It’s pretty amazing that I’ve lived in Los Angeles for over a year and a half and I haven’t yet stepped foot inside one of the city’s most-famous eateries. I’m not talking…
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The Distinguished Gourmand: Morton’s Steakhouse (Downtown Los Angeles)
Last night Nicci and I celebrated the anniversary of the first time she let me call her “girlfriend,” in public. Up until that night, one year ago yesterday, we were simply two…
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The Distinguished Gourmand: Pizza Buona
I have a hard time remembering Pizza Buona. It was one of the first places I ate when I moved to Los Angeles. I think it left a bad taste in my…
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The Distinguished Gourmand: Five Guys
Hi everybody. Just a quick reminder that you still have five days to enter the 1st Annual Swan Fungus Holiday Contest For Sexy Swan Fungus Readers Who Want To Win A Sweet…
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The Distinguished Gourmand: Messob
Last night, I took my ever-expanding palate (I can taste, like, four flavors now!) to Messob (1041 S. Fairfax) for Ethiopian food. In my quest to try ten new styles of cuisine…
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The Distinguished Gourmand: Mr. Cecil’s California Ribs
Holy fuck. Hoolllyyy fuck. Now, I don’t know shit about barbecue. I don’t even know how to spell the word. I thought maybe it was “barbicue” or “barbacue,” that’s how little I…
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The Distinguished Gourmand: Yuca’s
Somewhere between my apartment and the AT&T store in Los Feliz I decided that I was going to finally try the burrito at Yuca’s. I’m pretty sure I came to this conclusion…
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The Distinguished Gourmand: The Apple Pan / Sprinkles Bakery
I told you all it would happen soon. Little did I know it would only take me one day to gather my wits and leave the house to purchase one of those…
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The Distinguished Gourmand: Ngoma & Flore
My goal to try ten new styles of cuisine in 1001 days (which began 01/01/08) is moving along rather well. Already in this half-year I’ve tried Brazilian, Persian, and now African food.…
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The Distinguished Gourmand: The Counter
Twelve noon and eighty-eight degrees doesn’t seem like an uncomfortably hot day, but I am sitting in my bedroom (in boxers and a t-shirt…eh? Ladies?) and I have actually broken a sweat.…