March 28th, while my sister Charmaine and our son, Jason, were at a baseball game at Camden Yards, Jay took this opportunity to visit a record store called Celebrated Summer Records in Baltimore. It wasn't very far from the stadium.
I tried checking their international pile just in case I'd find any old Apo Hiking Society, VST and Co., Hotdogs, Rey Valera, or really any old Filipino vinyl records. But, nah! There were none from that part of Asia.
My daughter, Yna, and her husband, Larry, called me via Facebook Messenger to greet Jay and me for our wedding anniversary and to chat. They'd be leaving in a few days for a two-week vacation with a few of their close friends to Japan.
She asked me what I want from Japan but I always tell her to just surprise me. Yna said maybe she'd find me fabrics. Before we hung up, I reminded Larry to send me a postcard, although he always does, even without me reminding him.
After the record store, we stopped by a vintage shop. We looked around but didn't really find anything that interested us. I wanted to drink something hot after that, and it so happened that we passed by Hana, a modern Japanese restaurant in that part of town. For sure, they serve Genmaicha or just plain green tea.
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We also ordered their pork belly yakitori ($8 for a stick, grilled and crispy pork belly topped with yuzu kosho sauce). It was pricey for me, but it was so good.
Jay suggested ordering their miso soup, but I declined. I can have it in the many Asian restaurants in downtown Frederick and opted to get something that is not served near us. By the way, this restaurant is a little over an hour drive from our home.
We also had their Baltimore Roll ($19, shrimp tempura, asparagus roll topped with seared salmon belly, and Hana's secret sauce). This was to die for. I would really like to have this over again. *Chef's kiss.
We also tried their Hamachi Tacos ($15, yellowtail ceviche, calamansi, ponzu, and cilantro on crispy tacos). The dish was so good that I want to try making this at home, but using the Filipino ceviche recipe. Good idea?
I wouldn't mind driving an hour to dine here again.
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