This recipe is for our event Umamimosas with Anders Arhoj x Umami Mart: 10 Years of Friendship on Nov 13th. Buy the Umamimosa Pack, RSVP to the event, and make the drink. See you at the event! We're making Umamimosa cocktails for our Zoom...
We're super excited to announce our Sixth Annual Japan Beer Fest with The Trappist! Are you all ready for this?! This year, we're celebrating sansho, a tingling Japanese pepper featured in several drinks and ingredients from Japan. The star of this year's Japan Beer Fest will be the very special Ruben's...
Did you hear about our Pop-Up at Ace Hotel Chicago October 26-30? We are popping up at Ace Hotel Chicago with our greatest hits, including Japanese bar tools, glassware, ceramics and more. We'll also be having a few events during our stay in the Windy...
Come one, come all, to our upcoming Shochu Happy Hour! at Ramen Shop in Oakland on Saturday October 13th! Discover the wide range of flavors that shochu (Japan's distilled beverage) has to offer, alongside a special menu of crunchy and savory snacks. Try two...
Chicago, we are coming for you!!! Catch us at Ace Hotel Chicago for five days only in October with our greatest hits, including Japanese bar tools, glassware, ceramics and more! Stay tuned as we announce related events in Chicago in the...
Attention all cheese lovers! Join us at Ramen Shop in Oakland on Tuesday, June 26th for our upcoming Sake Gumi Social event, "Sakqueso!", where we pair sakes with cheese. Sake and cheese are both rich in lactic acid, making them ideal accompaniments. The...
We're excited to announce our Third Annual Sake Dinner with Camino on Sunday, March 25th! This is one of our favorite events of the year – how could you pass up a night of drinking sake alongside...
We're super excited to announce our Fifth Annual Japan Beer Fest on Saturday February 17th. It's hard to believe that we have been presenting this event since 2014, always with The Trappist, in conjunction with
Join us to taste through our collection of Japanese marmalades and glazes - notably the 100% Black Garlic Glaze, as seen in Yoko's Japanify recipe for Black Garlic Glazed Sweet Potatoes. Come by...
A panel discussion with Dylan O'Brien (Prizefighter), Chris Lane (Ramen Shop), and Kayoko Akabori and Yoko Kumano (Umami Mart). Moderated by Shanna Farrell.
Learn when, why, and how to use syrups to make sodas, cocktails, and mocktails, and three recipes to make yourself at home using fresh fruit, spices, herbs.
Get ready for SAKQUESO!, our first dinner event with Timothy Sullivan of Hakkaisan Brewery and Casa de Kei (Keisuke Akabori) of Delage. Join us for a special meal paired with Hakkaisan Sake from Niigata, Japan, at Sequoia Diner in...
A Sake Gumi members-only field trip to Sequoia Sake Brewery in San Francisco. Featuring facility tour and a sake tasting with food pairing. Limited tickets!
April 21st -- my birthday -- is a big deal in Kayokoland. In high school, my best friends would show up at my bedroom window with balloons and breakfast. My 21st birthday was spent in Positano, Italy, like Marisa Tomei in Only...
A free coffee tasting with Oakland's Red Bay Coffee. Sample single-origin coffees – Sumatra Honey, East Fourteenth, and King's Prize – before you buy.