Pop Open Some Sake

What to drink with our New Year’s mochi menu.

Sashimi with Soy Sauce, Sesame Seeds, and Chives

Celebrate top-quality, fresh fish with this dish.

Scallops Crudo with Vanilla Salt

Vanilla salt, ginger, and mint make for an unexpected combination.

Mushroom and Pancetta Soup

Shiitake mushrooms and pancetta give this light soup richness and depth.

Watermelon-Soju Cocktail

Refreshing and sweet, with a touch of ginger.

Any suggestions for an inexpensive sake to pair with a seared foie gras dish?

Red-Cooked Pork

A slow-cooked dish with Chinese flavorings.

Momofuku Chicken Wings

An Asian slant to wings: soy- and sake-glazed with pickled chiles and garlic.

New Year's, Japanese Style

Trade in your champagne and hors d’oeuvres for sake and mochi.

That Heady Molecular Mixology

When a tail should really just be a tail.

Foot Fetish

What’s with the “shoes off” rule?

Kiwis and Grapes

New Zealand’s best Pinot Noir and Riesling.

Cookbook Gift Guide

Give a gift that results in delicious food.

A Japanese Whisky Primer

Highland, Lowland, Hokkaido?

So I’m finally gonna go to Urasawa on Thursday. (And yes the price did go up to $350/pp for just the food). But I’m wondering which sake or wine that would go best with the food. Never paired wine with sushi but am...