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Keg breaking
ceremony
kicks of Joy
of Sake
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Joy of Sake
Soiree 2010
Benefit for
Citymeals-on-Wheels
America's
Largest Sake
Celebration
Dazzled New
Yorkers
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Over 600
devoted sake
fans � and a
hefty number
of sake
initiates �
turned out
for the Joy
of Sake
Soiree,
quite
accurately
billed as America�s Largest Sake Celebration.
Attendees
who ranged
from
sophisticated
foodies to
first timers
attracted by
the growing
rage for
premium
sakes were
treated to
an almost
dizzying
array of the
world�s
finest sakes
� many of
them
unavailable
outside of Japan .
The Joy of
Sake Soiree
on September
23 was
a magical
evening of
sake
tastings and
delicacies
from
New York�s
finest
restaurants
at the chic
industrial
loft 82
Mercer in
Soho.
Over 330
labels from
every region
of Japan were available for tasting at
this
ultimate
celebration
of the art
of sake
brewing. As
well, there
were
signature
dishes
created by
13 of
New York�s
top chefs to
complement
the sake
tasting.
Among the
acclaimed
restaurants
participating
were Bond Street, 15 East, Geisha,
Sushi
Samba, Sakagura, En
Japanese
Brasserie,
oms/B,
Matsugen,
Hibino, 1 or
8, Tanuki
Tavern,
Zengo
and Woo
Lae Oak.
.
Chris
Pearce
the
organizer of
Joy of Sake,
the largest
sake
celebration
in
America, warmly welcomed guests to
what has
become an
eagerly
anticipated
annual
event. Not
wanting to
hold
attendees
from their
serious
�work�
ahead he
introduced
several key
figures in
the Sake
community
to
partake in
the �Kagami
Biraki�, the
traditional
opening of
the keg with
wooden
mallets. To
the thunder
of Japanese
drummers,
the group
smashed
their
mallets onto
the keg top,
cracked it
open and
scooped out
cups for the
official
toast to
begin the
evening. The
crowd
applauded
wildly and
then quickly
moved on to
the sakes!
Guests who
imbibed
copiously
and gorged
on such
exquisite
appetizers
as Tuna
truffle
sandwiches,
roasted
tender
octopus and
smoked
oysters with
Wasabi
Bloody Mary
sake did so
guiltlessly,
as the
evening
benefitted a
charity much
loved by New
Yorker�s �
Citymeals-on-Wheels.
While sake
preferences
varied
wildly, all
agreed that
this event
was, hands
down, one of
the best
tasting
events of
the year
At the end
of the
evening,
guests were
able to take
advantage of
a rare
treat.
Trenton
Scott Ulicny
of Ty-KU
had
responsibly
provided a
small fleet
of Rickshaw
Pedi-Cabs to
take happy
sake tasters
to their
next
destination
This
extraordinary
evening
celebrating
the world�s
finest sakes
was
presented by
Kokusai
Sake Kai
with support
from
World of
Sake
Imports,
Gekkeikan,
Sake One,
Green River
Sake, TY-KU,
Acqua Panna
and San
Pellegrino
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