uqbar!: "Immigrants make America great..." 👍 Ah, San Francisco...
uqbar!: Rosh Hashanah dinner with @lauraphotographs and Jessica L. L'shanah tovah! Challah and brisket by @marlasf.
uqbar!: Champagne for @lauramonfredini's birthday.
uqbar!: Dinner at Breaker View house at The Sea Ranch: grilled halibut with heirloom tomato sauce, pea shoot and mint salad, Toulouse Vinyards Pinot Gris. With @lauramonfredini.
uqbar!: A break from current affairs: pizza with ground lamb, onions, parsley and lemon. With @lauramonfredini.
uqbar!: Last night's dinner: pan-seared ribeye with radishes, parseley, and lemon-yogurt. With @lauramonfredini.
uqbar!: Days like these are why one lives in San Francisco.
uqbar!: Sunday dinner: coq au vin. A little supermarket drama today, but finally managed to get all of the ingredients! With @ellephotographs.
uqbar!: Poached beef in veal stock with root vegetables and coriander vinaigrette via @ruhlman. With @ellephotographs.
uqbar!: Napa between the rains.
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uqbar!: Mixed greens with yogurt-mint dressing, garlic croutons, and poached egg; sourdough toast with ricotta and jalapeño mint pesto. Adapted from @gjelinarestaurant cookbook (thanks, @noiseranch!).
uqbar!: Laura: "If you keep blowing up all of the planets, who are you going to rule over?" It's true: if there's one thing ole' J.J. likes to do, it's blow up planets.
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uqbar!: The White Tiger, from Takashi Murakami's "The 500 Arhats." #moriartcenter #takashimurakami
uqbar!: Detail from Takashi Murakami's "The 500 Arhats." #moriartcenter #takashimurakami
uqbar!: Detail from Takashi Murakami's "The 500 Arhats." #moriartcenter #takashimurakami
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uqbar!: Mt. Fuji, seen from the shinkansen (bullet train).
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uqbar!: First dessert at Kappo Sakamoto: jellied persimmon with brown tea.
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