of Pandaria

January 11, 2013 | 49 Comments

My epic survey of World of Warcraft endgames concludes with a detailed analysis of Mists of Pandaria…

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Life of Pi

January 9, 2013 | 10 Comments

A rather magnificent movie that makes use of all that is great about the film medium…

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Ultimate Pizza New Years 2012

January 7, 2013 | 1 Comments

New Years is always a good time to make our Ultimate Pizzas: Homemade dough, homemade sauce, top quality ingredients, interesting combinations…

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Untimed for sale at B&N and iTunes

January 4, 2013 | 0 Comments

My novel, Untimed, is now for sale at Barnes and Noble and iTunes…

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