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Female Frontrunners: Yuri Hayashi of Tsurunoe Shuzo
March 15, 2022
The team at Tsurunoe Shuzo with Yuri Hayashi (bottom right). This month, we introduce three...
Female Frontrunners: Akiko Hakuto of Hakuto Sake Brewery
March 15, 2022
This month, we introduce three queen bees of the sake world for Female Frontrunners month:...
Female Frontrunners: Saori Kobari of Daitengu Sake Brewery
March 15, 2022
This month, we introduce three queen bees of the sake world for Female Frontrunners month: Yuri...
American Born Sake Series: Brooklyn Kura
March 15, 2022
Brandon Doughan and Brian Polen, co-founders of Brooklyn Kura. I am a proud ABJ (American...
Umami Trip @ Daytrip
March 10, 2022
We had such a wonderful event with our friends of Daytrip in Oakland for our...
Shochu Gumi Pairing: Niku Miso by Kyoko Yoshida of Nishiyoshida Shuzo
March 4, 2022
On my first night in Kagoshima, back in 2017, I tried niku miso. Served alongside a few cucumber spears,...
Female Frontrunners (March 2022)
February 25, 2022
Sake Gumi is our monthly sake subscription service with 250 members throughout the country. Join today! As...
Shochu Gumi n.010: Female Frontrunners March 2022
February 25, 2022
Shochu Gumi is our monthly sake subscription service with 70 members throughout the country. Join today! Welcome to...
Kayoko's Hometown Pairing: Saitama Sakes + Oakland Eats
February 12, 2022
Sake Gumi is our monthly sake subscription service with 250 members throughout the country. Join today! As...
Xmas Eve Raw Bar + Martinis with Casa de Kei
January 25, 2022
We got a phone call around December 20th that my brother Kei aka Casa de...
Kimoto and Yamahai Sake (January 2022)
January 10, 2022
Sake Gumi is our monthly sake subscription service with 250 members throughout the country. Join today! Organic,...
UM Holiday Card 2021
December 31, 2021
And here we are, the end of 2021, a year that we can now accurately...