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Japan Booze Blind: Baird Summer Beers

Japan Booze Blind: Baird Summer Beers

Host Christopher Pellegrini discusses summer beers with the Baird Nakameguro Taproom’s Marco McFarren.  Read More →


Recipe: Shiso juice

Recipe: Shiso juice

The perfect way to beat the summer heat Tokyo is enjoying (some would say enduring) one of the hottest starts to summer in... 


What We’re Drinking: “Tokyo Beer” by Tama no Megumi

What We’re Drinking: “Tokyo Beer” by Tama no Megumi

This bottle conditioned beer by Ishikawa Brewery out near Haijima station in Western Tokyo is an easy step up from what one... 


What We’re Drinking: Nakanaka Mugi (barley) Shochu

What We’re Drinking: Nakanaka Mugi (barley) Shochu

This bottle was a birthday present from my friend Karen who knows that I’m studiously perusing the range of barley... 


Recipe: Hiyashi soumen

Recipe: Hiyashi soumen

With the arrival of summer, Japanese are increasingly looking towards light meals at lunchtime. A bowl of soumen (cold noodles)... 


World Cup Sake, Match 1

World Cup Sake, Match 1

Hasegawa, purveyors of fine sake and savvy marketers of products such as the Tokyo Swallows baseball beer, have outdone themselves... 


What We’re Drinking: England vs. Germany

What We’re Drinking: England vs. Germany

Yes, the 2010 World Cup is infecting Japan Eats, too. While we have a little Japan-centered FIFA-related tippling on the... 


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