Sake. A four-letter word we either love or love to hate. Co-founders, Jon Rugg and Troy Nakamatsu of Sawtelle Sake have decidedly turned sake on its head, but it’s not as easy as they make it look. It ...

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Lucy Simon is a New York-based wine, spirits, and food writer has been with Food & Wine since the spring of 2021. To drink sake or to drink wine, that is the question. As sake sales have skyrocketed ...

For the month of October, LoLa 41 is featuring flights of different Japanese sakes — each with a unique flavor profile — and suggesting which of the restaurant’s menu items guests might want to pair ...

Some operators are pouring novelty-seekers a product that until recently was seldom seen outside Japanese eateries — premium sake. They’re mixing the fragrant rice-based beverage into signature ...

Sake’s not just for sushi, according to the latest promotion by the sake industry. “It’s a world class drink, not just something that goes down hot at a Japanese restaurant,” says Linda Kawabata of ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Starting Sunday, LoLa 41 is offering flights of four different Japanese sakes for $35. A special menu suggests what pairs well ...