There are a lot of things that you can do with $50. If you find yourself in Beverly Hills with $50 to burn, one thing you should probably do is purchase the fois gras appetizer at Bouchon. Bouchon is the brainchild of Thomas Keller, the man behind a famous restaurant called The French Laundry. Apparently, this [...]
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Bouchon, Los Angeles CA
Posted in Fancy, Food, French, Travel, tagged Los Angeles on May 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Why Animal Matters; Los Angeles CA
Posted in Fancy, Food, tagged Los Angeles on May 7, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I’m not very good at comparing meals. A distant, yet perfect meal tends to lose out to the one in front of my face. This is what I love about eating. Every time you sit down, there’s a good chance you’ll experience what may seem to be the best thing you’ve ever eaten, even if that’s not [...]
Serpas, Atlanta GA
Posted in Burgers, Fancy, Food, tagged Atlanta on January 7, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Serpas was recently named one of the country’s ten best new restaurants. We tried it on our recent trip to Atlanta. Chef Scott Serpas was previously at Two Urban Licks, the popular Atlanta restaurant with the awful name and (as I recall) pretty great food. His new restaurant, located in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward, has [...]
High + Low = Central
Posted in Fancy, Food, tagged Washington DC on October 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Following Jeff’s advice, Eliza made reservations at the James Beard Award winning Central Michel Richard. I was lucky enough to tag along with her and some folks from the foundation she works with. The menu was interesting, with a lot of high-end takes on low-end food. It was also surprisingly long, with something like 15 entrees available. [...]
Cakes & Ale, Atlanta GA
Posted in Fancy, Food, Travel, tagged Atlanta on July 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
At the last minute (partly due to the fact that we forgot about a little thing called time zones), we decided to stop short of Statesboro and visit some peeps in Atlanta. We arrived road weary and hungry. Lucky for us, our friends Elizabeth and Jeff made a dinner reservation at Cakes & Ale, a [...]