You know how I’ve been promising my list of the Top 10 Burgers in Los Angeles for, like, two years now? Well, I thought last week I would finally be able to…

Only a refined palate such as mine can transition from dining on escargot and chirashi to ordering the ‘Merica burger at Slater’s 50/50 in a span of 48 hours. It takes real…

Miles Thompson, a 24-year-old chef who has worked in notable Los Angeles kitchens at Nobu, Animal, and most recently Son Of A Gun, served up my favorite meal of the year last…

Perhaps it’s fitting that I review a restaurant today, because Restaurant magazine published its annual World’s 50 Best list this morning. Topping the list is Noma, an eatery in Copenhagen, Denmark that has…

My readers are a funny bunch. After reading about my Korean dinner a few weeks ago, I received an e-mail from Stephen in Nagoya, Japan. He said that he had recently spent…

Like everyone else with a history of eating disorders and a blog, sometimes I like to try the trendy new restaurants in town. Sure, I might not have a firm grip on…

You don’t have to be a long-time Swan Fungus reader to know about my infatuation with the television program Top Chef. Hell, I even feigned interest in one of the show’s judges…

When I last left chef Ricardo Zarate, he was in the kitchen at Mo-Chica. Through the small window separating kitchen from counter, he sent a complimentary dessert to the table. If memory serves…

So…the Blue Hill At Stone Barns website states that the restaurant discourages photography during meals. All of the photographs featured in this post are taken from other sources. I’ll try to give…

The Venice restaurant Gjelina needs no introduction. Welp, I think my work is done here. See you guys tomorrow! Oh, wait. Right. The review. Whoops! Forgot about that part. My monthly dinner…