Sometimes even moving to a different part of town can’t keep me from attending one of those free, exclusive tasting events I’m invited to from time to time. So last night as…
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The Distinguished Gourmand: Eleven Madison Park
Sometime between my review of Slater’s 50/50 and my review of Daniel I realized: Oh shit. These tongue-in-cheek “distinguished gourmand” posts are actually starting to be…you know…distinguished. I’ve been really lucky to…
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The 20 Best Meals In Los Angeles V2.0
When it comes to LA, there are plenty of resources one might consult when deciding where to eat a particular meal. Kevin Eats is a must-read. EaterLA regularly updates their “heatmap,” which…
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The Distinguished Gourmand: Tom’s Urban
Sneak peek tasting events are one of the perks of writing a lot about food. It’s almost as if the mere act of pretending you know about food is enough to make…
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The Distinguished Gourmand: b.o.s.
Of course b.o.s. has been on my radar for a while. I read about the opening on EaterLA maybe three or four months ago. My eyes widened as I read about the…
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Recent Eats
I’m very excited that I’ll be dining at a new “nose-to-tail” establishment tonight with one of my offal-loving buddies. The fact that I haven’t written a food review since my Per Se…
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The Ten Best Meals I Had In 2013
We went over this the other day, right? What good is December for if not reflection? Both outward and inward. Across the Internet — and even in print — journalists and bloggers…
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The Distinguished Gourmand: Per Se
Opportunities such as this do not present themselves often, if ever. To dine at a 3 Michelin star restaurant in Manhattan — voted the 11th best restaurant in the world (2nd in…
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The 20 Best Meals In Los Angeles V1.0
When it comes to LA, there are plenty of resources one might consult when deciding where to eat a particular meal. Kevin Eats is a must-read. EaterLA regularly updates their “heatmap,” which…
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Dogfish Head Study Hall – Library Alehouse; Santa Monica, CA
It’s LA Beer Week, and I’m trying to make the most of it on my limited budget and weird work schedule. Most nights out for me occur mid-week, so it’s hard to…