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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Lazy Bear
A few pictures from Lazy Bear on Friday. Third time eating here. First time was pre-pandemic and I can remember how bold it was of them to require pre-payment which is so normal now. Frist drink and bites were upstairs and then we were taken down to the communal tables where we were all served…
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Hayato
I admit I am sometimes drawn to the challenge of getting a reservation at a place that is reported to be difficult. This one was difficult to get a reservation upon release, but wasn’t too difficult on waitlist. In fact, i received an reservation offer several months in a row from waitlist, but kept declining,…
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Ikoyi
The strengths are that it offers some unique flavors, so if you are looking for some variety it offers some value for that (I’m not even exactly sure how to classify the cuisine. Michelin guide categorizes it as Creative). IMO, it wasn’t a value compared to other options, but this was my wife’s favorite of…
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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
(IN PROGRESS) https://www.californiossf.com
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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…