chives and scallions was a new dish for me and it was standout. Had some nice sake too (Dassai ginjo) which at £35 for a 720ml bottle represents good value by London standards.

water martini and so much more. Service was impeccable. Instead of the wine pairings, I chose a few bottles on my own. I started with a Sparkling Sake, then a Ginjo Sake and ended with a Spanish red from Montsant. All excellent...

Gras and Apricot Compote on a toasted Brioche Veg: Spring Roll with cucumber, Haricot Vert and Cilantro 1st Course Kobe Culotte with Achiote BBQ Veg: Beet Carpaccio with Hazelnuts and Gruyere Sake: Dezakura Arabishiri Junmai Ginjo 2nd...

). Funnily enough the two misses that come to mind – kobe beef/foie gras croquettes and the salmon tartare with ikura sauce are two of the dishes that you didn’t like either. I also wasn’t impressed with the...

Amuse Bouche - Sashimi of Hamachi paired with a junmai ginjo by Suishin A lovely piece of yellowtail rested on a fried-wonton “cigarette”, giving this starter a really nice balance between soft and crisp. Pasta -...

a fairly expensive ($21) sake to us, but we were not at all disappointed in our selection: Hakkaisan Junmai Ginjo, with clean dry flavors, and a wonderful accompaniment to the appetizers and sushi we were planning to order. They...

In Boston, some sakes that are readily available which you might look for include: Kimoto honjyozo, Gekkeikan (sp?) horin daiginjo, Wakatake onikoroshi (both ginjo and daiginjo grades are readily available, try both) For...

oh, also Saito’s in Belltown has a fairly impressive sake menu, with sakes broken out by classification (ginjo, daiginjo, junmai, etc) as well as dryness rating.

list is a full two pages long, with daiginjo on one side and ginjo and honjozo on the other, so if you get overwhelmed, it’s worth asking the staff for recommendations (along the lines of “I like X type of sake; what...

had Jokigen’s Omachi Ginjo, which is a more strongly flavored sake which I’ve found stands up very well to most foods. (This was one of the specials—it’s “hatsunomikiri”, which is when they...

-ish Akita ginjo sake for $5. The small glass overflowed to the black lacquered masu, and I’m sure was more than 2 ounces, so a good deal. I also ordered a pot of hot tea. A small dish of edamame was complimentary. Tea, Akita...

interior with its tinkling fountain in the corner. I started off with a carafe of shochiko ginjo sake, nice and cold, and a look at the menu. I am not a huge sushi eater. I like a hamachi roll with scallion, or something draped...

friend, and I think she found her favorite in the superb duck. To drink, we each ordered the three-sake sampler. This included two junmai’s and one ginjo. While I preferred both of the fresher and fruitier junmai’s...

(this includes our lunch at French Laundry.) All three were wonderful, but the scallop/sea urchin and smoked trout were truly special. Paired with saki- Hakkaisan Junmai Ginjo. lovely. Second Course: Cream of Sunchoke Soup with...

to Takara Sake. We rushed here about 15 minutes before it closed for the day. The tasting room is open daily from 12p-6pm for FREE tastings. We got to try 13 sakes: Tokubetsu Junmai-premium junmai Ginjo Nama Organic nama Nigori-silky...