Miki Wows Us Once Again

Following the dining path we love so much, Miki-san always serves a full Tasting Menu of many courses; among the first was a perfect medley of Manila clams steamed with shoyu, scallions and wine.

A Caprese Salad soon followed.

Miki does best surrounded by at least three different forms of alcohol. And all guests benefit from it!

An ultra-savvy main course included pork and squash kabobs served over pepper-studded couscous adorned with spiced and pickled Seckel pears from The D P Chutney Collective.

Ms. Shimada surveys another dinner masterpiece.

Our dining companion Tom Hagen, groggy but charming after 36 hours without sleep via multiple layovers and flights home from Japan, gifted us with ultra-rare, homemade sausage and sea urchin miso. Wow!!

Coffee ice cream was but one of Miki's dessert courses.

Vodka-spiked chocolate and coffee martinis made a most excellent digestif course.

Our favorite spooky black cat, Berry Shimada, always brings an early Halloween to any dinner party.

Typically lush table setting at Cafe Miki.

Diamond symbolism features heavily in many tablescapes of Miki S. Cafe Drake gags (glamorously) dreaming of the opening credits of Imitation of Life (Douglas Sirk and Lana Turner's finest hour). See post above.