For my birthday, John and I went to Morimoto in Napa proper. I've been a big fan of Masaharu Morimoto since he got his start on the original Japanese Iron Chef (which I watched before it was cool, lol). He always seems to have something new up his sleeve and the sheer variety of techniques he displays in his cooking is truly inspiring stuff. :D ( Read more... )

Last night (Aug. 3rd), we went to the French Laundry for John's birthday (which immediately precedes my own). The French Laundry is a Michelin three-star restaurant in the Napa Valley of California headed by chef Thomas Keller. It's definitely a "must" for the aspiring gourmet, and I can honestly say the meal lived up to my extreeemely high ( Read more... )