The space was previously a bottle shop known for ultra-rare sakes and gourmet bites that had closed for renovations over the ...

For sushi lovers, the unique flavors, the kiss of the ocean, the freshness, and the small portions that allow for myriad bites are beloved. But a sushi dinner isn't without hurdles to surmount. Chief ...

Why is pairing sushi with wine so hard? Most sushi bars put the drinking focus on sake, and while great wine is not uncommon in a sushi setting, it has often been offered by the bottle only, from ...

With Memorial Day behind us, spring is giving way to summer, as evidenced by the departure of cherry blossoms and the arrival of pollen and tourists. But while the passing of the vernal equinox ...

Wine selection can leave you at something of a loss when it comes to Japanese food. When your choices are sickly sweet plum wine or electrically charged sake, it’s a lot easier to just say, “I’ll have ...

In addition to a three-page sake list broken down by style that presents bottles ranging between $95 and $10,500 (with most falling within three or four digits) the 17-page wine and spirits list ...

As cherry blossoms depart and tourists arrive, D.C.’s transition from spring to summer is underway. And with Memorial Day just a week away — and more restaurants emerging from their post-COVID cocoon ...

Mona Holmes is an editor at Eater Southern California/Southwest, a regular contributor at KCRW radio, and a 2022 James Beard Award nominee. Valley newcomer Sushi Note opened in Sherman Oaks on ...

Pair wine and cheese at the Wine Merchant • The Wine Merchant, which sells both, will hold a class in wine and cheese pairing (this one called the "Deluxe Edition") at 6 p.m. Friday in its store at 20 ...

Eating delicious food in unlikely places is a favorite pastime: tacos in a gas station, whiskey behind a questionable back door and lemon-pepper wings in places similar to where T-Pain once fell in ...

Mona Holmes is an editor at Eater Southern California/Southwest, a regular contributor at KCRW radio, and a 2022 James Beard Award nominee. Eater spoke with Gibbs about the upcoming project which ...

I rolled the wine around my mouth and sure enough, snap! The telltale lemonlime ping of a poorly executed acid correction pinched my tongue. Acid correction is a winemaking “fix,” where a winemaker ...