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Every birthday is a special day. This year is extra special because I did not hold a birthday dinner in 2023 due to travel schedules. As a result, this year will the best of not only 2024, but also of 2023.

Documentation[edit]

Menu[edit]

Course #1: "Visit to Natural Lawson (Champagne + コンビニ salad + sandos)[edit]

Drink

Piper-Heidsieck Champagne

Snack

small shredded, daikon, cabbage, carrot and corn salad w/ miso dressing
egg salad sando + katsu cutlet sando, shredded green cabbage, and okonomi sauce on white crustless bread
satsuma mikan!
ソフトサラダ ("soft salad" senbei)

Course #2: Salad[edit]

Drink

Shot of garlic infused tequila (from オカダガーリック)

Snack

baby kale salad w/ radish sprouts, fried garlic, crushed raw garlic, fried (but very soft) egg, "bacon" bits, parmesan cheese (from オカダガーリック but remade at home in 2024 by Lucy based on recipe above and picture, dressing should be a simple caesar)

Salad notes: We made it at the house and Lucy made it based on the menu description and this picture.

Course #3: Hashimaki[edit]

Drink

Verbena Cocktail (from Chandalier Bar in Las Vegas) (don't read if you don't know!)

Snack

Hashimaki, okonomiyaki on a pair of chopsticks (Mika made it at home)

Course #4: Soup++[edit]

Drink

Cherry Blossom

Snack

Laksa (recipe)

Course #5: Dessert[edit]

Drink

Mango Sticky Rice Cocktail (from Vesper Bangkok) (picture from Instagram)

Snack

Apple, mascarpone, and honey pizza (Pizza Mafia Tokyo) (picture from Tabelog

I think the drink will be:

Something like https://www.acouplecooks.com/mango-martini/ (a bit less sweet)
heated (~75°) coconut cream + sweetened condensed milk in the iSi Whipper

Course #6: Cafe y Matacafe[edit]

Drink:

espresso (decafe from vivace for those who prefer it)
Meznar (composed shot of mezcal and Cynar)

Ingredients[edit]

already ordered/acquired:

[DONE] Coconut cream (1 can) [MSR cocktail]
[DONE] sweetened condensed milk [MSR cocktail]
[DONE] can of mango [MSR cocktail]
[DONE] lemon verbena leaves [Verbena Cocktail]
[DONE] buzz buttons [Verbena Cocktail]
[DONE] Laksa leaves [Laksa Leaves] (sayamindu is bringing)
[DONE] Dried red chiles (plenty)

Lam's:

[TODO] calamansi (quat tac chua) [Verbena Cocktail]
laksa paste ingredients [laksa]
- [DONE] Fresh turmeric (100 g) (check)
- [DONE] Shallots (10!)
- [DONE] Galfangal (200 g) ~~(check freezer)~~
- [DONE] Lemongrass (200 g/15 stalks) (check freezer)
- [DONE] 20 candlenuts (optional: can sub with macademia nuts if needed) (sayamindu will get macademia)
- [DONE] Red miso (we have very dark miso)
[DONE] 2 can coconut milk [laksa]
[DONE] 1 package soy puffs (halved) [laksa]
[DONE] ~8 portions noodles (ideally Hokkien egg noodles) [laksa]
[DONE] 2 cups mung bean sprouts (trimmed and cleaned) [laksa]
{{done} frozen shrimp [laksa] ~~(check freezer)~~

Uwajimaya:

[DONE] yuzu (or juice) [Verbena Cocktail]
[DONE] radish sprouts [salad]
[DONE] red ginger [hashimaki] (on bar)
[DONE] aonori (on bar)
[DONE] kewpie (plenty downstairs)
[DONE] yamaimo [hashimaki]
[DONE] fresh ginger (minced) [laksa]
[DONE] daikon [kobini salad]
[DONE] miso dressing
[DONE] soft salad senbei
[DONE] mikan/oranges
[DONE] quail eggs

QFC:

[DONE] shokupan / white bread [sando]
[DONE] katsu chicken/pork like cutlets [sando]
[DONE] cabbage [hashimaki, sando, konbini salad] (we have 1 but we need another)
[DONE] baby kale [salad]
[TODO] mascarpone (we can fake it w/ crème frâiche and cream cheese)
[DONE] bacon [salad] (two options, bacon bits and those little bits)
[DONE] eggs [salad, laksa, hashimaki]
[DONE] 1 cup fresh cilantro leaves [laksa]

extra:

[DONE] pizza dough (enough for 2-3 12in pizzas) (sayamindu will get)

foraged & found / ballard market

[DONE] Lobster mushroom [laksa]

vivace:

[DONE] decaf beans for an after-dinner espresso

liquor store:

[DONE] Piper-Heidsieck Champagne

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+Every birthday is a special day. This year is extra special because I did not hold a birthday dinner in 2023 due to travel schedules. As a result, this year will the ''best of'' not only 2024, but also of 2023.
+== Documentation ==
+<gallery mode="packed-overlay" heights=200px>
+mako_bday_2024-c1-1-full_konbini_spread-PXL_20241201_011405437.MP.jpg
+mako_bday_2024-c1-2-konbini_champagne.jpg
+mako_bday_2024-c2-1-salad_garlic-instagram.jpg
+mako_bday_2024-c2-2-garlic_shot-PXL_20241201_021623191.MP.jpg
+mako_bday_2024-c3-1-hashimaki-instagram.jpg
+mako_bday_2024-c3-2-verbena-instagram.jpg
+mako_bday_2024-c3-3-hashimaki_mako-PXL_20241201_025555088.MP.jpg
+mako_bday_2024-c4-1-laksa-instagram.jpg
+mako_bday_2024-c4-2-cherry_blossom.jpg
+mako_bday_2024-c4-3-laska_mako-PXL_20241201_043440145.MP.jpg
+mako_bday_2024-c5-1-pizza_mangosticky-instagram.jpg
+mako_bday_2024-c5-2-pizza-PXL_20241201_052420020.MP.jpg
+mako_bday_2024-c5-3-pizza_cooking-PXL_20241201_052722010.MP.jpg
+mako_bday_2024-c6-1-coffee_final-instagram.jpg
+</gallery>
 == Menu ==
+=== Course #1: "Visit to [https://natural.lawson.co.jp/ Natural Lawson] (Champagne + コンビニ salad + sandos) ===
+;Drink:
+* Piper-Heidsieck Champagne
+;Snack:
+* small shredded, daikon, cabbage, carrot and corn salad w/ miso dressing
+* egg salad sando + katsu cutlet sando, shredded green cabbage, and okonomi sauce on white crustless bread
+* satsuma mikan!
+* ソフトサラダ ("soft salad" senbei)
+=== Course #2: Salad ===
+;Drink:
+* Shot of garlic infused tequila (from オカダガーリック)
-;Drinks:
+;Snack:
-* Mango Sticky Rice Cocktail
+* baby kale salad w/ radish sprouts, fried garlic, crushed raw garlic, fried (but very soft) egg, "bacon" bits, parmesan cheese (from オカダガーリック but remade at home in 2024 by Lucy based on recipe above and picture, dressing should be a simple caesar)
-* Buzz Button
-* [https://kindredcocktails.com/cocktail/cherry-blossom-jamie-boudreau Cherry Blossom]
+Salad notes: We made it at the house and Lucy made it based on the menu description and [https://www.instagram.com/p/CjtqpRsP9Pd/?img_index=1 this picture].
-* Garlic Tequila Shot
-* Piper Heisdick Champagne
+=== Course #3: Hashimaki ===
+;Drink:
+* [https://www.liquor.com/recipes/verbena/ Verbena Cocktail] (from Chandalier Bar in Las Vegas) (don't read if you don't know!)
+;Snack:
+* [https://www.instagram.com/p/DA7u0NPJZU7/ Hashimaki], okonomiyaki ''on a pair of chopsticks'' (Mika made it at home)
-;Appetizers:
+=== Course #4: Soup++ ===
-* [https://www.instagram.com/p/DA7u0NPJZU7/ Hashimaki]
-* [Krokiety] (spinache and cheese from 2024-08]
-;Salad:
+;Drink:
-* okada garlic salad
+* [https://kindredcocktails.com/cocktail/cherry-blossom-jamie-boudreau Cherry Blossom]
-Mains:
+;Snack:
-* club sando? japanese ssando?
+* Laksa ([https://www.seriouseats.com/malacca-nyonya-laksa-malaysian-noodle-soup-curry-laksa-lemak recipe])
-* lakhsa
-Desert:
+=== Course #5: Dessert ===
-* Apple Dessert Pizza Pizza Mafia
+;Drink:
+* Mango Sticky Rice Cocktail (from Vesper Bangkok) ([https://www.instagram.com/vesperbkk/p/C4Mx3pvMnKa/ picture from Instagram])
-=== Mango Sticky Rice Cocktail ===
+;Snack:
+* Apple, mascarpone, and honey pizza (Pizza Mafia Tokyo) ([https://tabelog.com/imgview/original?id=r89546237209356 picture from Tabelog]
-* https://www.acouplecooks.com/mango-martini/
-* plus
-=== Garlic Salad ===
+I think the drink will be:
-baby kale salad w/ radish sprouts, fried garlic, raw garlic, fried (but very soft) egg, "bacon" bits
+* Something like https://www.acouplecooks.com/mango-martini/ (a bit less sweet)
+* heated (~75°) coconut cream + sweetened condensed milk in the iSi Whipper
-lucy made it based on the recipe and picture; made with parm; great
+=== Course #6: Cafe y Matacafe ===
+Drink:
+* espresso (decafe from vivace for those who prefer it)
+* Meznar (composed shot of mezcal and Cynar)
 == Ingredients ==
-* {{todo}} Coconut cream (1 can) [MSR cocktail]
+already ordered/acquired:
-* {{todo}} sweetened condensed milk [MSR cocktail]
+* {{done}} Coconut cream (1 can) [MSR cocktail]
+* {{done}} sweetened condensed milk [MSR cocktail]
 * {{done}} can of mango [MSR cocktail]
+* {{done}} lemon verbena leaves [Verbena Cocktail]
+* {{done}} buzz buttons [Verbena Cocktail]
+* {{done}} Laksa leaves [Laksa Leaves] (sayamindu is bringing)
+* {{done}} Dried red chiles (plenty)
+Lam's:
+* {{todo}} calamansi (quat tac chua) [Verbena Cocktail]
+* laksa paste ingredients [laksa]
+** {{done}} Fresh turmeric (100 g) (check)
+** {{done}} Shallots (10!)
+** {{done}} Galfangal (200 g) <strike>(check freezer)</strike>
+** {{done}} Lemongrass (200 g/15 stalks) (check freezer)
+** {{done}} 20 candlenuts (optional: can sub with macademia nuts if needed) (sayamindu will get macademia)
+** {{done}} Red miso (we have very dark miso)
+* {{done}} 2 can coconut milk [laksa]
+* {{done}} 1 package soy puffs (halved) [laksa]
+* {{done}} ~8 portions noodles (ideally Hokkien egg noodles) [laksa]
+* {{done}} 2 cups mung bean sprouts (trimmed and cleaned) [laksa]
+* {{done} frozen shrimp [laksa] <strike>(check freezer)</strike>
+Uwajimaya:
+* {{done}} yuzu (or juice) [Verbena Cocktail]
+* {{done}} radish sprouts [salad]
+* {{done}} red ginger [hashimaki] (on bar)
+* {{done}} aonori (on bar)
+* {{done}} kewpie (plenty downstairs)
+* {{done}} yamaimo  [hashimaki]
+* {{done}} fresh ginger (minced) [laksa]
+* {{done}} daikon [kobini salad]
+* {{done}} miso dressing
+* {{done}} soft salad senbei
+* {{done}} mikan/oranges
+* {{done}} quail eggs
+QFC:
+* {{done}} shokupan / white bread [sando]
+* {{done}} katsu chicken/pork like cutlets [sando]
+* {{done}} cabbage [hashimaki, sando, konbini salad] (we have 1 but we need another)
+* {{done}} baby kale [salad]
+* {{todo}} mascarpone (we can fake it w/ crème frâiche and cream cheese)
+* {{done}} bacon [salad] (two options, bacon bits and those little bits)
+* {{done}} eggs [salad, laksa, hashimaki]
+* {{done}} 1 cup fresh cilantro leaves [laksa]
+extra:
+* {{done}} pizza dough (enough for 2-3 12in pizzas) (sayamindu will get)
+foraged & found / ballard market
+* {{done}} Lobster mushroom [laksa]
+vivace:
+* {{done}} decaf beans for an after-dinner espresso
+liquor store:
+* {{done}} Piper-Heidsieck Champagne