Category: 2 Stars
Two MICHELIN Stars are awarded when the personality and talent of the chef are evident in their expertly crafted dishes; their food is refined and inspired.
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Enclos
Andrea and I were supposed to go to dinner here again, but she’s been super busy with work, so she couldn’t go, but I still wanted to go and didn’t want to cancel the reservation. So I asked our neighbor Stanford to go since he seemed interested in going out to try some other restaurants
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Vespertine
(WRITEUP COMING SOON. Placeholder AI generated writeup below) Opening Courses Wild Scallop — passionfruit, aji amarilloThis feels like a very deliberate opening bite: clean, sweet scallop paired with acidity and gentle heat. Passionfruit brings brightness and perfume, while aji amarillo usually adds warmth rather than real spice. We’re guessing this is lightly cured or just
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Californios
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Dinner by Heston Blumenthal
This was our last full day in London before we heade off to Barcelona. We didn’t want to be out late for dinner since we had to pack, so I looked for someplace for lunch and found this place (plus we still wanted to go to the National Portrait Gallery). We got a late start
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Enclos
We were looking forward to dining here and spending a little bit of time in Sonoma which we don’t do often enough. We just walked from our AirBnB which was located a couple blocks south of the plaza. The restaurant was just barely east of the plaza on Napa Rd. and coincidentally next to Sojurn
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Oriole
This was our last night in Chicago, so I had us scheduled for Oriole. We arrived about 10 minutes before opening and were waiting outside in 90+ degree temperatures. Fortunately, the host saw us outside and let us in where we sat inside the working elevator/lift that they had turned into the waiting area. When
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Californios
We were celebrating Andrea’s birthday at her favorite restaurant. This was our seventh time here, but surprisingly we hadn’t been here in a year…when we were celebrating her b-day last year! We both ordered cocktails, which didn’t arrive until our 4th course/bite. Andrea had the Californios Martini and I had the Cantarito. The martini was
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Sons & Daughters
This was my fourth visit here (Andrea’s third). When we last dined here, it was a 1 Michelin star under the new chef, Chef Harrison. They picked up their second star last August. This time, I asked for the table up front right next to the kitchen with a great view of all of the
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Birdsong – sake maker dinner with IWA 5
We last ate here in June 2019 in between our birthdays. I remember where we sat and having a good time and I also remember the numerous homeless people out in front of the restaurant. They were a Michelin 1-star back then, but picked up a second star in 2021. Andrea had mentioned this place