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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.

We hosted a cocktail making event at Forgery with Plumpjack Wine & Spirits on how to stir the perfect cocktail and when a drink is shaken vs. stirred.

Kanten is a jelly-like substance made from agar agar. It’s completely vegan and gluten free. In this recipe, I used three fresh yuzu to make yuzu kanten.

Introducing Gloss Gray! This collection of ceramic tableware has a shiny surface that mixes and matches well with all Hasami pieces.

We had our very first Sake Gumi Social last weekend -- it was a BLAST! This event was exclusive to Sake Gumi members, held at Ramen Shop's new bar annex.

Saturday Nov. 14 from 12-3 p.m. at Umami Mart. Get ideas for inventive drinks to serve at your upcoming holiday party using Workhorse bitters and Q Drinks!

We’re excited to announce that Danish design and ceramics makers Studio Arhoj will have its first U.S. pop-up shop inside Umami Mart

Originally made in the 1960s for American consumers by Kenzan Ceramics in Japan, they never made it Stateside until we brought them to Umami Mart.

Runoff Book Release Party with creator Tom Manning Get your book signed by Tom, enter a raffle drawing, and look through Tom’s original art and illustration tools!

Copenhagen-based Studio Arhoj created 3 minimalist poster designs exclusively for Umami Mart. We're happy to announce you can now buy them online!

Where to eat in Honolulu, Hawaii.

What is genshu? Learn all about cask-strength sake – robust sakes that are usually 19-20% ABV – with Jake Myrick (Sequoia Sake, SF). At Ramen Shop, Oakland.

Hakushika Goka Sennenju Junmai Daiginjo, Hatsumago Junmai Kimoto, Yuki Otoko (Snow Yeti) Junmai, Fukucho Hattanso Junmai sake.

A high quality sake deserves a high quality vessel to complement and showcase its flavor. Features a diamond cut etching at the base of each 5 oz flute.

John Gauntner's Sake Professional class in San Francisco. The three-day course covers the sake-making process, tastings, more.

Try delicious Haku Smoked Shoyu, Haku Sakura Cherry Blossom Shoyu, and Haku Mizunara Whisky Barrel Aged Shoyu. Made in Kyoto, Japan.

There is a renaissance of sorts happening in Seattle and cocktail culture will not be left behind! Here are four bars we visited and would highly recommend.

A free in-store tasting with Dafna Kory, founder of INNA. Learn about and sample some shrub, and take home a bottle.

We ate Noraneko, a ramen spot in Portland conceived by the same geniuses behind Biwa. The broth was deep and the noodles no-nonsense springy. Read more...

Find out how to use a spice toaster to toast sesame seeds and spices.