The 2005 White Burgundy series descends on Valentino for another epic chunk of Chardonnay…
Hawaii in general, and Kaua’i in particular, isn’t exactly a bastion of fine dining, but the North Shore’s BarAcurda is a bit of an exception…
The body of a new style Chinese Martial Arts film like House of the Flying Daggers, the brains of Enter the Dragon, and the soul of Machete…
The final stretch of 2012 just wouldn’t be complete without another visit to my new favorite westside Italian, Il Grano…
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…
Back to the San Gabriel Valley for Wuhan dry pot, a gut burning hardy dish from the Chinese heartland…
A unique and delicious new small plates restaurant in Century City from the group that brought us the late great Sona…
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!
Yes I know, they’re “infected”, but name change or no, it’s still Zombie Time!
Another week and another Hedonist dinner. We braved traffic to take on Azeen’s Afghani in Pasadena, dominating the restaurant as usual…
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…
Saimin is a noodle soup dish unique to Hawaii. Herein, we check out an authentic hole-in-the-wall provider…
Having seen the film, and then read the book, I muse on what it all means…
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…
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…
The hardcover edition of Untimed is ready, and it looks oh so sexy…
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…
A night out with friends in Bethesda (outside of Washington D.C.) brought us to this modern neighborhood Italian…
My epic survey of World of Warcraft endgames concludes with a detailed analysis of Mists of Pandaria…
