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Upcoming Event: 4th Annual Umami Mart Matsuri!
July 25, 2016
Umami Mart celebrates its 4th birthday with Coedo Brewery, Ramen Shop, Abura-Ya, Casa de Kei, FOB Kitchen, B-Dama, others. Part of Oakland Beer Fest.
Upcoming Event: Intro to Making Syrups with Emily Han
July 13, 2016
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.
Upcoming Event: Sakqueso! An Evening with Hakkaisan Brewery + Casa de Kei
June 2, 2016
Get ready for SAKQUESO!, our first dinner event with Timothy Sullivan of Hakkaisan Brewery and Casa de Kei...
Upcoming Event: Sake Gumi Exclusive Field Trip to Sequoia Brewery (SF)
May 18, 2016
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!
Upcoming Event: Kayoko's Cherry Blossom Cobbler Birthday Festival 3000
April 12, 2016
April 21st -- my birthday -- is a big deal in Kayokoland. In high school,...
Upcoming Event: Sake Dinner at Camino!
March 21, 2016
Enjoy a three course dinner paired with sake at Camino restaurant in Oakland. Take home your very own Hard Strong sake glass too!
Upcoming Event: Free Coffee Tasting with Red Bay
March 18, 2016
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.
Upcoming Event: Hinamatsuri (Girl’s Day) Party this Sunday
February 23, 2016
Celebrate hinamatsuri, girl's day, this Sunday!
Upcoming Event: Tohoku Springs Back - Commemorating 5 Years of Positive Change in Tohoku, Japan
February 9, 2016
For the fifth anniversary of the Tohoku disaster, we are teaming up with the Center for Japanese Studies at UC Berkeley to bring you TOHOKU SPRINGS BACK, an evening of food, drinks, music and dancing.
Upcoming Event: The Third Annual JAPAN BEER FEST
January 7, 2016
Join us at the Trappist in Oakland for Japan Beer Fest on Jan 24, 2016 for 20+ Japanese craft beers and Ramen Shop fried rice!
Upcoming Event: Our Annual Hanukkah Party with The Forest Feast
December 7, 2015
The fourth annual Hanukkah celebration at Umami Mart with Erin Gleeson of The Forest Feast and Rabbi Jack. Latkes and cider served.
Taste the Magic: Try Haku Shoyu This Saturday
December 3, 2015
We are hosting a free Haku Shoyu tasting on Saturday, December 5, from noon-3 p.m. Taste the magic and get inspired to make something delicious with them.