OMG, this is an amazing read (not that I’m surprised)! It managed to make me hungry and misty at the same time. I was just at Attman’s Deli in Baltimore the other day (another iconic sandwich institution) and they have a sign dangling from the ceiling warning people that their food is going to take time (there’s… Read more

it actually is on both sides of the Pacific. Sake consumption has fallen consistently over the years in Japan and it’s pretty surprising how little most consumers there actually know about it. It’s only about 6 or 7 percent of the alcohol consumed there now. Premium ginjo and daiginjo styles are definitely usually… Read more

that’s actually a misconception. In my original draft of the story I had included a bit about which types of sake to drink warm, but I edited out to keep the word count down. Read more

Fushimi in Kyoto as well. Read more

yes, good catch! I was just at SakéOne six weeks ago and I was definitely in Oregon.
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What Yotsuba&Tochan said.
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