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It’s alive!
Last minute Christmas shopping and mini brewery tour at Takeda Shuzo! My friend Mr. Takeda is in the busiest part of the brewing season. This bubbling brew here is soon to be squeezed and filtered into and finally bottled.
The motto of our neighborhood sake brewer is “small brewery, big dreams.“ Small tours are available!
The “Katafune” sake made here is winning awards in London and Is served at some of the finest restaurants in San Francisco. AND those on my Christmas list are gonna get some!
#sake #nihonshu #takedashuzo #ogata #joetsu
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Just wanted to post a quick update here regarding some restaurant staff changes coming out of Tokyo…
Unfortunately, one of my favorite izakaya, Peshi in Nihonbashi, has closed its doors.
https://www.eataku.com/post/158355062579/peshi-tokyo
The staff has fortunately landed on their feet and found other gigs, which I will be posting about when I have more information.
Also, one of Tokyo’s best late night spots, Kadoya, has gone through some adjustments of their own, with both Taka and Tacchan having left to embark on exciting new adventures.
https://www.eataku.com/post/157344408276/kadoya-nishi-azabu-tokyo
The Nishi-Azabu izakaya remains open with a new staff, and a modified menu, but I have not been yet. So much of my original review of and praise for Kadoya came from the warmth of the staff, so I can’t continue to recommend them as one of Tokyo’s best as I have not eaten and drank there yet. The owner, Moriyama-san, is a wonderfully talented chef and manager, and I’m sure he’s got a great new crew cooking and serving there, so I hope to try them again on my next trip.
Updates on Taka and Tacchan coming soon too!
