Friday, August 27, 2010

Restaurant Review: Figueira Rubaiyat

We flew to Sao Paulo to celebrate my birthday but with no idea how. For once, my usual plan-to-the-very-last-detail self took a backseat to make way for the spontaneous side that I didn't know existed.

We had about 1 night to do some research and immediately zeroed in on the legendary "Figueira Rubaiyat" -- a place a lot of food blogs are raving about. We were so lucky to get reservations on such a short notice!


The restaurant is so unique as it is named after and built around a massive 130-yr old fig tree!
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The food and wine surely didn't disappoint.
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...But the highlight of the entire night has gotta be this!
For the first time, we got to try this perfectly marbled and perfectly grilled kobe beef!

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The tag says "Tropical Kobe Beef - point of origin tracked and screened".
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Here's a little secret:
I actually saved the red tag at the end of the meal because who's to say I'll ever get a chance again to eat a 14oz steak priced as a pair of designer shoes!


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And here's what I wore...

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-- pink crochet wrap top from Portman's in Aus -- Anne Klein swimsuit -- Lucky Brand jeans --
-- Louboutin "Picador" slingbacks -- hubby's belt --


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