You'd think that to celebrate Obama's inauguration, we'd pick some proudly American restaurant. Or a Hawaiian BBQ joint. Or an Indonesian or even a Kenyan place - we have all of these here within reach, so we have no excuse. But lo and behold, we went for Japanese tapas at Sasaya instead - and the only justification I can put forward is that this is where we go for special occasions, like our anniversary last year and my promotion, and that it just felt appropriate. This reminds me of an article I read somewhere, the New Yorker, I think, about how untold numbers of Americans are putting Obama's picture up in their living room as though he was a family member - and that's kind of what it feels like, a little bit - one of us is moving up in the world - break out the sake!
Anway, we did buy a special bottle of shoju to commemorate the day - Sasaya keeps your bottle for you in a special glass cabinet, so you can come back whenever and have it there waiting for you...
miso soup
my favorite, which we get every time: agedashi mochi
nice little salad w/ a great sesame dressing
another favorite: toasted sting ray fins w/ a spicy mayo-based dipping sauce
Japanese eggplant
salmon escabeche
some veggie thing that was on the house - they were really happy to see Ritesh there again (he's the one who spends big on whole bottles of sake/soju...)
dessert: edamame mousse (sic!) w/ whipped cream, very nice
we signed and dated our bottle, so we can find it next time...
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