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NYC: 1 or 8 Restaurant TEN SAKE sushi pairing

[ September 8, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] [caption id="attachment_6540" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="1 or 8"][/caption]Event Organizer’s Description:
Our next special dinner will be on Wednesday September 8th at 7PM.
It will be a hard core sushi and sake pairing dinner served at the sushi bar.
10 nigiri will be paired with 10 different sake. Yes, 10 different sake.

Because of the capacity of the sushi bar, [...]

Nanbu Bijin Sake and Moyashimon at JCC

Japanese Culinary Center and Nanbu Bijin Brewery recently co-sponsored an event celebrating Nanbu Bijin’s role in Moyashimon. Have you ever heard of the Japanese Manga Moyashimon (aka “Tales of Agriculture”)? It’s a fun story about a young student at a Japanese Agriculture university who has the unique ability to see and communicate with [...]

Sake Brewery Tours in Japan: Feb & March 2011!

Have you ever wanted to tour Japan and visit the places where sake is made? I just heard about an amazing opportunity to do just that!! Sake-World expert John Gaunter and TokyoFoodCast dynamo Etsuko Nakamura are undertaking something I had always wished existed – Sake Brewery Tours!

NYC: Nanbu Bijin Koji Event

[ August 18, 2010; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Rice, water, yeast and koji are the four main ingredients that the sake is comprised of. The koji is rice that is steamed that also has cultivated koji mold spores. The official scientific name for this healthy mold is Aspergillus Oryzae. This mold creates enzymes that separate the rice starch into sugars that will be [...]

Boston: Chilling with Sake event

[ October 13, 2010; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Chilling with Sake

Forget about hot Saké & branch out to the joys of chilled Saké.
Learn the basics of Saké with wine writer & great Saké communicator Richard Auffrey. You’ll learn everything from history and brewing to modern selections and post-modern cocktails. Sushi too, by Super Fusion.

October 13, 2010 (Wed)
6:30 PM – 8:30 [...]

NYC: Sake and Tapas at NY Vintners

[ September 7, 2010; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ] New York Vintners Hosts:

Premium Sake and Asian Tapas – September 7 (G)
September 7th at 6:30-8:30pm
Sake, much like wine, comes in a diverse array of types and styles and pairs well with almost any food. Served as an aperitif or paired with dinner, sake is well adapted to handle a diverse range of occasions. Learn the [...]