All bases covered by Food Talkers!
Looks fabulous @PorkyBelly! Great seeing you. Sorry to have just missed @hungryhungryhippos!
All bases covered by Food Talkers!
Looks fabulous @PorkyBelly! Great seeing you. Sorry to have just missed @hungryhungryhippos!
strong move strong move
Had an excellent meal with @PorkyBelly and definitely worthy of the hype, praise, and difficulty to procure reservations.
I won’t post my photos as porkys make mine look like in comparison.
Favorites were aji bozushi, baby squid, abalone, nodoguro, shrimp and matsutske, and amadai.
Loved the gohan so fatty and smoky from the gindara but balanced with the pickles and the yuzu(?)I had 5.5x bowls and would’ve had more if we didn’t clean em out lol. Chef Brandon’s rice is next level! For both the bozushi and rice dishes.
Who knew mr ha from ha’s mountain apple had a private stash of delicious peaches so late in the season.
Definitely want to do a triple bang with Bianco next time. Also Katos cocktail program is probably the best in the city our pre dinner bang drinks were excellent. Sad we didn’t get to meet, next time @TheCookie!
I didn’t know about the private stash, but, back when he was at the Brentwood FM’s, I would eat peaches until I saw them at his stand (even if other vendors had them prior to that) b/c their presence at his stand was indication that the peaches were ready to be eaten.
apparently the apple farm is in the high desert so their growing season is generally later from lower lying producers such as Ken’s top notch.
about how long is a meal at hayato? since its a small restaurant assuming he prepares the next course after everyone has finished one?
3.5 - 4 hours
@PorkyBelly just out of curiosity, do you keep track of the ceramic progression from the beginning? You will be my idol if you do, sir!
from the beginning of when?
Last Friday we started our meal at 630 and didn’t leave until after 1030.
The beginning of your very first in person visit.
Ceramics are seasonal at Hayato as well. It’s a nuanced feature of the meal which I always appreciate.
Let’s distract our attention to something pretty… Name your favorite vessel! @J_L @PorkyBelly and everyone!
hamaguri ushio-jiru
clams served in clams
Beautiful piece from the happiest dinner there. I ran into my favorite couple in LA that night while matching with it A warm night filled with giggles, dancing on chairs and so many woahhhh courses! Somehow, I felt extra pretty that night, but not as pretty as Brandon’s perfect hair, of course!
I would have licked up that clam juice that was leftover on that plate with zero shame.
And Brandon probably wouldn’t have batted an eyelash. He’s often agreed that it’s acceptable to drink whatever broth is left over, though usually from more manageable vessels!
abalone
tempura
bozushi
donabe
toto