Category: RECOMMENDED
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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…
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Hakkasan
We last ate at a Hakkasan in San Francisco when my parents were visiting. I remember it being elevated Chinese food and I remember the prime location it had and the interior, but I don’t really remember too much more than that. That location closed, but i did know there were many other Hakkasans still…
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é by José Andrés
This has to be one of the more difficult reservations to get in Las Vegas given that it only seats 9 (with perhaps only the Omakase seating for Wakuda being more difficult with only 6 seats…challenge accepted!). I hadn’t planned far enough in advance to book a reservation, but asked to be on the wait…
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Din Tai Fung
We missed eating out here last year, so I was looking forward to finally eating here. It’s all about the dumplings here so we were going to definitely try a lot of those. We had ordered cucumber salad, hot & sour soup, shrimp fried rice, green beans and bunch of dumplings of course! The first…
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Verjus
Been wanting to go here. Never went when they were open before, but thanks to Steven’s invite, I finally had a chance to go. Verjus is a French-inspired wine bar from the owners of Quince (where we’re have some of our best meals, but in our opinion has fallen off in our most recent dining)…
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Dumpling Home
When we went to Nightbird a few weeks ago, we passed by Dumpling Home on our way. This was also on our list of places to try, but we hadn’t prioritized it since since you can’t make reservations (line up and put your name on the yelp list once open). Andrea had been thinking about…
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Virgin Upper Class – LHR to SFO
Upper Class seating on Virgin planes is a bit weird since you are in pods angled in sort of a herringbone type pattern. They are also a bit odd because the walls on them are not very high so you generally see everyone else due I had booked our seats across from each other because…
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Virgin Clubhouse at London Heathrow
First time flying first class on Virgin. This was quite a treat at Heathrow. First, we were able to get dropped off at the separate check-in and security for first class passengers; Virgin calls this their Upper Class Wing. We basically pulled up and porters helped us with our luggage. There was no line for…
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Darjeeling Express
This was a restaurant Trisha was interested in going to and we were definitely game. We started with the Chicken Momos, Puchkas, and Chili Cheese Toastie. The momos were more shaped like pot stickers rather than the round momos that I’m used to seeing, so there was a bit more dough than I’m used to…
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The Parakeet
Trisha had been wanting to eat here for the Sunday roast, esp. since there is a large sirloin that needs more than 1 person to consume. That being said, we ordered more than the three of us would be able to eat, but that’s the way we roll. We ordered cocktails to start. For starters,…