Celebrated my brother's B-Day while he was visiting for Thanksgiving. Initially wanted to sample Chef Mavro's special Beaujolais Nouveau dinner but their earliest seating was at 7:30pm and the Mrs worked that weekend... plus that's almost bedtime! I then secured a 6:30pm seating at Elua only to be called the day before notifying me that the restaurant "formerly known as Elua" wasn't ready to re-open. What gives!? I then made a reservation at Hiroshi's... which was honored and not too late.
Bro never tried any of their sushi so we started with the Sushi Duo of Cold Smoked Hamachi and Miso Glazed Salmon and Foie Gras Sushi with Kabayaki Sauce. Oishii desu nee! We also tried the Portuguese potstickers with garlic chili foam. I'm usually not a big fan of "foams" since they usually don't contribute much to the dish but this foam was bordering on light meringue and nicely complemented the haerty potstickers. At Chuck's recommendation, we also had abottle of Evening Land Gamay Noir. If you're wondering what this is; for starters Evening Land wines are a partnering of uber winemaker Sashi Moorman and Famed frenchman Dominique Lafon. The Gamay grape produces that very food friendly winr, Beaujolais - same grape (and almost same wine as Beaujolais Nouveau) but this light red pairs micely with heartier Hawaii Regional Cuisine (also does wonders with East Indian cuisine).
We then progressed to entrees with the Mrs trying the Maui Cattle Co Rib Eye Steak - very tender and perfectly done medium rare, Bro trying the Brie and Pancetta Stuffed Pork Tonkatsu - the best entree of the evening especially with the Gamay Noir and yours truly trying the special Roasted Duck Breast - the most visually appealing and very good though a distant 2nd or 3rd to the Tonkatsu.
The evening ended with the Lemon Cake with Adzuki Ice Cream and the Macadamia Nut Cheesecake with "POG" Foam. Bro usually doesn't order dessert but I guess since it was his 39th... give or take a decade or two, he was entitled. The Mrs ALWAYS orders dessert so no reasoning needed.
You should make a point of visiting Hiroshi Eurasion Tapas for yur next celebratory dinner!
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