Thanks to all of you who wrote in with suggestions for our anniversary dinner! I'm looking forward to trying some of the places where I've never been, and revisiting some where it's been way too long!

We did end up going to Miyake, basically because we just love it so much. It's really the most amazing place. Every time we visit, we try something that's a revelation.

This time it was sardines...marinated and then dried, so that they looked like stained glass and had a rich, full, but not fishy flavor, and then sprinkled with sesame seeds.

My next favorite dish was the simple and sublime Maine Hamayaki-- Maine lobster, Maine scallops, and Maine crab served on a bed of rice and topped with some sort of mayonnaisy-truffle-oil-yum sauce and then broiled.

We also had my two regular favorites: black cod, simply broiled, and the tai ceviche roll, full of light and citrusy flavors.

That's not all...we certainly didn't hold back in our ordering-- by the end of the meal we were utterly sated and happy. (Although we did go to Local for a glass of wine and a slice of cake. An anniversary isn't an anniversary without dessert!).

It was truly a wonderful meal and a special way to spend our 6th wedding anniversary. The space at Miyake is not fancy, but it is welcoming and friendly and relaxed, which was what we felt we needed after a fairly stressful spring semester at school for me and a busy work season so far this summer for Otis.