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Umamiventure #34: Umeshu Class with Peko Peko
June 13, 2013
We learned, we drank and we ate all things ume during our Umeshu Class last...
Event Recap: Seed Season: Planting + Garden Caretaking
May 24, 2013
On a lovely spring day, we hosted an event focused on seed season and gardening....
Event Recap: Lease-Signing Party
May 13, 2013
Photos by Josh Urich, The Joy of Drinking We did it! We signed a lease!...
Event Recap: First Annual Hinamatsuri
April 5, 2013
How often do you see babies on the front page of Umami Mart??? Well, it was...
Event Recap: Aya Brackett Photography Show Opening
March 7, 2013
We had a fun, bustling opening last month for our friend Aya Brackett's photography show...
Event Recap: Quick-Pickles with Kelly Geary
February 7, 2013
With winter roots and wild mushrooms in abundance, January was a perfect time to invite...
Event Recap: Peko-Peko Udon Pop-Up
December 26, 2012
Photos by Jazmine Livingston On a cold December night, just days before Christmas, we hosted...
Event Recap: Oorutaichi @ Umami Mart (OAK)
November 29, 2012
Just a little over two months ago, my good friend in Tokyo sent me this...
The Forest Feast Show Thru January
November 23, 2012
I met Erin Gleeson during our freshman year of college in Santa Barbara. She would...
Richmen: Ramen Shop's Noodle-Making Machine from Japan
October 31, 2012
It all started with a vision. Three guys, slaving away at Chez Panisse for years,...
Umamiventure #33: Hive Tour with East Bay Urban Bees
October 18, 2012
Did you know that a bee's lifespan is based on the distance it has flown?...
Event Recap: Umami Mart Grand Opening Party
August 15, 2012
Photos by Erin Gleeson After weeks of painting, building, going to Home Depot five times...