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2026/07/23 Birthday Dinner at Protégé

π 2026-07-23 01:01 in Ndining

I didn't even know there was a new michelin star rated restaurant close to home. Good reason to go for my birthday. Yes, it was yummy :)

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2026/04/19 Seven Paintings Dinner in Mountain View

π 2026-04-19 01:01 in Dining, Ndining

It's not every day that I go to a restaurant because of an instagram or facebook ad (actually that never happened, haha), but I made an exception this time around. Reading google reviews did point out that food was not up to par for a $200+ set menu, but thankfully by the time we went, they had improved that part and the food was honestly quite good. It was not on par with a $200 tasting menu anywhere else, but obviously they offer the show and experience as part of that price, so fair enough. I still think the price is on the high end of what the experience and food, justify, but it didn't feel terribly overpriced either as the experience was fun. The only thing they could do much better is to have the projections be interactive like I have seen in Japan's Teamlab Borderless, or Arte Museum Vegas

So with that out of the way, some pictures :)

Restaurant is more food served in a conference room with projectors

the projections were nice, but not interactive

a few fun games to get to your food

yummy

the meat was quite good

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2026/02/12 Back at La Foret

π 2026-02-12 01:01 in Ndining

I had to check my notes to see that the 7 course tasting menu was actually the same, but no matter, it was still good :)
The service was a bit laughable, but oh well :)

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2025/12/06 Tiya Indian Tasting Menu in SF

π 2025-12-06 01:01 in Ndining

What are the odds that a trance loving friend of mine is also a top chef in a lovely Indian restaurant with tasting menu? https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/california/san-francisco/restaurant/tiya

Pujan nicely invited us to come visit his restaurant Tiya in SF and the 2H+ tasting menu was definitely unique, being Indian cuisine, and quite yummy. The drinks were also very good, thank you Pujan:

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2025/05/15 Dinner at Vegas' Bellagio Le Cirque

π 2025-05-15 01:01 in Ndining, Vegas

Glad to be back after so many years. Yum!

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2025/04/12 Sushi Meguri Ginza

π 2025-04-12 01:01 in Japan, Japan2025, Ndining

I was able to find a last minute reservation in a fancy sushi restaurant in ginza, Sushi Meguri Ginza, where they spoke minimal english but enough that with my minimal japanese, we were able to make a reservation and they were willing to trust that we would show up for dinner.

Pretty indoors: