10 Things You May Not Know About Sake


Updated 02/23/11 6:23 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Sake Facts

Recently I sat down with a group of people to conduct my first-ever sake tasting. The event was hosted by SakeOne, a craft sake brewer that's based out of Oregon and known for producing award-winning and fun-flavored sakes. The tasting paired 15 sakes with different artisan cheeses also from the beaver state. As I took my first sip of the grassy, smooth, vanilla-ish Momokawa Diamond, I realized Read more

Sake Fun Facts: Will You Bomb This Quiz?


Updated 10/02/10 4:52 PM · Posted by YumSugar · 2 comments

Sake Fun Facts

Happy Friday! If you're looking for something else to celebrate other than the end of the work week, then head over to your nearest sake bar, because today is International Sake Day! Although this delicately flavored fermented rice spirit is prized in Japan for its purity of flavor and storied cultural history, sake isn't well-understood by many American drinkers. To push the learning curve, Read more

Healthy Dose Link Time


Updated 08/11/10 4:41 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 0 comments

Fat Fighting Foods, Jackie Warner Diet Plan, Sake Cocktail, and More

Start eating these seven fat-fighting foods (chocolate included) — Health.com Jackie Warner will help you drop 10 pounds in 30 days — Shape Quick dinner: fish in a flash — Peanut Butter Fingers Healthify your happy hour with pineapple ginger sake cocktail — Vital Juice Get the lowdown on Vitamin Water — That's Fit.ca Ayurvedic diet road tested a month; learn the results — Lemon Read more

Halloween Sake Tasting


Updated 11/06/09 3:49 PM · Posted by · 3 comments

Halloween Sake Tasting

This story was written by member lauren and comes from the Savory Sights group in the YumSugar Community.For Halloween, my husband and I opted for a quiet and delicious sake dinner at Hanazen rather than a crazy party! We tasted 5 different sakes, all of which were completely different. Some with the traditional earthy flavor and others with a light, fruit and flower flavor. All very different Read more

Noteworthy Nibbles — June 23-30, 2009


Updated 06/23/09 7:05 PM · Posted by YumSugar · 3 comments

National Food Festivals And Food Events, June 23-30, 2009

It's almost July, and the palatable parties just keep coming. If you're a wine enthusiast, head over to Pinot Days or the Telluride Wine Festival. Beer more your thing? Throw back some sake bombs at the Beer & Sake Festival, or hit up the Colorado Brewfest. Here in Fog City, the Best of the Bay looks to be one heck of a soirée. What happenings are you hitting up? If you know of anything Read more

Noteworthy Nibbles — May 12-19, 2009


Updated 05/13/09 10:20 AM · Posted by YumSugar · 1 comment

National Food Festivals and Food Events, May 12-19, 2009

How do you know that Summer's just a few weeks away? When there's a seemingly endless list of epicurean events and food festivals. We can hardly straddle them all, but have plans to hit up San Francisco Cocktail Week, shake hands with sake brewers at the Joto Sake Tasting, slurp a few slippery ones at Oysterfest, and swirl Sauvignon Blanc at the Uncorked! Wine Festival. What events are you Read more

Noteworthy Nibbles — Mar. 31-Apr. 7, 2009


Updated 04/06/09 10:54 AM · Posted by YumSugar · 4 comments

National Food Festivals and Food Events, Mar. 31-Apr. 7, 2009

From Mississippi catfish cookoffs to Louisiana strawberry celebrations, this week is full of can't-miss Spring food festivities in the South. What delectable diversions will you be hitting up this week? Be sure to chime in below! Plantsville, CT: Flavors of Connecticut — Mar. 31 San Francisco, CA: Nirvino Mixology Contest — Mar. 31 Kona, HI: Kona Chocolate Festival — Mar. 31-Apr. 5 Vail, Read more

Come Party With Me: Chinese New Year — Drinks


Updated 01/26/09 11:08 AM · Posted by partysugar · 8 comments

Come Party With Me: Chinese New Year — Drinks

For a large dinner party select a specialty cocktail that can be made in advance and in a large batch. This recipe for a white wine sangria gets an Asian twist with the addition of canned lychees and sake. It will pair perfectly with spring rolls and Chinese noodles. To make it a truly festive celebration stock up on Asian beer (Tsingtao is a nice option) and good sipping sake (I like Sake One's Read more

Noteworthy Nibbles — Oct. 21-27, 2008


Updated 10/22/08 11:10 AM · Posted by YumSugar · 2 comments

Noteworthy Nibbles — Oct. 21-27, 2008

This week's events have left me curious: Exactly what activities does one partake in at a Pig Stein? Or a Yambilee? If you have attended these in the past, I'd love to know. Will anyone be at the James Beard Foundation's Taste America in Las Vegas? If you know something we've left out, please leave a message in the comments below! Las Vegas, NV: Rising Stars Las Vegas — Oct. 21 Torrance, CA: Read more