“Shichi Hon Yari” 七本槍純米ひやおろし is the second hiyaoroshi we tasted. This one is from Shiga prefecture 滋賀県 (near Kyoto on the shore of lake Biwa...

It is the season for “ Hiyaoroshi ひやおろし” or “Akiagari 秋上がり” sake. As I mentioned in the previous post , this type of sake is bottled in the...

This is on the theme of multiple small “otoshi” appetizers. Previously we used a  5 segmented plate to serve 5 appetizers.  A few days ago, ...

We have been taking out omakase sushi and sashimi 刺身と寿司おまかせ from Tako Grill since March of 2020 after it closed for dining-in. I have poste...

Although there is nothing new here, it is not common to have a new crop of  myoga  茗荷 harvested from our own garden (just started), fresh sa...

This sake “Watari bune, junmai daiginjo” 渡船純米大吟醸 was a gift from a friend for a recent occasion. This is a really great sake with a slightly...

The last time we bought fresh uni from Maruhide  丸秀, we also got a few “uni shutou” 雲丹酒盗including one with salmon roe 雲丹酒盗いくら入り which was a ...

As I mentioned previously, Maruhide  丸秀 is the best place to get consistently high-quality uni and uni products. I wanted to get some fresh ...

We have been enjoying the items from the Sushi Taro osechi box. After indulging in a serving of wonderful dishes from the box which go perf...

As always, we are so spoiled to have Sushitaro osechi. This is a picture of the upper box.  I am not going into the details but its all ...

This is a continuation of our exploration of the “ Hiyaoroshi ” sake ひやおろし we recently acquired (with a complementary uni tasting on the sid...

These are appetizers I served one evening. Not particularly new but we had "uni" sea urchin from Maruhide  丸秀 a day before, so my ...

Prior to COVID the omakase counter at Sushi Taro was our special-occasion-go-to place. As a matter of fact, we had a reservation in March t...