Archive for February 2012
Ep 84 - Saké and Oishinbo
25Feb12
Join us for a discussion on the origins and production of saké, and a tasting of four Junmai quality sakés: Sho Chiku Bai, Izumi, Hakusturu and Rihaku's Wandering Poet. We tried to be as accurate as possible, while sticking to our motto of "drink it how you like it". Much respect to the Toji near and far who make delicious saké - KANPAI!
- Sho Chinko Bai - http://www.takarasake.com/sake.php
- Izumi - http://ontariosake.com/
- Haiku Katana (Kingdom of Loathing Item) - http://kol.coldfront.net/thekolwiki/index.php/Haiku_katana
- xxxHolic - http://www.funimation.com/xxxholic
- Blossom viewing party - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanami
- The Book of Sake by Hiroshi Kondo - http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4452654-book-of-sake
- Baijiu - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baijiu
- Maotai - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maotai
- Hakutsuru - http://www.hakutsuru-sake.com/top.html
- Rihaku (Wandering Poet) - http://esake.com/Brewers/RihakuB/rihakub.html
- E-sake - http://esake.com/
- Utsuwa-No-Yakata (Japanese tableware store, now closed) - http://www.utsuwa.ca/
- Sake drinkware - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sake_set
- Oishinbo - http://comicsworthreading.com/2009/03/24/oishinbo-a-la-carte-2-sake/
- Ozeki California Sake - http://www.ozekisake.com/
This week's episode covers Stuttering John's in downtown Oshawa, a new place with bbq (and everything else) done right. Also, we discuss two new (to us) liquors - Té Bheag Gaelic Whiskey and Bulldog Gin.
- Stuttering John's (19 Simcoe st South, Oshawa, ON - 905-922-9336) - http://stutteringjohnsbistro.com/
- Té Bheag Gaelic Whiskey - http://www.gaelicwhisky.com/
- Bulldog Gin - http://www.bulldoggin.com/
This week's episode is a book review of Anthony Bourdain's Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook. Check it out!
Medium Raw on HarperCollins (Canada) - http://www.harpercollins.ca/books/Medium-Raw-Anthony-Bourdain/