Category: Michelin
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Trestle
Had dinner with Jacob and Robert again with the addition of Joe this time. Jacob picked Trestle. I hadn’t eaten here before, so this sounded good since I’m always interested in something new. It was not too far from the Transamerica Pyramid which also turned out to be good because my wife’s office was very
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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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Somni
I was excited to try this restaurant after seeing a bit about on reddit and then after they received their 3 stars (the first 3-starred restaurant in LA) after their reincarnation from when they had closed during the pandemic. . And then after our visit to Disfrutar in Barcelona, I had a renewed interest in
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Yuji
We first ate here when they first opened back in April 2022. We thought it was interesting and decent, but not enough to warrant another visit. I heard about the limited time snow crab menu on the Fine Dining discord, so I it seemed like a good opportunity to try them out again. It was
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Nari
Dinner here with Jacob and Robert. This was my 6th time dining here (was last here after Andrea and I came to Hotel Kabuki for Sake Day and then ate here at Nari afterward). Jacob brought an aged Margaux that he scored as part of lot from K&L that he won (Thank you Jacob!). We
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Breakfast at The Restaurant at Auberge du Soleil
This was our second breakfast for our mini-cation here. We were again given the ginger cake. I went with the other recommendation from the GM from our dinner here two nights ago – the Smoked Salmon Pizza. This was basically a pizza crust, topped with a bit of dill crème fraîche, scrambled eggs, and then
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Auro
(WRITEUP IN PROGRESS) This place hadn’t been on my radar, but it was one the last remaining stars from wine country to San Francisco (and east bay) to the peninsula at which i had not yet eaten. It’s somewhat Californios meets Cyrus since he is from Mexico City and worked at Cyrus (as well as
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Breakfast at The Restaurant at Auberge du Soleil
This was our first breakfast here which was also a free perk since we had booked through the Chase travel portal. We saw some of the same diners as we saw at dinner the previous evening (and they were also seated at the same table). We we first given a little ginger cake dusted with
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The Restaurant at Auberge du Soleil
This was our first evening after driving up to Napa. After a lot of our meals, Andrea always talked about being able to just go up to our room right afterward instead of having to drive or take an Uber/Lyft/Waymo back. So, this was our chance since we were staying on property at Auberge du
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Mamani
After flying into Dallas late afternoon, I had the rest of the evening free, so of course I was trying to figure out where to eat. Michelin guide showed two restaurants, Tatsu and Mamani, with stars. Neither showed any availability, but I called Mamani. At first they said they only had an opening at 9:00,