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Happy Hour: Don't Call This a Saketini
August 17, 2015
Don't Call This a Saketini is a take on the traditional Martini, using a dry sake instead of vermouth.
Chizu, A Cheese Bar in Portland
August 13, 2015
We visit Chizu, a cheese bar in downtown Portland, with a sushi bar concept.
Mike's Noodle House in Seattle
August 10, 2015
We landed at Mike's Noodle House in Chinatown, Seattle and ate wonton and siu kau noodle soup and chinese donuts and soy milk.
Come See Us at Sake Summit This Weekend!
August 6, 2015
The third annual Sake Summit in San Francisco is your chance to try pretty much all the sakes that are available for consumption in the Bay Area.
A Visit to Sake One Brewery in Oregon
August 3, 2015
We visited Oregon sake brewery, Sake One. Operating since 1998, Sake One produces all Momokawa sakes.
Shanghai Restaurant in Oakland
July 30, 2015
Shanghai Restaurant is our go-to in Oakland Chinatown for green onion pancake, dumplings, noodle soup, and Malantou.
Upcoming Event: 3rd Annual Umami Mart MATSURI
July 27, 2015
Wow guys, THREE YEARS!!! Can you believe we have been open in Old Oakland for...
Upcoming Event: Hakkaisan Brewery Sake Tasting @ Alchemy Bottle Shop
July 23, 2015
It's been a crazy sake week here at Umami Mart -- first we launched the...
Introducing SAKE GUMI, Our Monthly Sake Subscription Program
July 22, 2015
We choose the sakes and you drink them! Sake Gumi is is our way of making sakes available nationwide. Two bottles a month sent to you.
China Diaries: Cha's Restaurant in Shanghai
July 20, 2015
Cha's Restaurant specializes in the Hong Kong cha canting-style. Soy milks, sandwiches, instant noodles, braised seafood, fried rice plates, etc.
Packaging Whore: Kewpie Egg Royal Mayonnaise
July 16, 2015
To commemorate its 90th year, Kewpie released a limited edition mayo, named Tamago wo ajiwau mayonnaise, in a super cool jar.
China Diaries: Bullfrog Hot Pot
July 13, 2015
Frog is big in Shanghai. Frog dishes are on almost all menus. It's like the chicken of America. We ate bullfrog at Zhuwu Sichuan Restaurant.