My first time at a Macworld expo. It’s just a bunch of vendors trying to sell/market their products. I wish I got to see the new Macbook air.
Macworld
(more…)
Posts Tagged ‘sf’
Macworld Expo
Wednesday, January 16th, 2008Tekka Japanese Restaurant – The *Hidden* Japanese Restaurant – Jonas’ Birthday Dinner #5
Tuesday, January 15th, 2008
It’s so small and so popular that if you’re not among the first group (seats about 9 people) to eat there when it opens some time after 7pm, your best bet would be to come back around 9:30. It’s become so popular that people have to purposely give it bad reviews so others won’t go there.
If there’s one Japanese word you should know before eating at Tekka, it’s “omakase”:
Omakase (お任せ) is the Japanese word meaning “entrust” or “protect”. It is most commonly encountered at sushi bars, where the customer may request お任せお願いします omakase onegaishimasu (onegaishimasu meaning “please do me the favor”) to give the chef authority to prepare what the chef wants to make for you at the price that the chef sets. (wiki)
Brian and I were charged $50 each for all this food (and a little extra for the hamachi kama):
Clementine Restaurant – Last meal before closing
Tuesday, January 15th, 2008
Mifune Don – Delicious okonomiyaki and ramen in Jtown
Monday, January 7th, 2008
I just ate at Mifune Don in Japantown’s Peace Plaza. It’s not at just at any Japanese restaurant that you can get okonomiyaki.
Okonomiyaki (お好み焼き?) is a pan-fried Japanese dish cooked with various ingredients. Okonomi means “what you like” or “what you want”, and yaki means “grilled” or “cooked” (cf. yakitori and yakisoba); thus, the name of this dish means “cook what you like, the way you like”. (wiki)
Bushi Tei – Jonas’ Birthday Dinner #4
Monday, December 31st, 2007I was with the family this time, dining at Bushi Tei – one of those higher-end Japanese restaurants where you pay a fortune to eat a little. Actually, despite being expensive, I really enjoyed this meal. Service was almost impeccable – I really want to say it was perfect but nothing can compare to Gary Danko’s service – and the food tasted better than it looked, and boy did it look good!
