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in the coming weeks leading up to my birthday, i started thinking about where i wanted to celebrate. the past two years have been milestones and were welcomed with epic celebrations with friends and family (25th was my quarter-life crisis party & 26th was my lucky, golden birthday). this year felt like it should be mellow and intimate, especially since my birthday fell on a monday. so, i thought a culinary experience was the way to go. i have heard some good things about the morimoto restaurants and have enjoyed his geniusness on iron chef ( japan & america ), so i thought i'd spend the evening experiencing food according to chef morimoto! i got a tip from a friend that one of us should order the omakase (tasting menu) and the other order other things off the menu so we can try many different things. i can tell you that compared to my experience at cyrus (a two michelin star restaurant), the morimoto experience is much more casual and not as rehearsed, but that doesn...