On October 3, 2010, we had our first official meal. 2 years, 10 months, 21 days, and 79 restaurants later, we celebrate the completion of our most noble quest. And what better way to honor our accomplishments than to spend a whole day on Convoy Street?
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| Miko provided the necessary uniform. |
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| About to begin! We parked in the middle of Convoy and walked everywhere we went. We logged over seven miles! |
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| First stop: breakfast at Cali Baguette Express! |
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| Here's Katie, our guest judge. She makes lots of amusing faces. |
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| We didn't want to get too full so we started out slow and shared a banh mi. Cajun shrimp with egg. |
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| Me, devouring. |
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| And a sesame ball, because I love them. (Katie and Miko are not fans of these -- they taste a little banana-ey.) |
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| Next stop: breakfast dessert at Pangea Bakery! |
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| Taro bun and coffee. Part of your complete breakfast! |
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| Second breakfast: Jasmine Express! |
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| Shrimp har gow and beef rice roll. The beef roll was even better than the shrimp one that we loved last time. |
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| Look at this adooorable picture of Miko! |
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| We found this EGGS box very entertaining. |
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| Third breakfast/midmorning snack at Paris Baguette. We were just here to kill time before meeting our lunch pals, but we saw this sandwich and HAD TO have it. Sadly it wasn't quite as good as it looked. |
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| The saddest face ever. |
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| Lunch at Dumpling Inn! We were each allowed to bring one guest. |
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| My guest: Sarah! Sarah was a guest judge at our very first conquest, so obviously she had to be here. |
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| Miko's guest, Sarah P! This is Sarah's first time as a guest judge, but she got right into the swing of things. |
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| Ahhh. What else is there to say. |
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| We don't always get this dish (fish with black beans and asparagus) but I really love it. |
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| Crack greens!! Look how shiny and delicious. |
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| I'm so sad that I don't have this right now. |
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| Katie making another enjoyable face. |
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| Not quite sure why I took this, but it's such a typical Convoy scene that I thought I'd post it. |
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| Lunch dessert at Sage Cake! We really wanted to take a picture of the handsome baker but we couldn't possibly. |
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| Caaaake!! |
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| Pre-dinner drinks at O'Brien's! |
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Beeeeer!!.JPG) |
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| Pre-dinner foot massages at Lotus Spa! |
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| Dinner at Sakura! Our dinner guests were Howie and Laura, but we forgot to take pictures of them. |
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| Miko's (and Howie's) favorite uni pasta (that I don't really like). |
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| Everyone's favorite agedashi mochi! |
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| Albacore tataki. |
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| Another adoooorable photo of Miko! She is just at her best when holding food. |
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| I think this is still my favorite chicken karaage on Convoy. |
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| Nikomi hamburg. |
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| Tebashio. |
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| Black sesame ice cream. |
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| Done! Time for karaoke!! |
And the complete list:
Cali Baguette Express: $8.75
Green tea with boba
Iced Vietnamese coffee
Sesame balls
Cajun shrimp sandwich with egg
Pangea Bakery: $5.72
1 royal taro bun
1 caffe late
Jasmine Express
Shrimp har gow
Beef rice roll
Zion Market Paris Baguette Bakery: $9.95
2 iced black teas
California Roll Sandwich
Fruit Shop: $32
3 coconut waters
2 bags of mangosteens
Dumpling Inn: $51.05
3 orders of xiaolongbao
Chinese greens
Seabass with black bean sauce
Sage Cake: $24.57
2 fruit tarts
1 caramel mousse
4 iced teas
O'Brien's: $15
2 beers
1 glass of Chardonnay
Izakaya Sakura: $71.28
Uni pasta
Agedashi mochi
Salmon onigiri
Chicken karaage
Albacore tataki
Nikomi hamburg
Tebashio
Black sesame ice cream
Green tea
WHAT'S NEXT?
We have to catch up on the restaurants that have popped up after we had conquered the plaza already. Starting with the new year, we begin conquering the new Convoy!
Yay! What a fun way to celebrate! Congrats on your initial conquest and for sharing all of your tips for all of the places on Convoy!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Mary!! We had sooo much fun. Stay tuned--we have noticed at least 8 new restaurants that have opened since we started!
ReplyDeleteHi Jenne and Miko,
ReplyDeleteWhat a great blog and a surprise! I've been engaged in basically the exact same quest. One Convoy restaurant, every friday for lunch, for almost a year now, and I calculate I'm a little past half done now. I do blog about it, but nowhere near the level of statistical analysis that you managed. A varying number of friends meets every week, and I'd love to invite you: I always post what this week's restaurant is on my blog, convoyrecon.wordpress.com . Stop in sometime - it would be great to be mentored by someone who has completed the journey! And nice wordplay on the title...
Our brothers in arms!! Welcome to the quest!
ReplyDeleteWe would love to join you sometime--it's perfect because we both have Fridays off.
Let us know what you're planning for this week or next--you can email us at convoyconquest at gmail if you like.
Love the banner!