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it's been quite awhile since i posted and if you missed me, i apologize. cute ox origami at the hostess desk for my first post of the year, i wanted to highlight a wonderful night spent at alexander's steakhouse for the husband's (aka "bear") birthday. i call him bear because he's a little hairy, cuddly, docile, and bigger than me (in the picture below, i'm wearing 4in heels and barely shoulder height). there are so many places i'd love to take him to experience food, but was inspired by a post from my friend regina when she took a friend for an expensive steak dinner. i thought this would be the perfect place to celebrate the husband - he likes steak and good food and i was intrigued by the restaurant that took the place of bacar. the service is impeccable - a little too informational at times, but outstanding nonetheless. the ambience can be romantic, intimate, cool, whatever you need it to be depending on your visit. what's also ve...

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...