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July 14, 2017

If you didn't know already, we have a sake club called Sake Gumi and it's...

July 11, 2017

I've been really excited to see the umeshu (Japanese plum infused in shochu) popping up on...

June 27, 2017

Since celebrating Solstice last week, we can finally say that summer is here. In the...

June 15, 2017

Pulling out balled-up leftover cheeses and one-cup sakes from my fridge is my weeknight, wind-down,...

June 12, 2017

Okonomiyaki is everywhere in Japan. It's one of those foods that appear in festivals and...

May 30, 2017

Far Leaves is a treasure in Berkeley, CA. A place to enjoy a pot of...

May 23, 2017

Since opening in 2015, Sequoia Sake Brewery has been a gem in the heart of...

May 16, 2017

The first time I tried an Imada Shuzo (brewery) sake was in 2014 when we...

May 15, 2017

Miho Imada of Imada Sake Brewery and me with two of the bottles offered this...

May 11, 2017

Jennifer Colliau is one of Bay Area's greatest bartenders. To use words such as "smart,"...

May 5, 2017

Salads do not have an ethincity. An ode to Bonnie Tsui's NY Times Op-Ed review on the Asian salad genre.

April 25, 2017

I always get nervous before an event because I want it to be the best...