Editing Mako's birthday (2018)

=== Menu ===

Food:

* Gua Bao (割包/刈包)
* Roasted fig, slipcote, rocket, and ajo blanco salad
* Fiori di zucca
* Pasta all'Amatriana
* Chese and dates

Cocktails:

* [https://kindredcocktails.com/cocktail/port-of-spain-taste-bar-st-louis Port of Spain (Taste Bar in St. Louis)]
* [https://kindredcocktails.com/cocktail/pusherman Pusherman]
* [https://kindredcocktails.com/cocktail/midnight-sun-aquavit Midnight Sun (Aquavit)]

=== Ingredients ===

[https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2014/04/taiwanese-pork-belly-bun-recipe.html Gua Bao (Serious Eats)]:

* Vegetarian pork belly
* Garlic (HAVE: ~1 head)
* Ginger
* Star Anise
* Red Chili (HAVE)
* Sugar (ideally raw) (HAVE)
* Cooking rice wine
* Soy sauce (HAVE)
* Peanuts 
* Cilantro
* Asian pickled mustard greens

Salad:

* Slipcote
* Rocket
* Figs
* Ajo Blanco (see below)

[https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2017/07/ajo-blanco-spanish-bread-almond-cold-soup-recipe.html Ajo Blanco (Serious Eats)]:

* ~1 cup blanched almonds
* garlic clove (finely grated) [HAVE]
* cup extra-virgin olive oil [HAVE]
* Flaky sea salt

[http://www.academiabarilla.it/ricette/cerca-ricette/fiori-zucca-fritti.aspx Fiori di zucca (Academia Barilla)]:

* Flour [HAVE]
* Egg [HAVE]
* Fiori di zucca
* Egg [HAVE]
* Aqua frizzante [HAVE]

[https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2016/03/bucatini-pasta-amatriciana-recipe.html Pasta All'Amatriciana]:

* Vegetarian guanciale
* Pinch red pepper flakes
* 1/4 cup (60ml) dry white wine
* 2 28-ouncecan whole peeled tomatoes, crushed by hand
* Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
* 1 pound (450g) bucatini pasta
* 1 ounce (30g) grated Pecorino Romano cheese, plus more for serving

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