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We wanted them to experience something very LA. So, on the first night, we took them to Salazar for Mexican dinner. We enjoyed many different dishes in the patio dining.
![photo IMG_2403_zpsjiwakbe2.jpg](http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc218/naokomoore/2016/IMG_2403_zpsjiwakbe2.jpg)
Sunday morning was farmers market in Hollywood. We had fresh west coast oysters for breakfast.
![photo IMG_2407_zps1gxq9ocf.jpg](http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc218/naokomoore/2016/IMG_2407_zps1gxq9ocf.jpg)
Luckily, Dodgers had a home game, and they won against Chicago Cubs 1 - 0!
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Another night, we went to Otium for dinner. Tim and the team created special donabe courses for us! One of the cold appetizers was A5 wagyu beef sushi, caviar, and shima-aji tartare, served in donabe steamer, Mushi Nabe. It was so gorgeous. Then, smoked BBQ eel, seaweed, and avocado, made in donabe smoker, Ibushi Gin, was so aromatic and the eel was very meaty and wonderful.
![photo IMG_8044_zps1cgryvoy.jpg](http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc218/naokomoore/2016/IMG_8044_zps1cgryvoy.jpg)
We had many other wonderful dishes, too.
![photo IMG_2446_zpsuvxepphr.jpg](http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc218/naokomoore/2016/IMG_2446_zpsuvxepphr.jpg)
Then, a big donabe rice cooker, Kamado-san, was brought to the table. Chef Tim opened the lid and it was a big rice dish with grilled squid, shiitake mushrooms, negi, and confit of egg yolks!
![photo IMG_8047_zpsrxjkaosy.jpg](http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc218/naokomoore/2016/IMG_8047_zpsrxjkaosy.jpg)
Tamari sauce was drizzled over the rice and the contents were mixed throughly.
![photo IMG_2456_zps7ipm5hkv.jpg](http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc218/naokomoore/2016/IMG_2456_zps7ipm5hkv.jpg)
The dish was ready!
It was so perfect and oishii!
![photo IMG_8030_zpsjx0hlfid.jpg](http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc218/naokomoore/2016/IMG_8030_zpsjx0hlfid.jpg)
Thank you so much for the wonderful donabe dinner, Chef Tim and Otium team!
Happy donabe life.
![photo IMG_2402_zpshfsqd4y6.jpg](http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc218/naokomoore/2016/IMG_2402_zpshfsqd4y6.jpg)
![photo IMG_2403_zpsjiwakbe2.jpg](http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc218/naokomoore/2016/IMG_2403_zpsjiwakbe2.jpg)
Sunday morning was farmers market in Hollywood. We had fresh west coast oysters for breakfast.
![photo IMG_2407_zps1gxq9ocf.jpg](http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc218/naokomoore/2016/IMG_2407_zps1gxq9ocf.jpg)
Luckily, Dodgers had a home game, and they won against Chicago Cubs 1 - 0!
![photo IMG_8026_zpsrwwyldg3.jpg](http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc218/naokomoore/2016/IMG_8026_zpsrwwyldg3.jpg)
![photo IMG_2469_zps5k0op7nn.jpg](http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc218/naokomoore/2016/IMG_2469_zps5k0op7nn.jpg)
Another night, we went to Otium for dinner. Tim and the team created special donabe courses for us! One of the cold appetizers was A5 wagyu beef sushi, caviar, and shima-aji tartare, served in donabe steamer, Mushi Nabe. It was so gorgeous. Then, smoked BBQ eel, seaweed, and avocado, made in donabe smoker, Ibushi Gin, was so aromatic and the eel was very meaty and wonderful.
![photo IMG_8043_zpskgkrzr5x.jpg](http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc218/naokomoore/2016/IMG_8043_zpskgkrzr5x.jpg)
![photo IMG_8044_zps1cgryvoy.jpg](http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc218/naokomoore/2016/IMG_8044_zps1cgryvoy.jpg)
We had many other wonderful dishes, too.
![photo IMG_8045_zpse6uumcob.jpg](http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc218/naokomoore/2016/IMG_8045_zpse6uumcob.jpg)
![photo IMG_2446_zpsuvxepphr.jpg](http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc218/naokomoore/2016/IMG_2446_zpsuvxepphr.jpg)
Then, a big donabe rice cooker, Kamado-san, was brought to the table. Chef Tim opened the lid and it was a big rice dish with grilled squid, shiitake mushrooms, negi, and confit of egg yolks!
![photo IMG_2471_zpsgqyxt0vu.jpg](http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc218/naokomoore/2016/IMG_2471_zpsgqyxt0vu.jpg)
![photo IMG_8047_zpsrxjkaosy.jpg](http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc218/naokomoore/2016/IMG_8047_zpsrxjkaosy.jpg)
Tamari sauce was drizzled over the rice and the contents were mixed throughly.
![photo IMG_2456_zps7ipm5hkv.jpg](http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc218/naokomoore/2016/IMG_2456_zps7ipm5hkv.jpg)
The dish was ready!
It was so perfect and oishii!
![photo IMG_8030_zpsjx0hlfid.jpg](http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc218/naokomoore/2016/IMG_8030_zpsjx0hlfid.jpg)
Thank you so much for the wonderful donabe dinner, Chef Tim and Otium team!
Happy donabe life.