BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- (at R.P. Vietnamese Deli) beef pho
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- green tea | apple
DINNER --- gyoza (Japanese pan-fried dumplings) | edamame (boiled fresh soybean in the pot) | chilled sake || steamed Nanjing fermented tofu with pickled vegetables | stir-fried potato angel-hair threads with five spices | soba (Japanese buckwheat noodles with daikon and fermented soy dipping sauce) | Matsuzaka noodle soup with shiitake, sprouts, seaweed and pea leaves | stir-fried cured tofu threads with chive flowers, mushrooms, and eggs | Riesling |
- a vegetarian dinner specially about noodles ( made from wheat, potato, or tofu) with guests from the spaghetti nation