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Annual Holiday Gift Guide
November 20, 2018
Our annual Holiday Gift Guide is here with ideas for everyone – from your hard to please...
UM Redux: How to Shuck an Oyster
November 19, 2018
Raw oysters are ranked among my top five favorite foods of all time, and we...
The Great Dessert Challenge (November 2018)
November 15, 2018
Sake Gumi is our monthly sake subscription service with 150 members throughout California. Join today! I like...
Cooking The Donabe Book: Steamed Yellowtail Shabu-Shabu
November 13, 2018
In November, my donabe (Japanese ceramic pot) gets dusted off and starts working in full gear through April. I...
Shochu Happy Hour @ Ramen Shop
November 12, 2018
As a follow-up to our Sakqueso! event over the summer, we partnered with Ramen Shop yet...
Visiting the Yoichi Nikka Distillery (Hokkaido)
October 30, 2018
Last year, my husband Johnny and I took his mom on her first trip to...
Japanify: What's the Difference Between Sencha and Hojicha?
October 23, 2018
Both sencha and hojicha are common teas that you will come across everywhere in Japan....
Kimura Glass Factory Visit (Tokyo)
October 17, 2018
We are lucky to go to Japan every year to visit makers, artisans, breweries, and...
Aging Gracefully (October 2018)
October 15, 2018
Sake Gumi is our monthly sake subscription service with 150 members throughout California. Join today! The current...
Chicago Pop-Up Events
October 11, 2018
Did you hear about our Pop-Up at Ace Hotel Chicago October 26-30? We are popping up at...
Introducing the Bricks Tabletop Collection
October 10, 2018
The Bricks Tabletop Collection combines modern design with time-tested durability to create a distinctive tabletop setting. Made with special Shigaraki red clay,...
Shochu Happy Hour!
October 5, 2018
Come one, come all, to our upcoming Shochu Happy Hour! at Ramen Shop in Oakland on Saturday...