Archive for March, 2009
NYC: K&D Wines & Spirits Sake Tasting
[ March 28, 2009; 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] Sake To Me! This Isn’t Your Sushi Bar’s Sake…Free Tasting! Sake Tasting
Monica the Sake Ambassador of Southern Wines and Spirits will be guiding your exploration of the distinctive and remarkably versatile styles of Sake. This isn’t the piping hot cheap stuff at the sushi bar; prepare to be amazed!
* Momokawa ‘Pearl’
* Momokawa Organic Ginjo
* [...]
NYC: Sake Steal at Bao Noodles
[ March 30, 2009; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Sake Steal at Bao Noodles
Pair fusion foods with sips of sake at this intimate four-course event. Sake guru Chris Johnson invites you into his Gramercy restaurant, offering pairings like truffled tuna spring rolls served with Murai Family Sugidama Ginjo sake. Johnson will tell you the differences between Ginjo sake and Daiginjo sake, as well as [...]
Minneapolis: Sake and Sushi event
[ April 16, 2009; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Sake and Sushi
Do you ever wonder: “What’s the scoop on Sake anyway?” Well, here’s your chance to find out! We’ll be exploring a bunch of Japanese Sake and you’ll get a chance to see just how diverse and flexible they can be. A local Sushi restaurant will also be here serving up some artistic eats [...]
Philly: Sake Fest
[ April 7, 2009; 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Saké Fest
Get ready saké fans, Sake Fest is only a few weeks away, and it looks to be another terrific showcase of premium sakés from Japan and America. This year’s festival takes place on Tuesday, April 7, in the Millennium Ballroom at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel. Festival goers will be treated to samples of [...]
LA: Mystery Of Sake Tasting Event
[ April 23, 2009; 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm. ] Mystery of Sake
On Thursday, April 23rd, step onto the scene of the California Science Center and explore sake and hors d’oeuvre pairings at “Mystery of Sake” benefiting the Little Tokyo Service Center. Scope out the event with 800 other Angelinos investigating sake. Also, help honor Mutual Trading Co., chief distributor of Japanese goods, for their [...]
Interview: Paul Tanguay
Mr. Paul Tanguay is well known as a real sake authority and a go-to guy for sake education in the US. I first met him when he was Corporate Beverage Director for SushiSamba, and developing a special interest in Sake.
Shichi Hon Yari Sake Tasting
My bedroom radiator has a drip that drives me crazy. Sometimes at night, I lay awake and can hear the drip, drip, drip. I know I’ve got to get it fixed, but I’ve never gotten around to it. The only way I can calm my nerves when I hear this drip is to close my eyes and think of “Shizuku” sake.
