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as i mentioned last year, i was going to my first michelin star restaurant, cyrus , for flag day with my best foodie,  regina , as well as other food-loving companions (cyrus has also become the new tucker  anniversary tradition). this year for our annual pretentious flag day, we were set to go to the restaurant at meadowood - a three michelin star restaurant in st. helena. other than french laundry, this is the only other california restaurant that has received three michelin stars. these are one of the few times i actually don't research and prepare myself for what's to come. i enjoy the surprise aspect - it also helps to not have overly high expectations, which i think makes the experience more satisfying. before we went to meadowood, we decided to have lunch at redd in yountville, which is a one michelin star restaurant. it was great to have an "appetizer" to what was to come later that night. REDD the space is very modern and cool. it was casual a...

i first went to cyrus last year for flag day ...a day where my foodie, regina , & other foodies enjoy michelin-star restaurants. when i came home from that food adventure...i was so excited to share this wonderful experience with the husband, who, unbeknownst to me, was very jealous! not for leaving him behind, but he enjoys good food too and enjoys experiencing things like this with me. i promised him that we would go together, which was both for him, but definitely for me again. so, we made a reservation a couple months before our anniversary. i know that the second time around isn't usually as exciting as the first time, but this was one of those rare occasions where the sequel was better! i don't know if it was because we were celebrating a special day or because it was exciting to see the husband's first experience at cyrus, but the combination of these factors truly made this a memorable time. huckleberry lemonade  - this was officially called "oh m...

one afternoon, i got a phone call from my best foodie, regina , with a proposal to lunch at Cyrus ...a two michelin star restaurant in healdsburg. last year, she and friends went to the french laundry and have decided to make this an annual tradition to eat at pretentious, michelin-starred restaurants. i was fortunate enough to be invited, as their fifth foodie wasn't able to attend...lucky me! i will say that this was my first taste at a michelin star restaurant and will NOT be my last. cyrus has become my gateway drug to the true beauty of food and if these are the standards required to achieve this highly acclaimed recognition, then i can't wait to visit them all. at $130 for an 8-course meal, this was worth every penny! canapés : we started with five tastings to get out palate ready for the meal. bitter - ball of radish and other accompaniments, salty - baked clam & powdered chorizo, sweet - a burst of a sweet liquid (i can't remember), sour - citrus tart, and u...