Epicurean Expeditions
Exploring Food and Travel DelightsTake a culinary journey with Victor Jung as he explores the latest restaurant, cocktail lounge, and hotel openings in your favorite city or vacation destination. Victor has spent over 20 years in the food & beverage and hospitality sector. Starting from his roots at his relative’s restaurants and bars, he learned all aspects of front-of-the-house and back-of-the-house operations at a young age. Victor is not a classically trained chef or mixologist but developed his style and technique under some of the leading chefs and mixologists in the business.
As one of the founders of The Line Group, Victor has owned, operated, and consulted with many leading hospitality companies since his entrance into the field in 2005. Known as the multiple concept operator behind the highly acclaimed Sons of Essex, Rochelles, Casa Bocado, Escondido, Raven, Opus, and 205 Club in Manhattan’s Lower East Side, Nolita, and Meatpacking district.
Each week, Victor will highlight the Top food and drink destinations in the New York City Metro area and his travels to your favorite vacation destination in the United States, Caribbean, Europe, Asia, and Mexico. You will get the pleasure of seeing these iconic culinary destinations firsthand.
So let your eyes and mind build your appetite as you get the latest updates on the recent food and cocktail trends.

Gin Cocktails For the Bold
For those not well versed in the world of spirits and cocktails, gin and tonics may be the only drink that comes to mind when thinking of beverages with gin as their primary ingredient. However, because of its herbal taste, gin can create truly eclectic drinks...

Essential Cookware for Your Gourmet Kitchen
You don’t have to be regularly hosting divine dinner parties to own some of the best cookware available. In order to get the most out of your culinary adventures, shop for some of the best tools around that make your job that much easier. Cooking is an artform in...

Where to Find the Best Seafood in NYC
Aside from the countless seafood restaurants that can be found all around New York City, there are several areas in which you can purchase your own, fresh seafood for at-home preparation. Seeing as it has a tenured history as one of the most important port cities in...

The Hottest Food Trends in New York This Year
The culinary world is an ever changing microcosm of innovation, styles, and trends. Nowhere is that more evident than in New York City. In order for newly developed restaurants to stake their claims in the nation’s largest concrete jungle, if they aren’t simply...

Wine Pairing Rules For Beginners
Most wine connoisseurs will tell you of horror stories they’ve witnessed of good wines being paired with antagonistic foods. Pairing wine properly according to your meal is an artform in itself, and many people, connoisseurs or not, take it very seriously. For...