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Take hot chocolate to the next level

Food & Drink Nov 21, 2020

Take hot chocolate to the next level

by Steven Kurut

Warm up your winter with these boozy hot chocolate recipes, perfect for both outdoor dining or a cozy night in.

Tokyo’s newest drinks trend? Upscale alcohol-free cocktails.

Food & Drink | KANPAI CULTURE Oct 17, 2020

Tokyo’s newest drinks trend? Upscale alcohol-free cocktails.

by Melinda Joe

The low- and zero-proof alcohol trend has hit Japan, and for those who want to abstain without sacrificing flavor, there’s no shortage of options.

Four Japanese home cocktail recipes starring The SG Shochu

Food & Drink Jul 25, 2020

Four Japanese home cocktail recipes starring The SG Shochu

by Melinda Joe

These four cocktail recipes featuring The SG Shochu lineup include one by Yusuke Sakabe of bar Lurra in Kyoto, and three designed by Shingo Gokan.

Welcome aboard SG Airways, Shingo Gokan’s cocktail-pairing pop-up

Food & Drink | KANPAI CULTURE Jul 11, 2020

Welcome aboard SG Airways, Shingo Gokan’s cocktail-pairing pop-up

by Melinda Joe

Since early June, The SG Club has hosted a food-and-cocktail-pairing experience that takes guests on a “virtual world tour.”

Don't eat Jiro persimmons, drink them, town in Mie urges

National | Regional voices: Chubu Nov 19, 2018

Don't eat Jiro persimmons, drink them, town in Mie urges

Members of the Nippon Bartenders Association's branch in Mie Prefecture have created original cocktails that make use of typhoon-damaged Jiro persimmons — a local specialty of the town of Taki that is now in harvest — that cannot be shipped for sale. Until now, persimmons ...

Bees Bar by Narisawa: Restaurant’s side project is a more casual affair

Food & Drink | TOKYO FOOD FILE May 19, 2018

Bees Bar by Narisawa: Restaurant’s side project is a more casual affair

by Robbie Swinnerton

After 15 years, chef Yoshihiro Narisawa's eponymous high-end restaurant in Aoyama needs no introduction or further plaudits, and nor does his innovative, superlative cuisine. But there was always one area that needed addressing: the lack of a bar inside his compact premises. Consider that handled. ...

Good libations: Examining the evolution of Japan's rich cocktail culture

Food & Drink Mar 24, 2018

Good libations: Examining the evolution of Japan's rich cocktail culture

by Matt Alt

The art of the cocktail is indisputably non-Japanese. The word itself is old American slang for a pick-me-up, referring in modern parlance to any mixed drink containing liquor and at least one other ingredient. Even if you aren't a drinker, chances are you can ...

A successful cocktail of travel and tenacity

People | WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN? Jan 20, 2018

A successful cocktail of travel and tenacity

by J.J. O'Donoghue

Shingo Gokan might well be the most traveled barman in the world. By his own count, last year he took more than 80 flights, landing in Atlanta, New York, Havana, London, Milan, Berlin, Manila, Bangkok, Tokyo, Shanghai, Singapore and Hong Kong. That's only a partial ...

Step into another era at Cafe Streamline

Food & Drink | TOKYO BAR ADVENTURE Nov 18, 2014

Step into another era at Cafe Streamline

by Angela Erika Kubo

Leaving the tranquil streets of Tokyo's Daikanyama district and entering Cafe Streamline is like going back in time. The bar contrasts the modern architecture outside with antiques and old kitchen appliances cluttering the interior and soft jazz music playing on a radio. Then again, ...

Rogerio Igarashi Vaz: 'There is no bartender without tender'

People | 20 QUESTIONS Nov 8, 2014

Rogerio Igarashi Vaz: 'There is no bartender without tender'

Famed cocktail concoctionist discusses Michael Jackson, Spectreman and the Monkey Gland.

Unleash your inner fetishist at Tokyo's Shag

Food & Drink | TOKYO BAR ADVENTURE Sep 30, 2014

Unleash your inner fetishist at Tokyo's Shag

by Angela Erika Kubo

While the naming of newly opened Shag in Omotesando might cause sniggers among anyone familiar with British innuendo, the name — inspired by Sex, a boutique run by Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren in the 1970s — is fitting for a place that touts ...

Younger drinkers lured by bourbon cocktails

Food & Drink | TOKYO BAR ADVENTURE Sep 16, 2014

Younger drinkers lured by bourbon cocktails

by Angela Erika Kubo

Up until recently, whisky was seen as a drink for ojisan (old men), enjoyed on the rocks or mizuwari style (heavily diluted with water). With the opening of the limited-edition Jim Beam Bar in Roppongi Hills, however, alcoholic-beverage giant Suntory Holdings proffers that whisky ...

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