NOBU, LA - EATING OUT

Its time for a Food Post. I know I have been bringing forth Fashion Week stories for all of you, but many of my readers wanted to read about my latest food escapades. I am guilty about not being very prompt about writing about all my Eating Out adventures. I am working on it. Recently, we were on a small holiday to LA to celebrate my daughter's birthday. She loves the beach and Disney so we decided to take her to both. In between Mom and Dad also squeezed in some foodie adventures of their own. Four very different Eating Out experiences, which I shall be chronicling on the Blog. Lets kick off the Four Part series with the most lavish one of the three - NOBU.

I think the name says it all. The NOBU experience is an experience worth its salt and every penny. The name sake of celebrity Chef Nobu Matsuhisa. Its almost a dream come true for any Food Blogger, I feel. It was my Husband's gift to me, and I was surely over the moon. The evening before our daughter's birthday seemed to be just the right time to go for one of the fanciest dinners in town.

NOBU is located in the  Beverly Hills area of Los Angeles and is known for being a favorite for the glitterati of the Hills they call Hollywood. (Wink) .

We didn't have  reservation and we were told that it was an hour long wait. We  were ready to wait as the waiting lounge seemed perfect to rest our tired touristy toes. Me and my husband were going over our plans for the next day(My daughter's Birthday), when the Maitre'D told us that they had a table ready. Celebrations should never wait, she said ! Thank you daughter.

Our daughter's Pre-Birthday celebrations were sweetened with her Green Tea Gelato and Chocolate Lava Cake. Usually this combination comes in a Bento Box, but to make it more celebratory, it came more deconstructed. I could have had that Gelato by the gallon every night,it was so good. And I am not a Tea fan at all.

Nobu has been designed by famous architect David Rockwell  and has three separate eating areas, besides the bar and lounge. We decided to sit at the Main Dining Room with the Sushi Bar. A round table and we were all set. Our server explained that we should imagine a Japanese Chef who had been on a Peruvian Holiday. So our dinner was supposed to be a fusion of Japanese and Peruvian.

Our server suggested we start off with the Cold Dishes and then venture off to the Hot Dishes.Your dinner at Nobu is supposed to be an experience and the Menu has been designed accordingly.

Yellow Tail Sashimi was our first course. Love how fresh the yellow tail was with just a drizzle of a curing sauce and the sliced jalapenos, packed an explosion in your mouth.

Monk Fish had been on my Husband's foodie wish list for a long time. So when he saw a mention of it, we both wanted to order it. Our second course was Monk Fish Pate with Caviar and chives, a slice of radish and a wasabi infused sauce. It was creamy and almost very Foie Gras like, in its texture. Very decadent indeed.

Our birthday girl enjoyed her Teriyaki Chicken Skewers with some rice and Nori. 

We ventured to rolled Sushis as our fourth course. Every Sushi order came in twos and we decided to try two different kinds.

My least favorite of the night had to be Rock Shrimp Tempura with Creamy Spicy Sauce. Somehow it reminded me of Dynamite Shrimp from our very own P F Chang. A major let down where the others were compared to .

How our faith in the menu was restored with the brilliant Wagyu Gyoza. Another item ticked off from the Foodie wish List. Wagyu beef in all its glory. Soft and succulent dumpling with minced Wagyu beef were super flavorful. It came with two different dipping sauces which complimented each other pretty well.

Overall, it was a great experience. Going through the course and savoring an enjoying every bit of it while ringing in my daughter's birthday. Did take the time, to chat up with the Sushi masters at work. Our server was so good with his suggestions on how to take the meal forward. I am surely going back to Nobu, whenever I am back in LA.