Sake and Shochu Gumi

Hello 2014!

After a seriously insane final few weeks of 2013, I'm SO ready to dive into the new year. Literally. Yoko and I, our partners, along with Atelier Dion, and my brother, are off to Hawaii for five days of sun, sleep and...

MOTOism

MOTOism: Family Crabbing

Happy New Year. 2013 has started with a perfect sunrise in Japan. Hopefully it signifies that the rest of the year to be bright and shiny. 2012 was filled with happenings: from Taylor Swift changing boyfriends 18 times, to Gangnam Style to Sandy craziness to...

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

2012 has been one hell of a year for us. It started with some awesome events, like the Tokyo-SF Bartender Salon at Prizefighter, Ramen Night at Sutton Cellars, and a Japanese whisky tasting with Suntory for Father's Day....