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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...

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...