Michael Mina

My sister Maren is here for a few days. Tomorrow my mom, Andrew, and Maren and Brigham are driving down to Disneyland. I am very sad I am not going, but I wasn't quite ready to take three children to D-land. Unless someone wants to volunteer to keep Josh for 3 days. Anyone, anyone????? Anyway, last night we went into the city to have dinner at Michael Mina. It is in the St. Francis hotel right on Union Square. It was really really good. Look at the plating coming up, it was amazing. My favorite part was the dessert of course. I had to go change Bailey's diaper right as the dessert was arriving, so I missed everyone else eating, so when I came back everyone else was done. Still, there were two full desserts left and parts of other peoples. I was in heaven. I was like a kid in a candy store. Tobi and Emily were laughing at me because I was giddy trying to decide what I was going to eat first. I think I missed my calling in life, I should have become a pastry chef. It was a very fun night. We left Andrew and Josh and my nephew Brigham with a babysitter. Dinner at a fancy restaurant without the boys! It was great!

This was my Maine Lobster Pot Pie. It came out in a big copper pot with the flaky pastry covering the top of it, then the waiter plated it at the table. They take off the pastry and put it on the bottom of the plate, then they reconstructed the lobster on the plate! It was so yummy.

Maine Lobster Pot Pie
• Brandied Lobster Cream, Seasonal Vegetables

I also had the scallops as a first course.

Dayboat Scallops ~ Spring Vegetables
• English Peas, Nantes Carrots, Onion Soubise
• Fingerling Potato, Young Leeks, Black Truffle
• Fava Beans, Applewood Smoked Bacon, Pork Jus

This was Tobi's beef tasting.
Premium Beef Tasting ~ Steakhouse Sides
• Grass-fed Rib-eye, Creamed Spinach, Sauce Au Poivre
• American Kobe Short Rib, Horseradish Whipped Potatoes
• Japanese Kobe Sirloin, Pickled Mushrooms, Bordelaise Vinaigrette

Tobi's Dessert
Mission
• Tres Leches Cake, Guava, Coconut Espuma
• Caramel Flan, Cajeta, Mango
• Mole Pudding, Horchata Ice Cream, Cocoa Nib

Maren's Dessert
Breakfast
• Yogurt Mousse, Lemon Cake, Poppy Seed Granola
• Cereal Ice Cream, Huckleberry, Cornflake
• French Toast, Maple Custard, Yali Pear

We also had these desserts

Root Beer Float
Warm Chocolate Chip Cookies
Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwich
Sourdough Ice Cream, Peanut Ganache, Brandied Bananas

Everything was awesome. Sorry if this was way too much food information, but you can tell I love food!