Sake Gumiย is our monthly sake subscription service with 250 members throughout the country.ย Join today! As we celebrate 10 years of Umami Mart, I want to reflect on the notion of ๅฎๅฎถ (jikka, or hometown) and pair sakes from my own hometown, with dishes from our...
Orizake has always intrigued me. Ori, in Japanese, means bottom or lower. In the context of sake, orizake isย a style of sake that incorporates the rice particles that settle at the bottom of the tank while aging. The first time I encountered...
We love chuhais, the ubiquitous, thirst quenching drink served at any watering hole or found in a can at any conbini (convenience store) in Japan. The word chuhai is a combination of shochu-highball โ get it? Theyย have yet to get their day in the limelight here in...
ย Soba Ichi recently changed their hours to expand into nightfall, essentiallyย turning the noodle shop into an izakaya. We're so excited โ an izakaya in Oakland! Last June, Soba Ichi opened as the Bay Area's...
Order a bottle of Den Sake today! I met Yoshihiro Sako back in 2014 for the first time when I dined at Yuzuki in the Mission neighborhood of San Francisco,ย where he was the Sake Sommelier in the early to mid 2010s. Even back...
The highly-anticipated moment has arrived: Soba Ichi is finally opening its doorsย next week โ the Bay Area's first housemade soba restaurant. It is an opening that has taken years to create, a partnership between Shinichi Washino, Koichi Ishii, Christian Geideman, and Paul Discoe, who all met...
Here's the menu for our three-course, sake-paired dinner at Camino. This spring-themed meal will be prepared by Russell Moore in Camino's wood-fire oven.
Last month, we debuted Far Leaves Tea's Oakland Blendย at our Sip and Shop event, where it proved to be a favorite amongst tasters. Back by popular demand, we've brought this Limited Edition tea...
Last week we teamed up with Blind Tiger for our 2nd annual Sake Gumi Social. It was a great night of eating and drinking with sake enthusiasts.
Chef Thomas Cleary, aka Tommy, runs Hina Yakitori. We talked to Tommy about his journey to become one of the best yakitori chefs in the Bay Area.
Will Tsui tells us his favorite hotel bar guest story, why he doesn't drink too many cocktails on his days off, and where to find vintage coupe glasses.
Opened in the former Trappist Provisions space, the tasting room and bottle shop is a charming ode to all things Mikkeller.
Meet Esteban Ballesteros, Bull Valley Roadhouse bartender, who was recently hired by Tay Ho in Oakland to revamp their cocktail program.
Highlights from the Umami Mart class at Preserved in Oakland. Students learned how to make their own shio koji, and to use it in marinades and dressings.
We're hiring a part-time shopkeeper to work Saturdays, starting in August 2016. Please read on for qualifications and responsibilities.
Our cheese and sake pop-up dinner featured a 5-course tasting menu by Keisuke Akabori and Hakkaisan Brewery sakes poured by Sake Samurai, Tim Sullivan.
The gyoza machine from Japan is a solid steel uni-tasker that produces at least 10 gyozas per minute รขโฌโ up to 750 pieces per hour!!!
We've all been patiently waiting for Itani Ramen to open its doors. The time has come... THIS WEEKEND! Kyle Itani, co-owner of Hopscotch restaurant, has been working on this project for years -- we even went to his Ramen Nights at Hopscotch,...
A free coffee tasting with Oakland's Red Bay Coffee. Sample single-origin coffees รขโฌโ Sumatra Honey, East Fourteenth, and King's Prize รขโฌโ before you buy.
A sprinkle of this Matcha Salt can finish and elevate a dish with earthy umami flavor. Handmixed for Umami Mart by Oaktown Spice Shop.
