Momofuku Ssam Bar (NY, NY)

Special pork buns (crispy pork and heirloom tomatoes) and Bo Ssam!!!

Milagros (Redwood City, CA)

Welcome happy hour for Liani, one of our new associates!

Broccoli

Turns out when you microwave broccoli in plastic wrap and then cool it quickly, you get a pronounced air pressure gradient. Fun!

Cantler's (Annapolis, MD)

Maryland blue crab season is here!  Fried clam strips and fried clam bellies.

Oktoberfest (Annapolis, MD)

Beer, sausages, and men in Lederhosen!

Mussel Bar by Robert Wiedmaier (Bethesda, MD)

Indonesian red curry mussels.  Good food, great company, so-so service.

The Mallya Collection (Sausalito, CA)

Fancy Make-a-Wish Foundation cocktail hour hosted by this guy who had an amazing car collection.
Salmon sashimi lollipops
More fancy hors d'oeuvres...
He apparently made his fortune selling scotch.
Fancy Jag, right?

Minamoto Kitchoan (NY, NY)

Best surprise ever! Jen pouched me these adorable little bunny-shaped moon festival cakes. Just what I needed to cheer me up this morning. :) Thanks, Jen!!

The Cheeseboard (Berkeley, CA)

The Cheeseboard pizza cooperative run by Berkeley hippies
Scones
Pizza with roasted potatoes, caramelized onions, mozzarella and Gruyere cheese, garlic olive oil, and fresh herbs. Bonus slice on top!

Heart x 2 (SF, CA)

Little Gem Salad with beets
Old School Eggs Benedict - housemade english muffins, fatted calf ham, poached eggs, hollandaise sauce
"El Luchador" - austin-style scrambled egg tacos with fatted calf chorizo, avocado salsa, onions, peppers, cheese jalapenos escabeche

Toast (SF, CA)

Belgian waffle with blueberries
Egg scramble with toast

Nathan's Birthday Cake (San Mateo, CA)

Crazy Lego cake made by this lady. We ate the top layer and brought the leftovers to SuperHappyDevHouse.

Bi-Rite (SF, CA)

Vegan, gluten-free lunch from Bi-Rite:
Heirloom tomato, cucumbers, and chickpea salad
Baby beets
Broccolini & roasted red peppers

Minako (SF, CA)

Eataly (NY, NY)

Pasta, pasta, and more pasta!

Yum Yum Sushi (SF, CA)

Sushi platter
Sashimi platter
Avocado rolls

Alinea (Chicago, IL)

These are bite-sized "cocktails."
English pea medley
Heirloom tomato salad served on a pillow filled with fresh-cut grass aromas
Signature Alinea dish: Hot Potato/Cold Potato (eaten by removing pin so hot potato falls into cold potato soup and tossing the whole thing like an oyster)
Wagu beef
Nutella-flavored astronaut ice cream
Parfait in a test tube, with bubble gum-flavored tapioca
You can't tell from the photo, but there was no plate for this dessert of warm chocolate pudding, coconut scoops, and frozen chocolate mousse. It was made on a gigantic silicone tablecloth.

Noodles & Company (Chicago, IL)

Bangkok curry noodles with shrimp
Pad Thai