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Food & Drink
What Are Otsumami? Traditional Japanese Bar Snacks
From beer nuts to Scotch eggs to tapas, the world of drinking snacks is as diverse as the cultures that produce them. In Japan, these drinking snacks w...

Spotlight
Chasing Unicorns at EUREKA! Sake Bar in Tokyo
Where: Second floor, 4 Chome−11−28, Nishiazabu, Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Hours: 6 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. (Tues-Fri); 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. (Sat, Sun, holidays)
“I...

Spotlight
Sake Rice Farmers Growing the American Craft Sake Scene
The American craft sake scene has grown steadily in the last 10 years, with the number of breweries increasing from roughly a dozen in 2013 to nearly 3...

Recipe
What Is Dango? Mitarashi Dango and Other Dango Recipes
The world of “wagashi,” or traditional Japanese sweets, is simple, fun, ancient and colorful. Once upon a time, basic ingredients such as red beans and...

Spotlight
Otokoyama: Preserving Traditions With Hokkaido’s Frontier Spirit
With a rich history spanning over 350 years, Otokoyama treasures its traditions and historical significance — but it also embraces the frontier spirit,...

Recipe
What Is Taiyaki? Taiyaki Recipes
Article by Taylor Markarian
Recipes by Alice Hama
Taiyaki is one of Japan’s most emblematic desserts. It even makes an appearance in the extremely pop...

Spotlight
Connecting Chinese-Latino Cuisine and Sake at Chino Grande
The way Chef Christine Lau’s fingers nimbly fold the wontons as she carries on in conversation is clearly muscle memory. But it’s more than just practi...

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‘Doesn’t Get More New York’ Than Sake With Unregular Pizza
Unregular Pizza lives by the slogan, “Pizza for irregular times.” Perhaps that explains why husband-and-wife team Gabriele Lamonaca and Paola Sinisga...

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‘Unpredictable’ Cafe Mutton Chef Sees ‘A Lot of Possibility’ in Sake
Nowadays when you see a respected food publication like Bon Appetit recommend a new restaurant, you’re inclined to think that you’ll be immediately sma...










