Archive for April, 2006
You Want Fries with That?
Landmark Wine and Sake send around an email advertising a sake seminar for Sat April 29nd. Count me in! I wasn’t sure what to expect, but it was really great. The seminar was held in the sun drenched upstairs space above the landmark wine shop. When I arrived I found several tables […]
April ‘06 Sake Meetup
The Sake Meetup group, well, ‘met up’ last night at Landmark for a private tasting. It was quite fun as usual. This night was a study in old friends and new friends… this goes for both the sake AND the people!
I knew two of the sakes that were served on sight. […]
Saka Hana Sake Tasting
When Toshi over at wonderful Sake Hana (265 E. 78th St. Bet. 2nd & 3rd Ave.) emailed me an invitation to an “all-you-can-drink” sake tasting event featuring 11 sakes from 4 brewers I knew I just could not pass it up… but it would be a challange. When you think about it, the “all-you-can-drink” […]
Think Pink!
Ok, class is in session. To fully appreciate this blog entry, there are a few key words of Japanese you need to learn:
Sakura = Cherry Blossom
Matsuri = Festival
Sakura Matsuri = Cherry Blossom Festival!
Scott and I had our own delightful Sake-infused Sakura Matsuri last Sunday. The festivities started with a trip to the Brooklyn Botanical […]
The World’s Best Sake?
Daishichi Myouka Rangyoku.
Could it be the World’s Best Saké?
I’m talking #1 on Planet Earth!?
The highest quality in the known Universe!?!
Ladies and Gentlemen, I may not be a sake expert just yet, but one sip and my taste buds told me, in no uncertain terms, this is the best, […]
It’s so ISE to fall in love…
Have you ever seen that show Survivor Man? It’s about this MacGyver-type survival expert guy that gets dropped by helicopter into a remote, harsh and desolate area (mountain top, death valley…) and he has to survive for a week and film the whole thing showing his survival tricks along the way. I felt a little […]
Shochu Superiority Complex
Sometimes, you just have to believe in good omens. On my first trip to Uminoie Japanese restuarant (86 E. 3rd St.) the neighboring table handed me a piece of their birthday cake just after Scott and I were seated. I took it as a sign that our experience at this place was going […]
Decibel Sake Bar
I’ve been to Decibel once before, but this is my first post about this amazing NYC sake institution. I think it’s run by the same folks that own Sakagura, but, even though they are both in basements, the feel between the two places couldn’t be more different. Decibel goes for that gritty, dark, […]