"In one of the more surreal moments of my food writing career, I was invited to try a new cultivated meat product from Australia-based Vow at San Francisco’s own Friends Only. The dinner signified the U.S. debut of Vow’s Forged Parfait, a foie gras made of Japanese quail cells, currently only served in a handful of restaurants throughout Asia. And while I won’t recommend a dish/product that isn’t quite available in the U.S. — I’m not that cruel — I will mention another bite from the dinner, the gokujo uni." - Dianne de Guzman