NYC: Akira Organic Junmai at Sakagura
Sakagura
Sakagura and Kanazawa Daichi present
“AKIRA NIGHTâ€ã€€æ»‰ãƒŠã‚¤ãƒˆã€Žè¾²é‚〠THE FARMER’S SPIRIT
Sake and Food from the Japanese Organic Farm, “Kanazawa Daichiâ€
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH, 2010
8:00 PM TO 9:30 PM
Sakagura is very excited to invite Sake Connoisseurs to a Thursday evening tasting event of great sakes and 100% organic rice balls with Kanazawa Daichi from Ishikawa, Japan.
We will welcome Mr. Tatsujio Imura, CEO of Kanazawa Daichi and proudly farmer and Mrs. Chizuko Niikawa-Helton from Sake Discoveries as special SAKE lecturers. Tasting will feature Junmai “Akira†(not to be sold in the U.S. Yet) pure organic sake at three different temperatures.
Akira Set (50ml each) $18.00
· On the rocks
· Room Temperature
· Warm Sake
And organic “Mitsuhikari†rice balls steamed with earthenware pot
served with organic miso from Kanazawa Daichi
Plus, special sake gift from Kanazawa Daichi is being panned for you! Join us and look forward to the nights of delight and fun with sake!
Akira Imura:
Akira Imura, 68 years old and a father of Tatsujiro Imura, is the chairperson of Kanazawa Daichi. His farming focuses on: safety, affordable prices, and a continuous supply of delicious an stable agricultural farm products. Akira Imura has been farming rice, wheat, soybeans, and vegetables for over 25 years in a large area of reclaimed land known as “Kahokugataâ€, a suburb of Kanazawa city in Ishikawa Prefecture. Kanazawa Daichi also produces tofu, miso, and soy sauce all made with their organic ingredients and traditional methods handed down for generations. This is Akira’s fifty-second year farming rice. He says there is nothing he would change about his life. He continues to grow harvest rice and keeps a strong connection to the true spirit of farming,
RSVP HOTLINES: 212-953-SAKE (7253)
Prompt RSVPs are recommended.
*Please note that this event is “first-come, first-served†basis. We cannot hold orders in advance.
We are looking forward to seeing you. Kanpai!!
SAKAGURA
211 EAST 43RD STREET B1F NEW YORK. NY 10017
(BET 2 AND 3RD AVENUE)
212-953-SAKE (7253)
www.sakagura.com
Business Hours:
Lunch
Mon-Fri 11:30 AM – 2:20 PM
Dinner
Mon-Thu 6:00 PM – 11:45 PM
Fri-Sat 6:00 PM – 12:45 AM
Sun 6:00 PM – 10:45 PM
SAKAGURA
211 EAST 43RD STREET B1F NEW YORK. NY 10017
(BET 2 AND 3RD AVENUE)
212-953-SAKE (7253)
www.sakagura.com
Kanazawa Daichi at Sakagura
