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Casa de Kei Popup Event! Order a lunchbox this Sunday 11/15, 12-3pm for Sake Gumi Pick Up Day! Menu: Cured Local Wild King Salmon Chirashi Donburi, $25... with ikura (made from its sac), tamagoyaki, avocado, kanpyo, shiitake, over sushi rice Vegetarian option available. As always, dm @casadekei directly to order; payment Venmo only.

We're so excited to announce that we will be opening our doors at our Oakland shop, starting tomorrow, Thursday 11/12! Our doors will be open from Thursday-Sunday, 12-4pm. These will also be curbside pick-up hours. We will allow eight people into the shop at a time, and ask that customers follow social distancing protocol and wear a mask. We can't wait to see you!!! Air kisses!

NEW! Our stunning Kikatsu Ribbed 7801 Glasses from Tokyo are hand-blown and etched, featuring a traditional technique for cutting glass by hand by the name of Edo Kiriko. Choose from a 12oz Old Fashioned Glass, 2oz Sake Glass, or 14oz tall Zombie Glass. The Edo Kiriko technique typically has featured long-held traditional design patterns that harken back to renaissance-like Edo period in which artisans and merchants were at the forefront of Japanese culture, but designer Shiz...uyo Saegusa has since infused these designs with more modern artistic elements. Even though these glasses are mouth-blown and cut entirely by hand, note that each glass is almost identical in size and position of pattern; each glass is finished lovingly and with a razor thin margin of error. Due to this uncompromising quality control, the only glasses which make it to market are the ones deemed satisfactory to the artisan.

We can't believe it either. Somehow we're going to make it through 2020, altogether. But before we call it quits and banish the year from our memories forever, we have to get through the holidays. You voted early so you can shop early too we know you can. This year, it's critical that you do so. FedEx and UPS have been notoriously backed up with shipping for months now, with new demands that have come with Covid life. So don't dilly dally! Keeping it small and cozy for th...e holidays? Well, you still want to set your holiday table! And if you won't be seeing your loved ones this year (for better or worse), let us send them a gift from you! We've got you covered with our Holiday Gift Guide! Make sure to check out all our gift ideas and popular categories like: Under $100 Staff Picks Stocking Stuffers Gift Sets For the Design Geek For Team Members For the Japanify Chef Wellness Luxe Gifts Nicely Packaged Gift Cards Check out the gift guide in our link profile!

Remember our little conbini (convenience store) at the back of our old store? When we moved, we received several requests for the mini shop to come back to our new location stocking snacks, noodles, easy dinner sauces, and condiments, just like you'd find at a conbini in Japan. We've relaunched it here online just for you! Here are some fun new items you'll find at our conbini (silly/serious self-care products mandatory).

Get $5 off Donabe by Naoko Takei Moore and Kyle Connaughton when you add any of our donabes to your cart! Discount will be reflected immediately in cart. This is the first English-language cookbook focused on donabe (Japanese clay pot) cooking. Written by Tokyo native, Los Angeles-based cooking teacher, Naoko Takei Moore and Sonoma-based 3-star Michelin chef, Kyle Connaughton, Donabe features both traditional Japanese recipes and non-traditional takes on donabe cooking by famed chefs, like Suzanne Goin and Thomas Keller. Read this book and get inspired to become a donabe master! @mrsdonabe @kyleconnaughton

We are launching a slew of new donabe (earthenware cooking pots), in different styles, finishes, and sizes! As we move towards the colder months, let's get hygge with it and cozy up to donabe dining right at home. Great for solo dinners, date night, or for your entire pod, make different hot pot dishes that are simple, warming, and delicious with these handsome and efficient donabe.

Indulge your glassware fetish with these hand-blown crystal glasses incorporating kin hari, or gold leaves. Modern in design, each precious leaf is hand set in the glass, creating a landscape with the gold leaves representing the sky (when flecked on the top) or the earth (when flecked on the bottom). Choose from Kin Hari Rocks Glass, Sake Glasses, or Sake Carafe.

JAPANESE WHISKY ZOOM EVENT THIS WEDNESDAYEver wonder how to use Japanese whisky in cocktails? Which whisky to use? What cocktails to make? Join us this Wed 10/28 with Chris Lane, Skurnik Spirits Specialist and bartender, as we answer all your burning questions about using Japanese whisky in cocktails. Lane has chosen Iwai 45 to make two cocktails during the event. So get the recipes on our blog (plus some extras), line up all the ingredients, and get ready for Lane to take ...us on a wild Zoom ride with Japanese whisky! Details in profile link! WHEN: Wednesday, October 28, 2020, 5:30pm WHERE: Zoomworld ADMISSION: Free entry for Sake + Shochu Gumi members and customers who purchase any Japanese whisky (we recommend Iwai 45!). We'll email you with the Zoom info after you make the purchase! @chrislanestinks

New Kitchen Tools! Check out our Ramen Noodle Strainer, Wasabi Shark Skin Grater, Sabitoru Rust Remover, and Tempura Splash Guard. Happy cooking!

Still making SIP sourdough? This one's for you! MAC has a reputation for utilitarian, lightweight, and ergonomic knives that are easily sharpened and fit a variety of uses in the kitchen without breaking the bank. It's with this in mind that we are delighted to bring to you the MAC Superior Bread Knife 10.5". This knife was among the first to set its teeth backwards, so the cutting happens on the pull as opposed to the push. This allows the blade to do most of the work, allowing for less pushing; the result is less fatigue from cutting, and fewer crumbs from the bread.