Showing posts with label Echo Park. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Echo Park. Show all posts

Friday, October 13, 2023

Kuheiji x Fifth Taste Sake@Ototo Echo Park ★★★

Best Sake Event Ever. 九平次 Kuheiji since 1647. First Japanese sake ever served in 3 Michelin Stars restaurant in Paris in 2006. Contemporary & elegant. Fantastic pairing w/ caviar. 200% star-struck to exclusively meet Mr. Kuheiji Kuno, 15th generation of Kuheiji, for the excellent wine pairing French dinner presented by Fifth Taste. He is the sake legend and mastermind behind Kuheiji. Kuheiji-san is the Top 100 Most Respected Japanese People in the World in 2007. He farms in the terrior and experiments the rice fields & climate himself. Sake pairing dinner $225 per person.

40 min feature about Mr. Kuno Kuheiji's visit in Hong Kong in June
[spoken in Cantonese]:

https://www.youtube.com/live/VtQzSZq5gF0?si=PrrEoTbh0q8boR3S&t=52

Got bottles autographed by The Mr. Kuheiji
2021 HInoKISHI
2019 Kurodasho Tako
2021 Kyou Den (discontinued)

Mr. Kuno Kuheiji, the Kuheiji Sake Legend

Shota-san from Fifth Taste


2022 Eau du Desir

Kanpai!

2022 Eau du Desir

Otoro Sashimi, ginger shoyu, olive oil, yuzu daikon
paired w/ 2022 Eau du Desir

Otoro Sashimi, ginger shoyu, olive oil, yuzu daikon
paired w/ 2022 Eau du Desir



2019 Kurodasho Tako

Fried Scallop, sauce gribiche, endive, ikura
paired w/ 2019 Kurodasho Tako

Fried Scallop, sauce gribiche, endive, ikura
paired w/ 2019 Kurodasho Tako

Autograph 2021 Kyou Den [discontinued]

Autographed 2021 Kyou Den Bottle [discontinued]

2021 Betsu Atsurae

John Dory Bouillaibaisse, saffron potato
paired w/ 2021 Betsu Atsurae

John Dory Bouillaibaisse, saffron potato
paired w/ 2021 Betsu Atsurae

2021 Betsu Atsurae


2022 Kyou Den

Fluke, black truffle dashi cream, king drumpet mushroom
paired w/ 2022 Kyou Den

Fluke, black truffle dashi cream, king drumpet mushroom
paired w/ 2022 Kyou Den

Chef Owner Charles Namba

2021 HInoKISHI

Roast Pork Loin, wasabi jus, cipollini onion
paired w/ 2021 HInoKISHI

Roast Pork Loin, wasabi jus, cipollini onion
paired w/ 2021 HInoKISHI

2021 HInoKISHI
2022 Kyou Den

More Autograph

More Autographed Bottles: 2021 HInoKISHI & 2019 Kurodasho Tako

Cheese & Fruit
wilde weide farmhouse gouda, farmers market grapes

2021 Betsu Atsurae
2019 Kurodasho Tako
2021 HInoKISHI

2022 Eau du Desir
2019 Kurodasho Tako
2021 Betsu Atsurae
2022 Kyou Den
2021 HInoKISHI

2022 Eau du Desir
2019 Kurodasho Tako
2021 Betsu Atsurae
2022 Kyou Den
2021 HInoKISHI


Hands Full of Souvenirs
2021 HInoKISHI
2019 Kurodasho Tako
2021 Kyou Den (discontinued)

Ototo
1360 Allison Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90026
(213) 784-7930
ototo.la

Tuesday, January 17, 2023

OTOTO@Echo Park ★★★

Floating World Nama (unpasteurized) Sake Pairing Dinner Event. Awesome & educational presentation from the sake world with Linda Tetrault (Owner, Floating World Imports), Yuki Shibata (VP, Shibata Brewery), Jesse Pugach (Founder, fifth taste), & Shota Kakibata (Sake Sommelier, fifth taste). 6 delicious courses paired with 7 kinds of sake. Oysters with Nigori was fantastic. Kaze no Mori was one of my favorites, which I also bought a bottle from Tokyo recently. It's interesting how they serve the same sake fresh & also aged 7 days for oxidation, which gave it a sparkling texture. Fresh Sashimi. Mushroom Rice was so good. We also ordered a bottle of smooth Heiwa Shuzo Muryozan. Love Shibata Black Yuzu. Such a fun & enjoyable night. The event was $150 per person via Tock.

Beausoleil Oysters on the Half Shell
Ponzu mignonette
Paired with: Uehara Shuzo "Soma no Tengu" Usu-Nigori

Uehara Shuzo "Soma no Tengu" Usu-Nigori

Uehara Shuzo "Soma no Tengu" Usu-Nigori

Linda Tetrault, Owner of Floating World Imports

Yuzu Spritz

Yucho Shuzo "Kaze no Mori" White Label

Yucho Shuzo "Kaze no Mori" Black Label

Otoro Tuna
double-brewed shoyu, wasabi
Paired with: Yucho Shuzo "Kaze no Mori" White Label, freshly opened
Yucho Shuzo "Kaze no Mori" White Label, aged 7 days
Yucho Shuzo "Kaze no Mori" Black Label

Kombu-Cured Fluke
tahoe gold mandarins, pink peppercorns
Paired with: Yucho Shuzo "Kaze no Mori" White Label, freshly opened
Yucho Shuzo "Kaze no Mori" White Label, aged 7 days
Yucho Shuzo "Kaze no Mori" Black Label

Kombu-Cured Fluke (different plate)
tahoe gold mandarins, pink peppercorns
Paired with: Yucho Shuzo "Kaze no Mori" White Label, freshly opened
Yucho Shuzo "Kaze no Mori" White Label, aged 7 days
Yucho Shuzo "Kaze no Mori" Black Label

Moriki Shuzo "Hanabusa" Yamahai

Linda Tetrault with Moriki Shuzo "Hanabusa" Yamahai

Market Broccolini Tempura
miso tofu cream, sherry soy gastrique, parmesan
Paired with: Moriki Shuzo "Hanabusa" Yamahai

Bistro Steak Dinner
prime ribeye, watercress salad, mushroom rice
Paired with: Moriki Shuzo "Tae No Hana" Arabashiri Kimoto

Bistro Steak Dinner
prime ribeye, watercress salad, mushroom rice
Paired with: Moriki Shuzo "Tae No Hana" Arabashiri Kimoto

Seasonal Cheese Plate: Gruyère Algae & Lancers
served with republique baguette & housemade mandarin marmalade
Paired with Yucho Shuzo "Takacho" Bodaimoto

Yuki Shibata, VP of Shibata Brewery with Shibata Black Yuzu $38

Heiwa Shuzo Muryozan $150

Shota Kakibata, Sake Sommelier of fifth taste & Jesse Pugach, Founder of fifth taste

This shows how good the Heiwa Shuzo Muryozan was

Shota Kakibata, Sake Sommelier of fifth taste with Noguchi


OTOTO
1360 Allison Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90026
(213) 784-7930
www.ototo.la