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October 2, 2020

Ever since shelter in place came into effect, I have been diving head first into...

October 2, 2020

With the fires and virus raging, I spent all last weekend in my kitchen with...

September 25, 2020

My mentee in "sunglasses" and me After the 2016 elections, I was in despair and...

September 16, 2020

When early fall rolls around, I'm always in the market for thin, deep purple nasu (Japanese eggplants),...

September 14, 2020

Sake Gumi is our monthly sake subscription service with 200 members throughout California. Join today! Yeast is...

September 7, 2020

Kohi zeri (coffee jelly) is a common dessert in Japan. You can find it everywhere...

September 1, 2020

To celebrate the release of Den Brewery's newest sake, Den Blanc, we called upon Lani...

August 31, 2020

Had our friend Covid never happened, Yoko and I would be in Kyushu right now,...

August 28, 2020

Shochu Gumi is our quarterly shochu subscription service with members throughout the US. Join today! Since this pandemic began,...

August 12, 2020

Every few months or so, I get a message or comment about how all of...

August 10, 2020

Chichibu River, where Katanishi Sake Brewery draws their water Sake Gumi is our monthly sake subscription...

August 3, 2020

Let us fantasize for a minute here: we're in the Yucatan, having drinks on chaise...