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Nobu Los Angeles

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Ate in Nobu and loved it!  After eating so many dishes, we noticed that Japanese food seems to be light and finding ourselves never feeling full and regretful.  Heart2Heart likes the portions and that it is never too overwhelming. Love love Japanese food!

That evening, P Diddy ( Sean John ) was also dining at the restaurant and although I wanted to take his photo, Quito said we will look “touristy” if we asked for a photo.  But then again, we are tourists in LA!  😉 

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Oysters with Nobu Sauces

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Wagyu and Foie Gras Gyoza

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18 Hour Niman Ranch Pork Belly with Miso Anticucho

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Black cod with Miso

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Black Pepper Crusted Colorado Lamb, Truffle Teriyaki- WOW!! YUMMY!

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This was a special – forgot the name – but it was Gindara with foie gras and it was really really good!!

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Pistachio Souffle

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Banana Caramel Soy Tobanyaki

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Kamameshi

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Chaya Brasserie Beverly Hills

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We had a very nice dinner at Chaya which apparently is a restaurant owned by the Tsunoda family from Japan.  They are the Starbucks partners in Japan where they have almost 900 Starbucks stores!!!

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Son of the owner, Yuji Tsunoda, and Executive Chef, Chef Tachibe

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The food is Japanese fusion and it was very very good! 

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Chef prepared assorted appetizers for us and they were all very good.  It’s not on the menu so I don’t know the names of the dishes 

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This was my order for main dish which was really an appetizer – Seared Foie Gras Ballotine

we were all so full from the appetizers that some did not order anymore main dishes 

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But always have room for dessert 🙂 

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website:  Chaya 

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Raffi’s Place

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A friend recommended this place and as soon as I heard Meditteranean, I didn’t think twice and asked James to take me here 🙂  

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Since it was only James and I, we shared Beef dish # 1 on the menu, It was good 🙂 and just right for us

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Crustacean Beverly Hills

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Another Asian favorite, Crustacean ( Thanh Long ), which we enjoy in San Francisco.  Now tried the one in LA

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This is what we really come for

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Drunken Crab

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An’s Famous Roast Crab

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Garlic noodles

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I asked for extra garlic sauce! 🙂

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Capital Grille Los Angeles

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Also Across Sofitel and by the Beverly Center is Capital Grille. Our good friends took us here.  A very good Steak place!!

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Lobster and Dungeness Crab Cake

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Pan Fried Calamari

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2 side dishes to go with the Steak

Parmesan Truffle Fries

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Lobster Mac N Cheese

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Lobster and Dungeness Crab Stuffed Shrimp

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The steaks in photos are half portions as we split them to share

Delmonico ( Rib Eye Steak )

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Porcini Rubbed Delmonico steak with 12 year aged balsamic

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Fresh Berries in Vanilla Cream

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Coconut Cream Pie

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Fiesta Rice by Gloria Diaz

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We all loved the Fiesta Rice Gloria cooked for our Sunday family lunch!!

Mike’s Sunday Lunch May 11, 2009 

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Here it is up close- corn, bacon, tomatoes, chinese sausage, tinapa flakes, scrambled egg and chicharon and of course the rice in the middle.  Mike said that we had to mix everything, but we told him not to mix it so we have the flexibility to choose what we want and in the amount that we want 🙂 I guess you can be as creative as you want too and choose the ingredients you want in your own FIESTA RICE! 

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