About this episode

In this episode, we chat with Yoko Kumano and Kayoko Akabori about their experiences and insights on sake and their upcoming book.

For this episode, we chat with Yoko Kumano and Kayoko Akabori, the co-founders of Umami Mart in Oakland, California and authors of the upcoming book, “Everyday Sake.”

People in this episode

Guests: Yoko Kumano, Kayoko Akabori

Topics covered

• sake
• Japanese culture
• food and drink
• entrepreneurship
• cooking

Keywords

• sake
• Umami Mart
• Yoko Kumano
• Kayoko Akabori
• Everyday Sake
• Japanese food
• Oakland

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Umami Mart

Books & works: Everyday Sake

Places: Oakland, California

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