Jesus’ birthday was last month and his one wish was that he wouldn’t have to make family meals in August. His wish was my command, but because I’m lazy I invited anyone who wanted to do so to come on down and make family meal for us here at the restaurant. The first person to take me up on my offer: Barbara Kwon, my lawyer. Barbara is the person who guided Dirt Candy through the tangled process of getting a liquor license and who sat through that 6 hour community board meeting with me. She’s a hell of a cook, as well, and here’s what she made:

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Bow down before this family meal!

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The menu?

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Sauteed Ferns with Shittakes and Soy Garlic Sauce
Sesame Spinach
Sauteed Lotus Roots with Pine Nuts and Soy Garlic Ginger Sauce
Kimchi Pancakes
Sweet Tofu Skin stuffed with Sesame Spinach Rice
Sweet Tofu Skin Stuffed with Ume and Nori
Japanese Mountain Yams with Ume and Shiso
Veggie Got Dog Banh Mi
Pear Juice

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The aerial view!

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Freshly picked veggie dogs!

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But this amazing meal deserves more, so after the jump, we use super-science to show you what it really looked like when it arrived….

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