Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Hi

My name is Kevin, and I'm a foodie, gourmet, gourmand, gastronome, epicure, bon vivant, whichever label you prefer. I've been pursuing this passion since late 2004, and started documenting my experiences in August of 2006 (fyi: my first post was Alinea). However, this blog, in its current form, only began in March 2008.

For easier navigation, I've put together a list of links to all my posts, separated by region. Michelin-starred establishments are denoted by asterisks:

California-South: 555 East | Ad Hoc at Home Book Signing | Angelini Osteria | Animal | Annapurna Cuisine | A.O.C. | Arterra | * Asanebo | Ashoka the Great | Bashan | Bastide [2] | The Bazaar [2] | Beachwood BBQ | Binh Dan | Bistango | Bistro 31 | Blanca | Blogger Prom | Bluefin | BondSt | Bouchon | Brodard | Brodard Chateau | Café Hiro | Café Tu Tu Tango | Canelé | Capo | Catal | Charlie Palmer at Bloomingdale's | Church & State | Ciudad | Club 33, Disneyland [2] [3] [4] | The Counter | The Courtyard | Craft | * CUT [2] [3] | Dal Rae | * The Dining Room at The Langham [2] | Drago Centro | Echigo | Father's Office | Fogo de Chão | Ford's Filling Station | Fraiche | Frenchy's Bistro | Garden Room | Giang Nan | Go's Mart | * Gordon Ramsay at The London | Grace | Gyenari | Gyu-Kaku | Hachi | The Hat | Hatchi at Breadbar [2] | * Hatfield's [2] | Houston's | I Love Sushi | Ira's Gourmet | Izakaya Zero | Izayoi | Jar | Jeon Ju | Joe's Restaurant | Kasen | Kokekokko | * La Botte | La Casita Mexicana | Lawry's The Prime Rib | Lazy Ox Canteen | Leatherby's Cafe Rouge [2] | LudoBites at Breadbar [2] | LudoBites at Royal/T [2] [3] | Marché Moderne | Mario's Peruvian Seafood | Mashti Malone's | Mastro's Steakhouse | ** Mélisse | Mo-Chica | Muse | Musha | Napa Rose [2] [3] | Neptune's Lounge | Newport Seafood | Niwattori | Nozomi | Old Vine Café | One Sunset | Original Tommy's | * Ortolan | * Osteria Mozza | ParkAve | * Patina | Petrossian | Phuket Thai | Pizzeria Mozza | Pizzeria Ortica | ** Providence [2] [3] [4] [5] | R23 | Raffi's Place | Rivera [2] [3] | Saam at The Bazaar | Saddle Peak Lodge | Sashi | Seol Ak San | Shibucho | Shiro | The Six | A Slice of New York Pizza | * Sona [2] | ** Spago | Stefan's at L.A. Farm | Stonehill Tavern | Studio | Surah | Sushi Sasabune | Sushi Wasabi | Sushi Wave | * Sushi Zo | Tagine | Taléo Grill | The Tasting Kitchen | Thai Nakorn | Thang Long Restaurant | Torihei | Totoraku [2] | * Trattoria Tre Venezie | Tsuruhashi | ** Urasawa [2] [3] [4] [5] | * Valentino | Volcano Burgers | Wakasan [2] | * Water Grill | Wine Cottage Bistro | Wurstküche | XIV [2] | Young Dong Tofu

California-North: Ad Hoc | Aqua | * Bouchon | Cakebread Cellars | ** Coi | ** Cyrus | * Dining Room | * Fifth Floor | *** French Laundry | ** Manresa | * Masa's Restaurant | ** Meadowood, The Restaurant | * Michael Mina | The Red Grape | Slanted Door | Taylor's Automatic Refresher | Vik's Chaat Corner

Colorado: Blue Star [2] | Blue Vervain | Charles Court | Frasca Food and Wine | Fruition | Kevin Taylor | Metropolitain [2] | Mizuna | Nosh | Penrose Room | Phantom Canyon Brewing Co | Plate | Rioja | Summit [2] | Walter's Bistro | Zengo

New York: * Adour | Carnegie Deli | Danube | Famous Original Ray's Pizza | Gray's Papaya | *** Jean Georges | *** Le Bernardin | Lombardi's | Papaya King | *** Per Se | * Veritas

Nevada: * Bar Charlie | Bar Masa | CUT | *** Joël Robuchon [2] | Julian Serrano | * L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon | ** Picasso | ** Restaurant Guy Savoy [2] | Sage | Twist by Pierre Gagnaire

Japan: Gonpachi | Ikesu | Imahan | Kaji | * Kyubey | Little Hokkaido | Natori | Okaryo

Illinois: Alinea [2] | Charlie Trotter's | L2O | Moto | Pizzeria Uno | TRU

District of Columbia: Central Michel Richard | Citronelle | Oyamel

North Carolina: Luce | Mimosa Grill | Ratcliffe on The Green

Virginia: The Inn at Little Washington

Wisconsin: L'Etoile

48 Comments:

Blogger kayla vy. said...

=)

Hurry back from Japan and post! I wanna hear all about this fugu!

Tuesday, March 11, 2008 6:53:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Great pictures and detailed comments! A lot of research is done.

Monday, April 07, 2008 3:50:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Kevin - I follow your posts via chowhound. You're one of my favorite reviewers. Thanks for putting up this blog - its easier to read than your myspace page.

"There is no love sincerer than the love of food."

Bon Appetit!

Monday, June 02, 2008 8:26:00 PM  
Blogger H. C. said...

Welcome to foodblogging on blogger! :)

I agree that this is easier to read than the myspace blog.

Friday, June 20, 2008 3:48:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

write more! i love reading your posts

Friday, June 27, 2008 2:08:00 AM  
Blogger Tubs said...

That's cool I was just going to suggest to you this type of arrangement!!!

Monday, September 29, 2008 5:59:00 PM  
Blogger Loving Annie said...

Thank you for this, Kevin ! It makes it very easy for me to find things now :)

I'm off to Charlie Palmer's for lunch tomorrow - wish me luck. So far, most people have given it a thumbs down...

Tuesday, October 28, 2008 7:22:00 PM  
Blogger kevinEats said...

Yeah I thought having an index of sorts would help organize things.

Good luck on CP. Hopefully it'll be better for you than me!

Tuesday, October 28, 2008 11:09:00 PM  
OpenID bestbyfarr said...

Great blog, awesome pictures from Manresa. Definitely one of my top 3 restaurants (Manresa, Coi, Stone Barns). Thanks, Ryan

http://bestbyfarr.wordpress.com

Tuesday, December 02, 2008 5:20:00 PM  
Blogger kevinEats said...

Thanks Ryan. I just checked out your site and you have some pretty serious stuff on there!

So what are your plans now that you're done with Orson?

Wednesday, December 03, 2008 2:00:00 AM  
Anonymous Sharon said...

Great! Looking forward to more posts!

Saturday, December 27, 2008 3:29:00 PM  
Blogger kevinEats said...

Thanks Sharon! You have quite a nice blog there yourself too. ;)

Saturday, December 27, 2008 5:12:00 PM  
Blogger Chef E said...

Could you put a 'Follow This Blog' button on your site...go to 'Edit Post' and then 'Layout' and you can add things and personalize your site with further information on yourself... -Chef E

Sunday, December 28, 2008 12:26:00 PM  
Blogger kevinEats said...

I'm not following. When I go to "Edit Posts," I don't have anything labeled "Layout."

On the main page, there is a "Subscribe to Posts" link if that's what you're looking for.

Sunday, December 28, 2008 5:11:00 PM  
Blogger Joey Chou said...

So glad that I found your blog!!!

Tuesday, January 13, 2009 1:56:00 AM  
Blogger kevinEats said...

Thanks Joey! How did you find it?

Tuesday, January 13, 2009 2:25:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Kevin! I love your blog, and I have to say we have some very similar tastes in food.

I would love for you to post a "best of" or favorites in Los Angeles! Or if you could name your top 3 restaurants here, it'd be very helpful.

Thanks, and keep on blogging!

Saturday, February 07, 2009 10:08:00 PM  
Blogger kevinEats said...

Thanks! The top restaurant in LA for me is easy: Urasawa. As for the rest, it's not so clear, but Providence, Spago, CUT, and Sushi Zo are up there. Bastide too, if it were still around.

Saturday, February 07, 2009 11:57:00 PM  
Anonymous afrikando said...

hi kevin--if you're taking requests (!), here's mine: one of the momofuku restuarants in NYC--preferably ssäm bar. i'm dying for insider intel...

regards,
lori

Thursday, February 12, 2009 7:22:00 AM  
Blogger kevinEats said...

Lori, I was sort of planning to go to Momofuku Ko on my NY trip over the holidays, but then Per Se came through! ;)

Thursday, February 12, 2009 1:53:00 PM  
Blogger jDub said...

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Tuesday, March 17, 2009 4:21:00 PM  
Blogger kevinEats said...

Thanks, I'm glad you've been enjoying the blog.

I'm still figuring out what I want to do for a living. The current economic turmoil hasn't made things easier!

I think it's not so much an issue about "affording" to dine out as it is about priorities, and food for me is a high priority. So for example, next time, put down the Louboutins and go to Urasawa instead. ;)

Tuesday, March 17, 2009 5:31:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi there, well I was in Chicago a couple of months ago (horrible timing..weather was bad bad bad!) but.. ALINEA made it all worth while.. I had the full tasting with the wine pairing.. did you get that too? It was heaven..and our servers were soo helpful. Looking at all your pictures made me hungry all over again... anyways, have you ever checked out a blog called the "hungry hedonist"? I don't think she has been updating it recently..but she had some amazing photos of places she tried... go check it out!

Sunday, May 31, 2009 3:58:00 AM  
Blogger kevinEats said...

Glad to hear you had a good time at Alinea. Yes I had the wine pairing; it's really the way to go with wine, as given the multitude of flavors in the Tour, you'd be hard pressed to come up with a bottle that goes with everything.

I wasn't familiar with Hungry Hedonist. She has some nice reviews (including Alinea), but sorely needs to update--the last post was in July 2008!

Sunday, May 31, 2009 6:12:00 AM  
Blogger J said...

wow! simply wow! love your blog!!! <3

Wednesday, June 03, 2009 10:30:00 AM  
Blogger kevinEats said...

Thanks J! How did you discover it?

Wednesday, June 03, 2009 10:09:00 PM  
Blogger Vinh said...

So it looks like you recently went to Breadbar for Ludo Bites. I am interested on what your thoughts are but it seems as though the Vegas trip will need to be taken care of first.

Sunday, June 28, 2009 8:39:00 AM  
Blogger kevinEats said...

The Vegas trip, and three other places will have to be dispensed with prior to Ludo Bites. Though the meal had its share of misses, overall I had a positive experience there, and I eagerly await Ludo's opening of his own restaurant.

Sunday, June 28, 2009 4:29:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

totally in love with your blog, and a bit jealous of many of your foodings. thanks for the posts!

Thursday, July 16, 2009 2:51:00 PM  
Blogger kevinEats said...

You're quite welcome. Are there any particular places that've interested you?

Thursday, July 16, 2009 9:12:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Is there anyway to view your most recent restaurant visits?

Tuesday, July 28, 2009 8:17:00 AM  
Blogger kevinEats said...

Yes, there certainly is. Look on the right hand side of the page and find the "Previous Posts" section; this lists my last nine posts.

Tuesday, July 28, 2009 12:31:00 PM  
Blogger thngotiatr said...

So I made tentative reservations, haha... we'll see if I can follow through. Nice finally getting to meet you in person after all this time.

Friday, July 31, 2009 1:33:00 AM  
Blogger kevinEats said...

Vinh, nice to finally meet you too man. Bring your friend next week. ;)

Friday, July 31, 2009 3:36:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Kevin
-First of all, thanks for sharing your experiences...I came across your blog by chance, and man, I couldn't stop reading and surveying your list of places. Will certainly come back to your blog whenever we're back in SoCal.
Also, surprised you haven't reviewed Campenile, which is one of our favs! Dude, I dig your pics and your descriptions, really gives us the feel of "being there"!
Peace,
Ron

Monday, August 31, 2009 6:31:00 PM  
Blogger kevinEats said...

Thanks Ron! I think you hit the nail on the head; what I aim to do here is to document a meal so it is really like "being there." You're right about Campanile though--I should make it out there some time!

Monday, August 31, 2009 9:35:00 PM  
Blogger James said...

Nice Blog! I don't see fleur de lys...I'd love to read your review on that.

Wednesday, September 09, 2009 1:56:00 AM  
Blogger kevinEats said...

Ahh Fleur de Lys...maybe next time I'm in San Francisco.

Wednesday, September 09, 2009 10:50:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

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Tuesday, December 15, 2009 6:59:00 PM  
Blogger thngotiatr said...

Couldn't make it to Hatchi with Marcel?

Friday, December 18, 2009 12:06:00 AM  
Blogger kevinEats said...

In Las Vegas for Bar Masa debut. ;)

Friday, December 18, 2009 2:38:00 AM  
Anonymous yun said...

Hi, just found out your blog. What a nice review and picture you have here. I love Alinea too and would love to come back later :)

Friday, January 08, 2010 2:33:00 PM  
Blogger kevinEats said...

Yun, I just read your Alinea post. Nice job on it, and your blog in general!

Monday, January 11, 2010 1:20:00 AM  
Blogger Will said...

shaboo? please? hit it up? thanks.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010 6:00:00 AM  
Blogger kevinEats said...

Will: given the underwhelming experience at Bar Masa, Shaboo is unlikely.

Friday, February 12, 2010 1:35:00 AM  
Blogger Will said...

Well damn, kevin. You're breaking my heart, but I guess blindly asking a total stranger to visit to shaboo was is worth the time.

No one takes pictures like you do. You and your camera are made for the wallet abusing price of shaboo.

Eh, not that it matters. This space just doesn't fit the modern vegas clientele. In a year or two, this space will become the fanciest buffet in the history of western civilization.

Don't get me wrong, I love me some Guy Savoy and Joel's Atelier, but Masa's latest restaurant concept is about five years behind the curve....

Friday, February 12, 2010 5:39:00 AM  
Blogger kevinEats said...

It's not so much the price, but the experience that turns me off Shaboo. If I were to get a true Masa-esque experience there, then I would definitely consider the place. Going to Savoy or Robuchon would seem like a much better use of funds.

I've yet to see a positive review of either Bar Masa or Shaboo, so it'll be interesting to see what happens to the restaurant.

Friday, February 12, 2010 4:38:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi,

I have a wine tasting event coming up:

Zinfandel Grand Tasting & Cookoff
Sunday, April 18th 4:00-7:00 p.m.
Palm Garden at the Island Hotel

660 Newport Center Road
Newport Beach, CA 92660

If you would like to hold a contest for your readers, I can provide you with tickets for the winner.

Please contact me if you would like to participate in holding a contest.

Thank you!

Lori Olsen
editorial@great-taste.net

Tuesday, March 09, 2010 10:22:00 AM  

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