Showing posts with label Fifth Taste. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fifth Taste. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

sawa x Fifth Taste New Year Sake Night@Little Tokyo ★★★

Fun Sake Night Event. Sake by Shota-san from Fifth Taste. Modern omakase sushi by amazing & friendly sushi chefs Ryo-san & Anthony-san. Handcrafted cocktails by Natalia. Bartender Lynn is always so nice. Sushi omakase $200, sake paring $100. Parking at private lot $6.

Quickly Blanched Kumaebi (Bear Shrimp) w/ Astrea Caviar
shiso vinaigrette
Paired w/ Matsu no Tsukasa Junmai Daiginjo



Sake of the Night Display

Kokuryu Golden Dragon

Kokuryu Golden Dragon

Kokuryu Golden Dragon

Chawanmushi w/ Kegani & Scallop
Paired w/ Kokuryu Golden Dragon

Kokuryu Golden Dragon

Ohmine 3 Grain Winter's Arrival Nigori Sparkling imported by Sake Suki

Grouper w/ Panko Japanese Fried Bread Crumbs
Paired w/ Ohmine 3 Grain Winter's Arrival

Grouper w/ Panko Japanese Fried Bread Crumbs
Paired w/ Ohmine 3 Grain Winter's Arrival

Buri (aged 7 days) & Kanpachi Shabu Shabu
with apple, onion, garlic, ponzu sauce
Paired w/ Ohmine 3 Grain Winter's Arrival

Matsu no Tsukasa Junmai Daiginjo

Quickly Blanched Kumaebi (Bear Shrimp) w/ Astrea Caviar
shiso vinaigrette
Paired w/ Matsu no Tsukasa Junmai Daiginjo

Braised Monkfish Liver from Rhode Island
sweet sauce
Paired w/ Matsu no Tsukasa Junmai Daiginjo

Braised Monkfish Liver from Rhode Island
sweet sauce
Paired w/ Matsu no Tsukasa Junmai Daiginjo

Abe Junmai Daiginjo
sales contribute to Noto Earthquake Relief

Aji (Spanish Mackerel)
Paired w/ Abe Junmai Daiginjo

Aoebi (New Caledonian Blue Crystal Shrimp)
Paired w/ Abe Junmai Daiginjo

Ohmine 3 Grain (Yamadanishiki Rice)

Ohmine 3 Grain (Omachi Rice)

Ohmine 3 Grain (Yamadanishiki Rice)

Kurodai (Black Snapper) from Greece w/ its Liver
Paired w/ Ohmine 3 Grain

Ohmine 3 Grain (Yamadanishiki Rice) & Ohmine 3 Grain (Omachi Rice)
sake rice comparison

Shima Aji (Striped Jack Mackerel)
Paired w/ Ohmine 3 Grain

Sword Squid from Japan w/ Uni from Canada
Paired w/ Ohmine 3 Grain

Akami (Blue Fin Tuna Lean Part)
Paired w/ Ohmine 3 Grain

Tenbi Junmai Daiginjo


Kanpachi from Kyushu (cured for 8 days)
Paired w/ Tenbi Junmai Daiginjo

Jikon Nabari Junmai Daiginjo

Jikon Nabari Junmai Daiginjo

Uni from Hokkaido w/ Anthony-san

Jikon Nabari Junmai Daiginjo

Nodoguro Sashimi
Paired w/ Jikon Nabari Junmai Daiginjo


Jikon Nabari Junmai Ginjo & Junmai Daiginjo

Seared Akami
Paired w/ Jikon Nabari Junmai Daiginjo

Uni from Hokkaido
Paired w/ Jikon Nabari Junmai Daiginjo

Uni from Hokkaido
Paired w/ Jikon Nabari Junmai Daiginjo

Coffee Expresso

Unagi
Paired w/ Jikon Nabari Junmai Daiginjo

Coffee Expresso

Somen

Soy Sauce Cheesecake

sawa
111 San Pedro St
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(323) 381-5858
barsawa.us

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