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SPQR

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We drove to the city to try SPQR Italian inspired cuisine

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With a one Star Michelin Chef 

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In the back is an open kitchen where they sometimes have the chef cook as you sit in the bar they call it the Chef’s Counter and is only available upon request by reservation
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Chicken Liver Mousse, Mulled cider marmellata and balsamic gelatina
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Squid Ink chittara, calamari puttanesca and chervil
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Suckling pork “porchetta” red cabbage,  quince saba and caramelized pear 
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Ceal “due modi”, parsnip brussel sprout,  fruit mostarda, sweet onion and black garlic
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I love pasta so I had the Assagio di Primi.  What amazing creations!! I love it when the chefs prepare something unique and from their own unique recipes!!  See below the description of each dish and the presentation! LOVE!!!!  I remembered Gaita Fores and wondered if she would like this  and hoping she can make more pasta creations 🙂
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I love how they served the tea
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Click below to go to their website

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Jinsho

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We were in the Stanford area and looking for a place to eat and we discovered this place through Zagat our friendly companion:-)  YUMMY!!!  

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Again Japanese – Sushi and Sashimi.  The chef being an ex-Nobu

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Oyster bar which was really fresh!

Toro Tartare with Caviar 

This is my menu 🙂

ANAGO!!

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El Camino for me – YUM! I love this combination!!! This is all I ate and was happy 🙂

Salmon teriyaki

Black cod with miso

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Click below to go to their website

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Manila Wear Exhibits Finest Tropical Resort Collections

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It’s such an honour to be in the same room as THE Budji Layug!  At first I could not believe it and later on realised that it was him! 🙂  He told us that he will be dabbling into fashion for the upcoming Manila Wear and he will work with 12 young designers to to interpret Urban Resort for Manila Wear.  Looking forward to this on March 14, see you all there

Anna Alzona, Project Officer for Garments and Textile Industry Development Organization; Art Dimaano, Project Director; Rosvi Gaetos, Executive Director of Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions; Budji Layug, Creative Director of Manila Fame and Manila Wear; Maria Lourdes Mediran, Deputy Executive Director of CITEM

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Lunch at Ikea

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Finally I get to try the food at Ikea 🙂  

Cafeteria style

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Wanting to try everything 🙂

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When you don’t expect much from a place, you end up liking it even if it’s not extraordinarily good.  It’s all about having NO EXPECTATIONs or managing your expectations

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Swedish meatballs 🙂 Very famous! 
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Can be bought frozen to prepare easy at home

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They really take food seriously here as they do with their home store 🙂  

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Fatted Calf Napa Valley

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Before dinner we had a little time to kill so we were hoping to see the Oxbow Public Market 

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Unfortunately they were closed that day 🙁
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Truffles 🙂
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Click below to go to their website

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This place was open!  Looked really interesting and nice!  But we were saving our appetite for dinner 
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We checked out the shops nearby

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Loved this store!! Fatted Calf
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Freshly made beef jerky

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Porchetta Porchetta 🙂
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They have a short menu which they just prepare on the spot when you order 
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Wow!!
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