KISSAKEKO

Tonight’s first saké tasting at KISSAKEKO will feature Narazake Yucho Shuzo Kaze no Mori

Having our first saké event tonight with two seatings, at 6 and at 7. Still a few seats left.

These tariffs are causing distrust in the US

Effective Aug. 1. US consumers will just have to face the consequences of higher prices.

Trump imposes 25% tariffs on Japan, South Korea

US importers of saké are in the dark right now

Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll In their campaign promises, parties are offering different solutions to problems caused by the record number here to visit, work and invest in real estate.

If you build something better they will come and come and come…

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listude studio in Nara where our speakers were built. They make omnidirectional speakers consisting of several full range drivers

Not great for saké

Crossing my fingers he’ll swing by our neighborhood today

The speakers are up. Built for us in Nara.

For #nationalcameraday I shot this snow leopard melon with a #leicaq2

The bureaucracy is crippling SF small business growth.

Sampling the best of Seoul's booming cafe culture Four cool coffeehouses in the city's trendiest neighborhoods

The House of Vinyl in Seoul is definitely an inspiration:
"I wanted a space where people could come to heal," says Jang Woo-hyuk, the owner of the cafe. "For me, this requires drinking coffee in a place with music coming out of high-quality speakers."
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The listude speakers from Nara that will hang from the ceiling and provide soothing music in the room.

The goal is to create a saké bar with a coffeehouse feel

A new place will open soon in SF

As rice prices rise, a bit of tea adds needed luxury Add depth and your personal flair to fried rice with your favorite brand of tea.

Rice too pricey to be using it without a care in the world? Infusing it with some tea can lend a new dimension.

Yōshoku will be served tomorrow Saturday. May still have time to order from Cafe Kitchen Therapy on this link. We’ll be serving coffee, matcha, wine and saké from 12pm

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The oyster bar at Jagalchi in Daly City has sushi for $5/2pcs on the menu. They use Koshihikari rice. Tasty enough for supermarket sushi. For drinks, you can wash it down with beer, wine or soju. No saké!

Tasting menu yakitori? Wow! Yakitori has been so overlooked

Ingenious financing. BNPL really targets customers who don’t like credit and who don’t need it, but can’t resist free financing

New wine guides to the Jura, the Loire and Rioja

Excellent review of Jura Wine Ten Years On from Tam Currin @jancisrobinson.com - humbled and grateful. www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/new...

Tomozuna in Yokohama I’ve previously been to places that served yakitori, but never to a yakitori-ya specialty restaurant like Tomozuna in Yokohama that serves only yakitori.

Yamato chicken yakitori
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Everyone knows how great Aramasa is, but side by side with Tamazakura, WOW!
#sake #seishu #aramasa #tamazakura

Hello folks! Anyone I know here?

Which would you choose?