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Our Black and Brown Bamboo Chopsticks are handmade by Wakasa craftspeople in Fukui Prefecture. Minimal in design. Great for everyday use, or for plating.

Our most popular sale of the year. 30% off our entire Diamond Cut glassware line. Sale ends on Sunday, April 16, 2017 or until we sell out.

Here's the menu for our three-course, sake-paired dinner at Camino. This spring-themed meal will be prepared by Russell Moore in Camino's wood-fire oven.

The MAC Santoku Knife is a reliably great everyday chef knife for all entry levels, from occasional home cook to professional chef. Made in Japan.

A video about soup dumplings gets it all wrong, that tone-deaf Pepsi commercial with Kendall Jenner is so bad, traditional Asian post-partum recipes, more.

Made by renowned Japanese barware makers, Yukiwa, the Gold Boston Shaker Set consists of two high-quality gold-plated stainless steel tins.

A list of the latest and upcoming Bay Area Japanese restaurants, including new ramen in Burlingame, sushi + omakase in San Francisco, and shochu in Oakland.

This glass soy sauce dispenser harkens back to that iconic lunch scene in The Breakfast Club. Pour yourself the perfect portion of shoyu. Handmade in Japan.

Ohashi Masu are made for drinking sake, but you can use them for spices, art and office supplies, cards, and much more. Made in Japan.

This week's food news: Drake cancels show due to bad sushi, more on the mysterious Bread Face, Oakland's newest beer garden is pissing people off.

Meet the new family at Umami Mart! Studio Arhoj Familia are a family of Japanese Shinto and pop art-inspired figurines. Made in Copenhagen.

Handmade soba, the greatest grilled cheese sandwich, the NBA's addiction to PB&Js, Colin Kaepernick donates $50k to Meals on Wheels, and #dontdrinkballast.

The Dinner Fork + Dinner Spoon and Serving Fork + Serving Spoon are all designed by Japan's renowned modern industrial designer, Sori Yanagi.

We've added a new color to our Hasami Porcelain collection. Indigo-blue mugs, teapot, sugar pot, milk pitcher, and 3-1/3" tray. Made in Japan.

The Knockout. You may be familiar with this bar if you're a fan of Barry Jenkins, as it made a cameo in 2008's Medicine For Melancholy.

Bhugay's Katsu Curry in Downtown Oakland specializes in deep fried meat cutlets smothered in Japanese curry sauce. We stopped in to try the Katsu Burger.

Yoko and Kayoko took part in Sunset magazine's event celebrating the release of "Succulents" by Robin Stockwell with sake selections from Sake Gumi.

Lucky Peach is folding, a cheeky Hungarian winery has a message for Donald Trump, a Japanese start up bringing back the yaoya, and more food news.

The Phone Booth is a well-loved neighborhood dive found at 25th and South Van Ness in the Mission. Meet Liz, a bartender at the Booth for five years.

We selected sakes that would pair well with communal meals. We considered the fact that individuals within families all have different tastes.