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December 1, 2019

We're proud to introduce Shochu Gumi! This is the first installment of what I hope will...

November 27, 2019

When Kayoko and I were thinking about how to layout the interiors for our new...

November 22, 2019

A few weeks ago, Kayoko and I were invited to our friend Mariko's house. Along...

November 15, 2019

If I were to describe Hokkaido in a word, I'd say that it's very rugged....

October 23, 2019

As soon as we got our beer and wine license in 2015, we stocked our shelves...

October 20, 2019

My two favorite desserts are pie and anmitsu. The word is a mashup of two...

October 14, 2019

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

September 28, 2019

If you've followed our blog, you know that Kayoko and I went to Shiga prefecture in...

September 23, 2019

Over Labor Day weekend, we popped up in the very hot and sunny city of...

September 15, 2019

Sake Gumi is our monthly sake subscription service with 180 members throughout California. Join today! When I...

September 11, 2019

It's a special treat for us to be able to host Sakqueso! every year –...

September 11, 2019

Yoko and I have talked a lot about bentos on this blog. We often make...