Anne had to work last night at Paley's Place. I had the night off; so, I headed to Biwa with Jesse Bates for an early dinner. I've been craving ramen. It was good to get my fix. We had a bunch of little plates, too: Hiya Yakko, Onigiri, Pork Belly & Kara-age. We ordered a couple tokkuri of sake as well: Yuki No Bosha Junmai Ginjo from Akita & Watari Bune "55" Junmai Ginjo from Ibaraki. Kana also paired our courses with some of her favorite sake. It was a sublime experience and a serendipitous education. I love this restaurant.

Tonight I work, but Anne's coming in with Patrick, who works grill at Paley's and used to work at Biwa. I'm excited for her to see and taste what's going on at this busy little izakaya.

Anthony Garcia
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