Well, this is it. Our first married Christmas. Not exactly where I imagined we would spend it, but we are together, and I am therefore content.
My Christmas present to Muir was dinner reservations at Nobu. We have a tradition of dining at Nobu restaurants when we have the chance. For Muir's birthday many years ago, we went to Nobu 57 in NYC and later ate at Nobu in Las Vegas during a long weekend after we had both moved out to California. I have also had the pleasure of dining at Nobu in Miami back when I lived in New York and was traveling for work. Anyway, Nobu is a fantastic Japanese fusion restaurant and their food is just sublime--perfectly seasoned and super flavorful. This year, our dinner was extra special because my co-worker's husband also happens to be the head chef!
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| Muir, Jason, me |
He really spoiled us. We ordered the set Christmas menu which was already like 7 courses, and we got free glass of champagne, free cocktail, and a free sashimi appetizer.
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| Drinks! |
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| Tuna tartar |
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| Yellowtail? |
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| Lobster and salmon sashimi salad |
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| Miso blackened cod - a signature dish |
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| Australian sirloin with salsa and mushrooms |
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| Miso soup with fois gras dumpling |
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| Black truffle risotto |
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Chocolate panna cotta on gingerbread with
strawberry sugar cone filled with lychee foam |
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| Ice cream mochi |
On Christmas morning, we opened the cardboard box full of presents Mary (Muir's mother) sent and arranged them around our mini-Christmas tree. Lots of fun things were included--light up slippers, nail polish, fake moustaches, a box of brownie mix. The rest of the afternoon, we took the subway down to Sanlitun and went shopping for a few new clothes at Esprit. Muir's favorite purchase was a new "cool" pair of sweat pants, and mine was a gray pleated skirt which I'll have to save until the weather gets warmer.
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| Looks like we've been very good this year! :) |
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