Beautiful Sights and Delicious Food These Holidays in HanaZen

The holiday season brings in a lot of traditional rituals for everyone – gift giving, going home, last-minute shopping, decking the house with décor and the perfect tree, and of course, forgetting one’s diet to indulge in some delectable Christmas goodies. The turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, eggnog, cookies, and cakes should be present on the table, or it just would not feel like an authentic Christmas feast at all. And let’s admit it: Once the gift giving is done, the next most anticipated event is chow time.

The thing about me (and I am sure a lot of people reading this) is that while I am all for having a great time by having delicious food, I may not exactly have the means to get it. Why? The harsh truth is I just do not know how to cook. I was not given any culinary skills, and I just think it’s too late to cultivate or enhance any skills in the kitchen at this point in my life, especially when there are just so many other pressing matters to attend to. I certainly do not have the time for cooking lessons! So does my partner, who is more into cars and do it yourself stuff than cooking.

With this dilemma at hand, how can we enjoy a great holiday feast? It is so unfortunate that no one in my family knows how to cook, but should that stop us from enjoy a scrumptious meal on Christmas? Our 6-year old certainly doesn’t think so. But with parents who do not know how to cook, restaurant food is our only recourse.

The thing about depending on restaurants for a holiday feast is that it’s convenient and hassle-free, and a heaven sent solution for us people who do not know how to cook. There’s always an Italian or Chinese place that is open, ready to serve extensive spreads of food to anyone, even during the holidays. The only concern now is what to eat when you are already tired of pizza and noodles and you still want to have that memorable holiday culinary experience with the family.

Luckily, this year, I remembered a place my hubby and I went to during one of our romantic dinner dates back in the day when we were not married yet. How can I forget HanaZen Restaurant? Not only does it serve authentic Japanese fare, the type even the Japanese would love because of its authenticity, but it also provides picturesque views of San Francisco? An unforgettable dinner by the bay is ready to be enjoyed by HanaZen’s guests, with splendid views of San Francisco Bay, Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz Island while gorging on authentic Japanese fare. Who wouldn’t love a Christmas dinner at the water front? My family certainly wouldn’t mind a wonderful experience.

The thing about HanaZen is they also have a restaurant at Union Square for formal business and casual dining. As for me and my family of three, we will have a special exotic Japanese holiday meal while enjoying the picturesque sights and the cold breeze of world renowned Pier 39 of San Francisco.  And that’s definitely more than I could ask for!