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In honor of Hiroshima month here at Umami Mart, I visited Chinchikurin in LA a...
Our Anniversary Sale starts today! This August, we celebrate five years in Oakland and as a huge...
Every year, August is a time for reflection. As a Japanese-American (and as a human)...
2017 not only marks five years of our Oakland shop (opened August 2012), but 10...
The Yamachu Anvil Ice Pick is one of our sexiest bar tools - sleek, chic and sharp....
Umami Mart turned five years old this past week and we threw our biggest and...
"Sake on ice? Are you serious?"... is usually the response I get when I tell...
We love Hawaii - the surf, sand and spam musubi is all we need for much needed...
Kyle MacLachlan made this commercial to promote Twin Peaks: The Return in Japan. It's quirky...
Kayoko and I met Kevin Diedrich back in 2011 when we threw the Gift of Food...
All Twin Peaks fanatics should listen to Wrapped in Podcast - a podcast dedicated to...
This month's sakes are all from Yamagata Prefecture, to belatedly celebrate that Yamagata's sakes were...