A Farewell to Benny’s, Chicago, February 2020
Benny's Chop House has often appeared on "Best Steakhouse" lists in a city full of great steakhouses. Somehow, I never made it there until it was too late. It was…
Still Flying High: Oriole, Chicago, September 2018
Oriole is the best restaurant in Chicago. There, I said it. I don't normally proclaim anything "the best" simply because it almost always involves both objective criteria and subjective criteria. Food that…
Steadfast, Chicago, October, 2016
After reading several good reviews of Steadfast, a new fine-dining restaurant in the Klimpton Gray Hotel, Valeria and I decided to pay a visit one crisp October evening. The restaurant is…
Burger Bar, Las Vegas, August 2015
Have you ever wondered what one of those insanely expensive hamburgers ($50—100 or more) is really like? Why do they cost so much? Do they taste 10 or 100 times better…
n_naka Japanese Restaurant, Santa_Monica, CA, February, 2015
Definitely the most elegant, creative, and delicious Japanese meal I have had to date. All images were taken with a Canon 5D Mark III camera and a Canon EF 24-105mm…
Allium, Four Seasons Hotel, Chicago, November 2014
Our last visit to Allium was for a 4th of July lunch earlier this year. Valeria and I enjoyed it a lot, so when our friend, Ronie, arrived in town from…
