Fri, October 27, 2017 11:30 AM – 9:30 PM
NYC EVENT SPACES
4 W.43rd St., New York, NY 10036

Chopsticks NY magazine presents its very first Sake and Food event, “Eat Up! Drink Up! Japan” on October 27. During the event, we will divide Japan into 6 regional blocks and offer craft sake from each block and matching food made with the regional delicacies. Participants can appreciate sake from nationwide Japan and feel the sense of “terroir” in Japan. *This event is 21 and over.

Event details:

Food
18 dishes from nationwide, 3 from each block, will be served during the event. Every dish is crafted to be paired with regional sake. There will be at least one vegetarian dish in each block. (Vegetarian dishes are indicated with a *mark.)
Hokkaido & Tohoku Region
Salmon Temari-zushi topped with ikura (salmon roe)
Dashi Dofu (Tofu topped with dashi sauce full of seasonal vegetables)*
Shio-koji Marinated Beef Tongue Roast served with grated Japanese Yam
Kanto Region
Utsunomiya Gyoza (Pan fried gyoza dumplings full of nappa cabbage)
Deep Fried Monkf sh with ginger zest
Peanut Miso served on Cucumber*
Chubu & Tokai Region
Nagoya Tebasaki (Deep-fried chicken wing soaked in special sauce)
Simmered Daikon Radish topped with Yuzu Miso Sauce*
Sasa-zushi (Sushi tossed with chicken and vegetables served on a bamboo leaf)
Kinki Region
Okonomiyaki (Savory pancake with pork and vegetables)
Tekone-zushi (Sushi rice mixed with marinated tuna and vegetables)
Nasu Dengaku (Roasted eggplant dressed with miso sauce)*
Chugoku & Shikoku Region
Tai-meshi (Rice cooked with red snapper and dashi from the fish)
Katsuo Tataki (Seared bonito)
Shoyu Mame (Roasted fava beans marinated in shoyu base sauce)*
Kyushu Region
Gane (Julienned vegetable tempura)*
Roasted Wagyu Beef
Pork Kaku-ni (Pork belly simmered with shoyu base sauce)
Menu item is subject to change due to availability of ingredients.

Sake
32 brands of sake will be served along with the dishes above.
Sake List:
Murai Family Sugidama Junmai Ginjo (Murai Family Brewery)
G Fifty Junmai Ginjo Genshu (SakeOne)
Gasanryu Kisaragi (Shindo Sake Brewery)
Ura Gasanryu Fuka (Shindo Sake Brewery)
Minanogawa Junmai Ginjo (Inaba Shuzou)
Stella Junmai Daiginjo * (Inaba Shuzou)
Tsukinoi Taiyori Ginjo (Tukinoi-Shuzoten)
Junmai Muroka Nama Genshu “Tsukinoi Gohyakumangoku” (Tukinoi-Shuzoten)
Kubota Suiju* (Asahi-Shuzo Sake Brewing)
Kubota Junmai Daiginjo (Asahi-Shuzo Sake Brewing)
Kubota Senju (Asahi-Shuzo Sake Brewing)
Tengumai Junmai Daiginjo* (Shata Sake Brewery)
Tengumai Yamahai Jikomi Junmai (Shata Sake Brewery)
Tengumai Umajun (Shata Sake Brewery)
Shimeharitsuru Jun (Miyao Sake Brewery)
Yoshinogawa Gokujo Ginjo (Yoshinogawa)
Manzairaku Junmai Ginjyo (Kobori Shuzo)
Matsu No Hana Junmai (Kawashima Shuzo)
Shin Junmai Ginjo (Kawashima Shuzo)
Umenoyado YUZU Shu (Umenoyado Brewery)
Onecup Ozeki Original (Ozeki Sake (U.S.A.), Inc.)
IKEZO Sparkling Jelly Sake (Ozeki Sake (U.S.A.), Inc.)
Ozeki Karatamba Honjozo (Ozeki Sake (U.S.A.), Inc.)
Ozeki Yamadanishiki Tokubetsu Junmai (Ozeki Sake (U.S.A.), Inc.)
Hakutsuru Toji-Kan (Hakutsuru Sake Brewing)
Dassai 23 * (Asahi Shuzo)
Dassai 50 (Asahi Shuzo)
Suigei Junmai Ginjo Koiku No.54 (Suigei Shuzo)
Amabuki Cup Sake Marigold Yamahai Junmai (Amabuki Shuzo)
Amabuki Cup Sake Sunflower Junmai Ginjo (Amabuki Shuzo)
Amabuki Cup Sake Strawberry Junmai Ginjo (Amabuki Shuzo)
Yatsushika Tokubetsu Junmai (Yatsushika Sake Brewery)
Sake with asterisks are served at the Daiginjo Counter in the VIP Room

VIP Room
Daiginjo Counter
Using sake rice milled more than 50%, daiginjo is considered to be the highest quality sake. Sake Sommelier, Toshiyuki Koizumi of Wasan Brooklyn, will serve a selection of daiginjo sake with different taste profiles. This is a great opportunity to compare aromas and tastes of several daiginjo while listening to the sommelier’s stories.

Matcha Counter
Guests can try different grades of matcha green tea served by Ippodo Tea, a 300-year old premium tea purveyor from Kyoto.