Tasting Menu

Has anyone recently tried the tasting menu at Spago Beverly Hills? I saw the DineLA menu on their website and thought that would be a better choice than the California Tasting Menu which looks huge...

by Charles Yu 2 months ago

These days, when eating out and taking in certain fine-dining experiences, it would be hard pressed NOT to encounter cooking that had been infused with some form of fusion approach. Culinary landsc...

by Charles Yu 1 year ago

In order to secure a table at this ‘super desirable‘ culinary destination on a weekend, one would require a three months advance booking and abiding to a time slot assigned by the restaurant. The l...

by Charles Yu 4 months ago

In a culinary desert that is Thornhill, places that offer slightly more sophisticated fine dining are practically non-existence. As such, when a new kid on the block appeared out of this void, it i...

by Charles Yu 6 months ago

My wife and I will be making a couple of days stop over in Miami before flying on to Cancun to attend a family member's destination wedding. We'll be staying in South Beach. Questions: 1) To us o...

by Charles Yu 1 year ago

I tried following ex-hound skylineR33 footstep by attempting to make a reservation at this latest hot table in the Niagara wine region. The 'earliest' table available for dining on a weekend is mor...

by elvisahmed 7 months ago

An update is long overdue as even though I have been coming here back and forth I never got to try the chef's menu. Some cases it was the dietary restrictions of the friends and sometime it was the...

by Melanie Wong 8 months ago

"Everything could use a little Kewpie, and to prove it we’re taking our products on the road in our new Taste Truck! Find us in and around San Francisco from now until June 26th and don’t forget to...

I want to do the unthinkable and actually get a babysitter and take my wife out for her birthday. Any ideas for the most interesting culinary place around Sacramento? Saw that Localis appears i...

I have an extra set of tickets to the upcoming Game of Thrones menu - they are for Thursday 5/9 at 6:30 pm. I was rushing to get some because it was selling out so fast but it turns out that the da...

by Charles Yu 11 months ago

Sigh!! This luncheon was supposed to be one of the most anticipated meal and highlight of my trip. But sadly, due to unexpected and disappointing developments that surfaced during the course of ou...

The wife and I have a celebratory meal coming up in New York. Despite having lived there for a while, we never went to any of the more formal or expensive joints. So, we both would like a tasting...

You do you think will win the star for next year? I know its early, but find predicting to be fun.

5 of us are celebrating our 40th birthdays the weekend of Dec. 1 and I'd like to find a tasting menu (ideally more west side than far east, but open to Hollywood, etc.). Goal would be for the food ...

by Charles Yu 1 year ago

LONG REVIEW One of the most senior, long standing and best chef in town, IMO, is the talented but frequently, ‘fall-under-the radar’, French classic trained, Lorenzo Loseto of George Restaurant....

Hello Paris Chowhounders, I will be visiting Paris in August and I am looking for a great restaurant that costs less than 85 euros per person. I was thinking about something like Pierre Sang Sig...

Hi Chowhounds, Will be in Paris over Labor Day Weekend and want to take my father to one over the top luxurious 3 star restaurant for the first time. Cost in not an issue. Much has been written ...

Upcoming Chicago visit over Labor day weekend, Sat-Tue. Looking for leisurely lunch options with wife. Have done some research and came up with the following: Blackbird $25 3-course Online lunc...