Golfed with Wengert this morning and got a 31, but this was...

Dinner with the Wengert-Plaza Connection.

“Burrito Symmetry” could be the album title for...

…not to mention this magical, reality shattering,...

and a Cobb salad at the golf course cafe…

These are the salad (every)days! A goat cheese & chicken...

California roll prepared by the acclaimed sushi chef Hattori...

This show drives me to drink, in a good way.

Tuesday karaoke at Brass Monkey - my selections included a...

Displaying the colors of the proud nation of Brat: green,...

On Independence Day this burger was granted the freedom to...

The health benefits of a long evening walk are nullified...

Colton’s birthday beer, at Birds. (My pint glass is...

Beachfront real estate’s so expensive they...

Gotta credit Aerosmith for this stir fry - they told me to...

A Greek combo platter before the Sunday night premiere of...

…seasoned sausage with peppers & onions and a...

For tonight’s special Top Chef episode that aired...

Tots and toast, fakin’ and eggs.

A 2 am waffle by candlelight, at Fred 62.

Uh-oh… I have a feeling this is gonna end up someplace...

This double-double was far more incredible than the Hulk...

BBQ fiblets with cheddar jack potatoes and spinach salad.

Went to the Griddle for some waffles, but all they had was a...

…not to mention some street-walkin’ chicken...

The Los Feliz Street Fair doesn’t quite repair the...

One house not affected by the mortgage crisis.

How to kill an afternoon: take a dip in the pool, go down...

Hello, turkey burger over greens and grilled vegetables with...

Me, Huskey and Bowie were playing a fake grunge band for a...

Five dollar, five dollar, five dollar salaaaad.

Memorial Day at the Los Feliz course, remembering those...

I enjoy only the most subservient of fruits.

A cheeseburger in if not paradise, then a fine substitute:...

Awesome dinner at Kate Purdy and Joe Kelly’s place....

Mc-Fil-A?

Sorry, Dr. Bold, but I’m not really in need of a...

I ordered a medium coffee. I received an unsolicited ego...

Wanna make love to this club.

Horror movie night at Dipps’ - she maintained that...

A Lombard Street wings-stitution supplied my Pistons game...

Sought out the Pistons game at a San Francisco bar called...

Like Albert Einstein wearing the same outfit everyday, I...

The only change necessary in making a standard Reuben into...

The sight of that logo just produced an orgasm in any...

Words to ponder in Michigan at 1 a.m. (which in my...

Not sure where “Cheddar Bay” is located on a...

Why oh why is Jimmy John’s - and my favored no. 5, no...

During summers home from college I killed many’a...

The overpriced and mediocre yet immediately devoured chicken...

How do we Hollywood types celebrate the end of a TV season?...

Guess which part of the Trader Joe’s bacon and spinach...

A bacon/cheddar/avocado burger from a place called Good. I...

Beneath the greens and reds is a bed of rice and black beans...

My food highlight in TV writing: I wrote into a script the...

Answer: it’s BOTH!!!

This is either a) the name of the restaurant at which Sussy...

On the occasion of our final table read of the season, most...

When I get a tossed salad, the first thing I like to do is...

Their burger is good and their fries are fine, but...

…and far, far too much wine.

Celebrating Burns’ casting in a major Hollywood...

If you’re like me, you ate this shit all throughout...

Millie’s on Sunset serves up a spicy chilaquiles,...

Major upset! Mediterranean chicken outlasts American Sports...

Got some Mexican with the auditioning-for-Hollywood Sarah...

…and this. If the Tourney had just started one day...

Today was the greatest day at work for two reasons:...

A still from HBO’s new mini-series, “Brunch of...

It’s curious that we fear the mad cow yet we devour...

Grabbed a burger and a beer in West Hollywood after...

Monday Night Mediterranean, or Tzatziki Time!

The Mexican joint on our block is called Mexico City, which...

If I later vomited up this deli lunch it would technically...

For those 16-18 minutes of baking time, mine was a...

Pistons laid a 30-point loss on the Clippers. ‘Sheed...

INT. My office. A PA enters. PA: Hey, there’s wings in...

We’re treating ourselves tonight. Special occasion? No...

Why did Fred Durst rob the pasta store? He did it all for...

“Back to work” means “back to catered deli...

[photo of penne arrabiata and bottle of Stella Artois] There’s no photo to this post because...

One thing New York has over LA is that on seemingly every...

Chik’n parmag’n, a fine dinn’r.

Sussy’s mastered the preparation of frozen vegetarian...

A breakfast burrito brunch at Home (the restaurant - as...

I made gumbo with Cajun-flavored tofu instead of sausage....

Sometimes you just need to step back and say,...

A home-cooked St. Vegentine’s dinner of polenta...

My current late-night cereal jam.

Main course. If the photo seems dark, it’s because our...

Anniversary fondue! Among the items we dipped in cheese,...

The first Chipotle I’ve had since moving to LA. And...

A Sunday afternoon snack of veggie corn dog and Tater Tots....

My (quite successful) attempt at recreating the...

The best fish taco in Los Feliz is from a place...

Coffee’s not just for closers. It’s also for...

Today’s cheeseburger was on Drew Carey’s tab, as...

Today’s Mardi Gras in New Orleans, so I celebrated...

erockappel: Yo, my homie Chris Kula did it right this year...

My new signature dish, Buffalo chicken dip. Shredded chicken...

Super Bowl chili! That’s spicy veggie, white bean...

When our 2nd favorite restaurant in the world, Olive Garden,...

In 24 hours this clutter will become three types of chili.

Leftover pad Thai and Pistons in HD. At this moment, life...

The BBQ chicken salad at Habit. (Hey, Habit ad execs -...

A “Fatburger” and “skinny fries.”...

Spinach and ricotta ravioli in vodka sauce. (Why...

Tonight at Souplantion, I freed these soups from the...

A tempting, if completely vexing, offer from the driving...

Me: Did it hurt? Angel hair: Did what hurt? Me: When you...

“Enchilada salad” = attempting to dress up a...

Sussy cooked for me! (Or rather, she allowed me to eat half...

Post-picketing, Appel introduced me to the excellent burger...

Pesto tortellini in vodka sauce. This meal conjured up an...

Frankly, I expected better pizza from a guy who is DEFINED...

The delightfully presented moussaka at Fatty’s of...

Chicken chili nachos - my propensity for symmetry led to the...

Lunch at Los Feliz Cafe - this post-golf burger was well...

An Italiamerican classic, spaghetti and meat(less)balls,...

Nacho potato chowder, in which the unsung texture star is...

Morning Star Farms buffalo “chikn” salad....

Man is capable of such great heights…

Salsa eggs over potatoes from the frozen Tot region

My lady was feeling ill today so I made her up a pot of...

Much though I enjoy cheeseburgers and buffalo wings, my...

Those globs of yellow and brown are the grilled pineapple...

Sunday brunch in Glendale. At the table next to me was a...

Pre-Xmas buffet at the Planet Hollywood hotel in Las Vegas -...

lobster risotto and other Italian selections

Mediterranean variety (highlight being the lamb-stuffed...

crab legs and shrimp

bread pudding and banana cream pie

coffee and creme brulee

Macho: Del Taco’s “macho taco.” Not so...

a Saturday McMorning