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Upcoming Event: Yaki-Onigiri for First Friday (OAK)
September 4, 2012
That's right, we be grillin' balls this Friday! Our good friends Koichi, Ryoji and Steven...
UMAMI MART OPEN
August 22, 2012
Photos by Erin Gleeson We did it! With the loving support from our friends, family, and...
Event Recap: Umami Mart Grand Opening Party
August 15, 2012
Photos by Erin Gleeson After weeks of painting, building, going to Home Depot five times...
This Friday: UMAMI MART OPENING PARTY!
August 2, 2012
ARE YOU READY FOR THIS??? Umami Mart's big grand opening is tomorrow night! The doors will...
Umami Mart Grand Opening August 3 (OAK)
July 25, 2012
Hello! Sorry I haven't been blogging much, but I wanted to update you on how...
Big News! Umami Mart Lands in Oakland
June 25, 2012
I am ecstatic to announce that Yoko and I will be opening a real-deal brick...
Umami Mart Pop-Up in Old Oakland
May 14, 2012
The Umami Mart Shop popped up in Old Oakland for five days last week inside...
Umamimart Pop-Up #3: Piper and John General Goods (OAK)
April 27, 2012
The Umamimart Shop has been busy popping up all over the Bay Area, and here's...
Upcoming Event: Umamimart Pop-Up: Magasin Général (SF)
April 12, 2012
The Umamimart Shop has been invited to be a part of Magasin Général, where Bay...
New Barware for 2012
December 27, 2011
We are ringing in the new year at the Umamimart Shop with new barware from...
Umamimart Shop Fall Sale
September 8, 2011
Fall is officially here, I would say--the sunlight a bit more orange, and the air...
Umamimart Shop Spotlight: Tote + Apron by Wormfun
July 22, 2011
Earlier this year, Yoko and I approached Wormfun (aka Kaoru Kumano) to be our Featured...