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Happy Hour: Tokyo Mule
September 29, 2014
Heyyyy, Happy Hour is BACK! I spent all weekend trying to come up with a...
Event Recap: Shochu 101, From Kagoshima to California
September 25, 2014
Alchemy Bottle Shop opened this year in March on Grand Avenue in Oakland. Owners Tova...
Casa de Kei: How to Clean + Season Cast Iron Like a PRO
September 22, 2014
Pro tips from a chef on how to take care of – and clean –your cast iron pan.
Celebrating Atelier Dion
September 16, 2014
Atelier Dion has been an important part of the Umami Mart family since we first...
The Ramen Shaman: Menya Musashi (Shinjuku)
September 8, 2014
Menya Musashi's namesake is one Miyamoto Musashi, regarded as one of Japan's greatest swordsmen and...
Event Recap: The Fragrance of Whisky
September 1, 2014
I have allowed an unsuitable amount of time to pass before writing about our Fragrance...
Ten Top Turkish Eats
August 25, 2014
Somewhere over the Atlantic, I wondered -- do the Turks just call it coffee and...
BARTENDER (バーテンダー)
August 18, 2014
Meet Ryu Sasakura, a dashingly handsome, deeply empathetic, incredibly talented bartender, back in Tokyo after...
Upcoming Events: What is Umami? + Muji Summertime Drinks Seminar
August 11, 2014
We're excited to announce upcoming events with collaborators in San Francisco that we greatly admire....
Umami Mart Map: Kauai aka Paradise
August 4, 2014
Ah, Kauai. We went over New Year's, to unwind after an exhaustive holiday season. Yoko...
Throwback Thursday: Intro to Shochu
July 31, 2014
We just completed our fourth shochu talk and tasting, this time at Alchemy Bottle Shop...
Upcoming Event: 2nd Annual Umami Mart Matsuri
July 28, 2014
Guess what? It's our birthday! We're turning TWO years old (can you believe?!?!?!) and as...