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It's hard to believe that Chaya Downtown is celebrating their 5th Anniversary. They're located between the twin towers at the old ARCO Plaza (now known as City National Plaza) Did I just show my age?  Celebrating their 5th Anniversary with a Special $55 Shared Dinner for Two menu (through October 2014)  It's a shared 2 course dinner with dessert for $55. See What Jay Eats...  We started off with some La Brea Bakery bread while looking over the special menu  and also regular menu. We pretty much wanted to try the special menu, but there was one dish we HAD to order from the regular menu... One of Chaya's specialties is the Tuna Tartare which is prepared table side. Did you know that Chef Tachibe created the tuna tartare at their West Hollywood restaurant in the 1980's? Manager Michael told us that Chef Tachibe's chef coat and knife are in the Smithsonian for the creation of th...

During the time I attended school in San Jose, I would drive past Gilroy and the Garlic Festival all the time.  When I'd hear someone talk about the Garlic Festival, I would often think about the time I lived in Northern California.   It's been years since I've been to the Gilroy Garlic Festival, but I am sure its grown since my last visit.  Back then, items such as garlic pasta, garlic sausage, and even garlic ice cream were sold.  I'm sure some of the items are still the same, but I'm sure there are a lot of new ones too. So I was very interested to see what Chaya Venice has to offer during their 19th Annual Garlic Fair (until August 31, 2014) See What Jay Eats...  Bagna Cauda with Grilled Country Bread A warm dish with slow cooked garlic, olive oil, butter, cream, with anchovies, thyme, and rosemary. This is the way  to begin a garlic dinner! But first, something from the bar Devilish Mary Casamigo...