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An industrial Hold-out from when this stretch of Santa Monica Blvd. was all industrial. Estblished in 1918, Faith Plating the largest plater of remanufactured chrome bumpers in the world. I've been driving by this place for 20 years planing to take the bumpers from my '55 Bel Air here. Still haven't got around to it.

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Twelve Days of Christmas: Matthew Orlando

The Restaurant at Meadowood

Meadowood Napa Valley

St. Helena, California

(December 5, 2014)

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Nicolas Blouin, with Josh Eans and Nicholas Elmi.

Harvesters Chefs Classic

The American Restaurant

Kansas City, Missouri

(June 28, 2014)

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Engineer by Les Chatfield

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Logo Maxima Telecom. Chrome plating by ЗD Printus

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Christopher Kostow and Virgilio Martinez.

Twelve Days of Christmas: Virgilio Martinez

The Restaurant at Meadowood

Meadowood Napa Valley

St. Helena, California

(December 13, 2014)

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90° by Brian

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Tiramisu

Plating: Lychee Foam by Renée Suen 孫詩敏

Lychee, Blueberry, Black Currant, Yellow Curry

This selection jumped out to me because I like blueberries and black currants, and occasionally appreciate odd combinations of flavours (i.e. curry with dessert?). What arrived on the plate was a fantastic arrangement of perfectly aligned geometric shapes that were built, table side, into a spectacular tower that was ooh and ahh worthy.

True to L2o, every element was unique:

Fresh blueberries

Freeze dried black currants

Black currant sorbet was rich and creamy

Lychee sorbet was juicy icy, but had a slushy granita texture

A brittle sugar tube that encased fresh blueberries

Added table side were:

An airy lychee foam added height and dimension but felt over whipped on the palate

Liquid nitrogen flash frozen blueberry "pearls"

Dusting of curry powder that was visually appealing, but was random, having no real place in flavour or aroma.

As a food enthusiast who's keen on textural contrasts - this was everything I could want and more, but somehow it fell flat. Having contrasting textures work well when the elements combined; this plate was not conducive to such action. I liked the effort, but I didn't really enjoy the hard sugar shards, the dense frozen texture of the blueberry juice and their freeze dried brethren (there's something lost when fruit is reduced to a form where its juicy contents cannot burst out from beneath their thin skins), the gritty texture of the lychee sorbet and foam was a tad off putting. It felt forced - again, too many good things does not equal an even better product. The products were top quality, but nothing really bound them together.

I'm not sure what I was expecting, but beyond the visual appeal of very lovely looking ingredients, I was left wanting more.

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Oysters and Pearls

Twelve Days of Christmas

Day 8: Thomas Keller

The Restaurant at Meadowood

St. Helena, California

(December 19, 2017)

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Sttel Plating by Josh Sommers

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Christopher Kostow

Twelve Days of Christmas: Joshua McFadden

The Restaurant at Meadowood

Meadowood Napa Valley

St. Helena, California

(December 12, 2014)

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Plating sketch by Another Foodie

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by Joowon Ahn

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Nicholas Elmi, Josh Eans, and Benjamin Sukle.â¨â¨Harvesters Chefs Classic

The American Restaurant

Kansas City, Missouri

(June 28, 2014)

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Plating the Salad by Didriks

Featuring Jars Ceramics Tourron dinnerware.

Creative Plating by freebear12

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Christopher Kostow

Twelve Days of Christmas: Virgilio Martinez

The Restaurant at Meadowood

Meadowood Napa Valley

St. Helena, California

(December 13, 2014)

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Christopher Kostow and Blaine Wetzel on the line.

Twelve Days of Christmas: Blaine Wetzel

The Restaurant at Meadowood

Meadowood Napa Valley

St. Helena, California

(December 11, 2014)

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Rae Kramer, with Michael Corvino

The American Restaurant at The James Beard House

New York, New York

(January 22, 2015)

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Splendid Satin Chrome Work by Broadway Brass

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Holmes Plating, Ruby Triangle, Sandgate St, Peckham, Southwark, 1985 85-4c-36 by Peter Marshall

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Holmes Plating, Ruby Triangle, Sandgate St, Peckham, Southwark, 1985

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Michael Corvino and Andy McCormick

Friends of James Beard Foundation Dinner

The American Restaurant

Kansas City, Missouri

(September 28, 2014)

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Blaine Wetzel, Richard Wang, and Christopher Kostow.

Twelve Days of Christmas: Blaine Wetzel

The Restaurant at Meadowood

Meadowood Napa Valley

St. Helena, California

(December 11, 2014)

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Ibanez Artcore AG85 by Michael McBroom

No longer in production -- which mystifies me -- the Artcore AG85 was intended to fit squarely between the AG75 and AG95 in terms of features and looks. Basically, it looks and feels like an AG95, but without the gold-plated hardware. This is the guitar that I specifically wanted. Gold plating doesn't last very long with me. My sweat is somewhat on the corrosive side and unfortunately it tends to make short work of gold plating. All the more reason why I prefer chrome, which is much more durable.

[Edit: These comments refer specifically to the earlier model of the AG85. Ibanez made quite a few changes to it for the 2013 model, most of them cheapening moves to keep it at the same price point. Gone are the abalone inlays in the headstock and wood inlay in the tailpiece. The abalone has been replaced by what looks like silkscreen and the tailpiece is a bent wire affair with no more inlay. On the plus side, though, the newer model gets the Super 58 pickups]

The wood used in this guitar's construction is Bubinga, an African hardwood with a lot of figure and a reddish cast. I was rather surprised to realize I could hear the difference this wood makes in the sound of the instrument, especially since it's laminated. But all the laminates must be bubinga as well. It adds a rather complex and textured "woody" sound to the guitar that I am very fond of.

This AG85 plays like an absolute dream, plus it's got that deep body for a full jazz-guitar sound. The body is not as large as some jazz guitars. In fact, it reminds me somewhat of the George Benson models that Ibanez produces, its shape loosely based on the Gibson Les Paul's, albeit larger in dimensions than the solid-body Les Paul. And I happen to like this shape. This slightly smaller body compared to other hollow-body jazz guitars doesn't detract from the sound at all, but makes the guitar a bit less cumbersome and easier to handle.

I was not surprised to see that my AG85 was made in China. But I was surprised at the excellent quality of the fit and finish. I build guitars, so I pay attention to certain things when I look at other guitars. And let me just say this guitar's craftsmanship is equal to that of guitar that cost thousands of dollars more.

Oh, another difference between the AG85 and AG95 is the pickups. The AG85 gets the same ACH pickups that are found in the AG75. The AG95 has a set of pickups that are supposedly better -- the Custom 58s. The ACH pickups have ceramic magnets, whereas the Custom58s' magnets are alnico. Yes, alnico is better than ceramic. It will always be better than ceramic. But when you find out what sort of tones you can extract from this instrument, suddenly criticism of the pickups gets lost in the sounds you'll be getting when you play this guitar. You can't have mine, though. You're gonna have to get your own. One of the best things about this guitar was the resale price. I bought mine used from Guitar Center for $200, which included a very nice hardshell case. Just an unbelievably good deal.

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Twelve Days of Christmas: Ignacio Mattos

The Restaurant at Meadowood

Meadowood Napa Valley

St. Helena, California

(December 19, 2014)

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Radish/Celery Plating by wtimm9

Radish carving accent with celery curls and fruit plating.

Griffin Plating by Brule Laker

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The nickel and chrome electroplating company is actually located at 2020 N. Holly Ave., accessible from a driveway into the Best Buy parking lot off of W. Armitage Avenue. It also does small-lot production plating on various metals.

Plating a Brownie by Michael Coghlan

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