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Join us at the Trappist in Oakland for Japan Beer Fest on Jan 24, 2016 for 20+ Japanese craft beers and Ramen Shop fried rice!

Yuki no Bosha “Cabin in the Snow†Junmai Ginjo, Gunma Izumi Honjozo, Nechi Otokoyama Junmai Ginjo, Gunma Izumi Yamahai Junmai sake.

A play on the classic French 75 cocktail recipe using yuzu juice, sparkling wine, and umeshu (plum wine) substituting for gin.

Gift sets and gift ideas for cocktail lovers, food enthusiasts, matcha appreciators, bartenders, chefs, design nerds, and your choosiest friends and family.

We wanted to choose sake that would compliment this day when many of us will be eating turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy.

Even the freshest fish doesn't make great sashimi if it's sliced poorly. Yanagi knives are sharp, slender knives used to cut raw fish with clean precision.

The fourth annual Hanukkah celebration at Umami Mart with Erin Gleeson of The Forest Feast and Rabbi Jack. Latkes and cider served.

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.