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of the Holy
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Morimoto Restaurant
I was running kind of late and determined not to be late for
a reservation made 2 months in advance at the Iron
Chef's restaurant so I skipped changing into my fancy duds at my
cousin's house and drove straight into Philadelphia. I parked next to
Washington Square Park and changed into dinner attire e in my car on
Walnut Street around the corner from Morimoto-
much to the amusement of passersby. Oh well, I was going to dine in
style that night.
Dave Todd arrived just as I did and we parked together in the lot next
to Morimoto- disappointing
the valet parking guys.
Lucky for me, Dave let Emmy have the wall :)
This is the view from the bar at Morimoto.
A few sips of sake brewed specifically for Iron
Chef Morimoto later, the whole restaurant changed color to purple,
then green, then blue. No, really, it did. Even if you don't drink the
sake. We shoulda taken photos as it changed color, but none of us were
able to stand still after the sake.
We were offered a sake tasting- 30% polished, 45%polished and 60% polished-
all knock outs and delicious. I settled in with a sake cosmopolitan
while Arthur and Ruth checked out the special drinks menu.
I am an Iron Chef junkie, so
I ordered "Omikase" - the chef's chooses the menu for you- and pretended
I was a judge on the show. I
took photos of every course... I think... I might have missed one because
the 60% polished sake cosmopolitans were reeeeeallly good!
Appetizer started with toro tar tare with oscetra caviar... and then kumumoto
oysters with uhm mango chutney maybe...
Lobster cocktail maybe? I know that is sorbet to clean the palate... did
I mention how good the sake cosmopolitans were?
Now we're talking lobster, and kobe beef...
My cousin Bill is having sashimi and cousin Lisa is having ? while Pete
is served fish in a stone bowl, He can cook the fish against the side
of the bowl to his taste. Pete's date enjoys a plate of assorted sashimi
topped with assorted caviar.
My friend Lolly catches Chef Morimoto behind the sushi bar, and we lasso
him for a couple celebrity photos
The really amazing part is that I am able to stand at this point. Morimoto
Restaurant is the top of ethereal. We had a great time. Our only complaint
was the music, Arthur and I filled out our response cards to that effect...
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