Joy of Sake Honolulu, Hawaii
Joy of Sake!
I love love love sake so every year I look forward to the Joy of Sake Event. This year it was held on August 19th at the Honolulu Academy of Arts.
It was really fun, lots of good food, and the best part over 300 Sake to try (I think I only tried around 50 =P)!! The sake that they offer are premium sake that are entered into the U.S National Sake Appraisal which go through a blind tasting of 10 judges from Japan and the U.S.
This was the opening ceremony.. with the sake barrel and all the Toji (Sake Brew Masters).
Huge barrel! look at all the sake =)
Passing out the Sake!
Yuzen
1518 Makaloa Street
Honolulu, HI 96814-3253
Phone: (808) 943-0131
Featured Dish: Wild Alaskan King Salmon and Spicy Danshaku Potato Mousse with Salad Greens and Wafu Dressing
Cakeworks
Speciality cakes and desserts for special occasions
Phone: (808) 381-6641
Featured Dish: Coconut Dessert Sushi with Ume Sauce. (I really liked this. The sushi shape was so cute and unique. The coconut flavor went well with the sweetness of the ume sauce).
Chai’s Island Bistro
Aloha Tower Marketplace
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
Phone: (808) 585-0011
www.chaisislandbistro.com
Featured Dish: Shrimp Ceviche with Spicy Lime Vinagrette on English Cucumber with Tobiko, Chinese Parsley, Red Jalapeno and Roasted Peanuts
I think this one my favorite dish at the event. I loved the shrimp and especially with the red jalapeno. Very spicy!!
Gyotaku
1824 South King Street
Phone: (808) 949-4584
www.gyotakuhawaii.com
Featured Dish: Garlic and Shichimi-Seared Salmon with Ponzu Sauce and Asian Slaw
Zenshu
477 Kapahulu Avenue
Honolulu, HI 96816
Phone: (808) 381-6641
Featured Dish: Ahi Meatloaf with Sauteed Hamakua Mushrooms and Kabayaki Drizzle
Sounds weird but it was actually very delicious and hearty like a regular meatloaf.
Hoku’s
5000 Kahala Avenue
Honolulu, HI 96816
Phone: (808) 739-8888
www.kahalaresort.com/dining/hoku.cfm
Featured Dish:
Buratta & “WOW Farms” Heirloom Tomatoes Pesto & Lehua Honey Balsamic Reduction
This was yummy!!!
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Hoku’s Plantation “Chop Salad” Kula Summer Greens and Plantation Fresh Vegetables, Pipikaula & Hawaiian Feta Cheese, Papaya Seed Vinaigrette
Shaved Big Island Hearts of Palm with Ahi and Hamachi, Orange and Grapefruit Segments, Yuzu-Orange Vinaigrette
Doraku
Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center
2233 Kalakaua Avenue
Honolulu, HI 96815
Phone: (808) 922-3323
www.dorakusushi.com
Featured Dish: Seared Tuna with Asian Salsa
This was very refreshing!
and of course all the sake!!
I really liked this one.. very smooth!
Me and Avy
Me, Doc, Avy and Sake Toji
It was a very fun event.. drank a lot too! Can’t wait for next year!
Also check out my friend Colin’s Blog post on the event =)
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random note: They’re having the first ever Joy of Sake event in Japan this year on November 2nd, 2010. The Joy of Sake event actually originated in Honolulu. Japan Times
Sake 101: Seitoku Junmai Ginjo Tasting Notes
Seitoku Junmai Ginjo – Presentation Transcript
1. Seitoku Junmai Ginjo
2. Brewery: Seitoku Prefecture: Gunma Ricetype: Gohyakumangoku Seimaibuai: 50% Alcohol Content: 15-16% Sake Meter Value: +3.0 Acidity: 1.2 Sake Name English: Trapeza
3. Tasting Notes This Junmai Ginjo is super light but still has some body. This sake has the nose of cantaloupe and mild citrus. Soft Light Mouthfeel Fruity Perfect Balance Very Drinkable Chilled
4. Talking Points Gunma Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the northwest corner of the Kant? region of Honsh?. Gunma has 3 Melody Roads Recommended Dishes This sake is a great sushi and sashimi
Sake 101: “Nanbu Ryu” – Meeto World Sake Tasting
Sake 101: “Ohyama “Nama” – Meeto World Sake Tasting
Sake 101: Dewazakura Nama Genshu New episode and new co-hosts!
Doc (@docrock) and I now have 2 new co-hosts on our MeetoWorld Sake 101 Podcast! Avy (@aaavious) and Marie (@mariemulan). Very exciting!
In this episode we review Dewazakura Nama Genshu (?????????). This is one of my favorite sake. We buy this one a lot and take it to our favorite Shabu Shabu place, Sweet Home Cafe. This sake goes really well with spicy food. Check out the video! =) Special Thanks to our producer Topher (@topher808) ! 
We also have other shows on our Meetoworld network such as Japanese Lessons, Korean and Japanese word of the day, and Food Reviews with more coming soon!
Check out our websites:
MeetoWorld: http://www.meetoworld.com
Doc (Host): http://www.mrdocrock.com
Linzy (Host): http://www.lalalinzy.com
Avy (Co-Host): http://avious.posterous.com/
Marie (Lil Gangster): http://bit.ly/maries
Topher (Producer): http://www.electricpetroglyphs.com
Phillip (Korean Teacher): http://mrphilliphan.com
Colin (Super Student): http://www.colin800.com
You can also watch our live show every Sunday at 3pm HST at Ustream http://bit.ly/meetoTV and Follow us on Twitter (@MeetoWorld) so that you can chat with us. =)
Description of what Meetoworld means taken from Doc’s blog post.
“Meeto World is a Language school currently teaching Japanese, Korean and soon Chinese online! check out our weekly Ustream shows for Japanese and Sake lessons for now! Why Meeto World? Well Meeto is a play on the katakana pronunciation of “meet” or “meet up”. Meeto also is a play on “Mi” for “3? and “Tomodachi” for “Friends” as in Japanese we often truncate and concatenate words. Lastly the old school way of pronouncing the number “3? and “10? would been “Mee Tou” and “Ten Sai”. (Tensai also means “Genius” just to add that special touch).”
Tea Time At Mission House!
Looks like the mad hatter table..
Lovely tea cups
The scones were so good!! with the cream. I wanted to eat 20 of them.
yummy tea sandwiches.. I think these have radishes in them. Very pretty.
lots of people came!
all the delicious food…
wishing well
trying to get the water out.. hehe
Mission house tea time is every Saturday. I will be going back soon for those scones! They were so delicious.
Mission Houses Museum553 S. King Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 447-3910
