I rarely have people over at my apartment but two years in a row, I hosted a birthday party mainly for a particular ex-colleague but also for other ex-colleagues and myself as our birthdays are close enough (well, not really but anyway).
I made the easiest and the tastiest beef dish I know as with last year.

We like our meat somewhat fatty as exemplified by the so-called “Kobe beef”.
Porcini risotto was another dish I was serving. Japanese rice is not quite fit for making risotto though.
The table set. We were six people.
Appetizers provided by guests.

The beef dish that was served with Japanese basil, red onion, and a soy sauce based sauce with a touch of lemon.

The salad
An attempt to create a birthday feel w/o cake.
Pleased at the end of the evening.
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