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March 7, 2013
Untimed and Forbidden Giveaway!
My friend Kimberly Kinrade and I did this cool live interview online tonight. It’s about 45 minutes long and part of the awesome Untimed and Forbidden Trilogy giveaway party. All week we will be giving away stuff, including an awesome Tick Tock watch, so go to the event page if you want in on that, and or, check out the video below!
March 6, 2013
Ethiopian BBQ Ribs?
Restaurant: Awash
Location:5990 1/2 W Pico Blvd.Los Angeles,CA90035.(323) 939-3233
Date:February26, 2013
Cuisine: Ethiopian
Rating: Amazing ribs
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My Hedonism group does a wide range of dinners — from high end blow outs like STK or Saddle Peak to more casual ethnic joints. Tonight we tackle Awash, a very authentic Ethiopianrestaurantoff the “strip” (i.e. a few blocks away from Little Ethiopia proper).
Typical interior. One thing that can be counted on for these dinners is that we dominate therestaur...
March 4, 2013
Dream Sale
The e-book versions of The Darkening Dream will be on sale for only 99 cents this week until Friday March 8th! Take the plunge, it’s certainly a great deal.
Buy it on Amazon!
Tweet, share, like, follow, blog and grab a copy of my book.
Also, on the publishing front, I have Audiobooks for both my novels in production and am finished with the first draft of the Untimed screenplay! But, being a first draft, it needs plenty of work.
About The Darkening Dream
As the Nineteenth Century gives way to the...
March 1, 2013
Mostly Montrachet at Melisse
Location: 1104 Wilshire Blvd.Santa Monica, CA 90401. (310) 395-0881
Date: Feburary 27, 2013
Cuisine: California French
Rating:?
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And so we arrive at Part 3 of the epic three night 2005 White Burgundy Dinner series (Part 1 can be found hereand part 2 here). This series of dinners, hosted by Burg-meister Don Cornwell, explores in great detail the best wines of a particular vintage, in this case 2005.
Tonight features “Mostly Montrachet” that is, the wines of the great “L...
February 27, 2013
Hedonists at STK again!
Location:755 North La Cienega.Los Angeles, CA 90069.310.659.3900
Date:February25, 2013
Cuisine: Steakhouse
Rating:Gluttonousfun!
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It’s been six months since we Hedonists last hit STK and so it was time for a return. Being a steakhouse, STK is a great place to pull out all those beefy reds!
The space is chic and modern. Above is theLa Cienega entrance.
These look like Glazed Pop’ems, but they’re savory. And that sauce is pretty much aunder-spicedchimichurri.
Arnaud Margaine’s NV...
February 25, 2013
The Godling Chronicles: The Sword of Truth
Title: The Godling Chronicles: Book One (The Sword of Truth)
Author: Brian D. Anderson
Genre: YA Epic Fantasy
Length: 344 pages
Read:February2-15, 2013
Summary: Fun teen epic fantasy
Recently, I’ve noticed a lot of epic fantasy novels in the Kindle top sellers, and taking a look at the epic fantasy category list many are Indie publications. This being my favorite genre, I figured I’d give some a try.
The Godling Chronicles: The Sword of Truth (don’t confuse with Terry Goodkind’s series of that name)...
February 22, 2013
Untimed starred in Publishers Weekly!
The latest issue of Publishers Weekly just came out, and Untimed earned a starred review! I’m 2/2 on this, as The Darkening Dream also earned a star — and they are quite rare, usually only 1-2 books per issue. The review is good enough that I’ll quote it inentirety, although you can find it on the PW site too:
Gavin (The Darkening Dream), perhaps best known for his work in the video game industry as the creator of Crash Bandicoot, kicks off an exciting series with an intriguing take on time tr...
Valentino – 2005 White Burg part 2!
Restaurant: Valentino Santa Monica
Location:3115 Pico BlvdSanta Monica, CA 90405.(310) 829-4313
Date: Febuary 20, 2013
Cuisine: Italian
Rating: Fabulous!
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And so we arrive at Part 2 of the epic three night 2005 White Burgundy Dinner series (Part 1 can be found here). This series of dinners, hosted by Burg-meister Don Cornwell, explores in great detail the best wines of a particular vintage, in this case 2005.
Tonight features the hyphenated Montrachet wines ofBienvenues Batard-Montrachet, Criots Ba...
February 20, 2013
BarAcuda Kaua’i
Restaurant: BarAcuda
Location: Hanalei Town Center, Hanalei, Kaua’i.808.826.7081
Date: January 16, 2013
Cuisine: New American
Rating: Bestrestauranton Kaua’i?
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Hawaii in general, and Kaua’i in particular, isn’t exactly a bastion of fine dining. But with such a bounty of produce and fish great things are certainly possible. Mostrestaurantsaren’t really chef driven, but BarAcurda is far more like a big city place — and it’s located inquaint(and gorgeous) Hanalei on the remote (and wet) North Shore.
B...
February 18, 2013
The Man with the Iron Fists
Title: The Man with the Iron Fists
Cast:Rick Yune(Actor),Russell Crowe(Actor),RZA(Director)
Genre: Kung Fu
Watched: February12, 2013
Summary:Cheese, but fairly fun cheese
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I must preface by saying that I like Kung Fu movies —and I’ve seen my share of them. The Man with the Iron Fistshas the body of a new style Chinese Martial Arts film like House of the Flying Daggers, the brains of Enter the Dragon, and the soul of Machete— although it’s not nearly as much fun as Robert Rodriquez’s similar riff o...
