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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.

Welcome to our new column, Bay Eats Japan, where we'll alert you to newly and soon-to-be opened Japanese restaurants and bars 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.

We visited Muracci's #3 in Berkeley, where we had seemingly endless bowls of Chicken Karaage Curry Ramen and Katsu Curry Ramen. Delicious!

We talked to Flora bartender Polina Kharnas about moving to Oakland from San Diego, and her favorite bar tools, cocktails, and bars in the Bay Area.

Opened in the former Trappist Provisions space, the tasting room and bottle shop is a charming ode to all things Mikkeller.

Uji Time is a Japanese dessert shop that opened on Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley. Here are some need-to-know tips before you visit for the first time.

Meet Esteban Ballesteros, Bull Valley Roadhouse bartender, who was recently hired by Tay Ho in Oakland to revamp their cocktail program.

We took a field trip to the Bay Area's very own sake brewery – Sequoia Sake in San Francisco, which specializes in 3 sakes: Nama, Genshu, and Nigori.

The gyoza machine from Japan is a solid steel uni-tasker that produces at least 10 gyozas per minute – 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,...

Top 3 ramen shops in the Bay Area. Ramen is a touchy subject in the Bay Area. Scratch that, it is a touchy subject ANYWHERE.

Located a half a block away from Umami Mart along 9th Street at Broadway. The selection and prices are unbeatable for a farmers market in the Bay Area.

The Lexus of ramen noodle machines used at Ramen Shop in Rockridge, Oakland.

Shanghai Restaurant is our go-to in Oakland Chinatown for green onion pancake, dumplings, noodle soup, and Malantou.

When people ask Yoko or myself if it was "always in the plan" to turn Umami Mart into a brick and mortar shop, the answer is always "no." We do get this question quite often. But back in 2007 when...

Let me start off by saying that I think Abura-ya is the most exciting dining experience in the Bay Area in the last few years. By "exciting" I mean: doing something spectacularly new and genre-bending -- all deliciously, and not one bit bank-breaking. Abura-ya specializes...

Three under-the-radar Oakland restaurants that deliver on comfort, flavor, and cost.

We're excited to announce upcoming events with collaborators in San Francisco that we greatly admire. 18 Reasons and MUJI! The first event is coming up this next Monday 8/18 at 18 Reasons in San Francisco. Yoko and I will be exploring the concept of...