Rie Yoshitake is UK Representative for the Sake Samurai Association, a group dedicated to promoting sake in markets outside of Japan. Rie has been working in fine and rare wine from her base in London for more than 20 years, and this experience prompted her interest in sake as an integral part of Japanese culture. Today, much of Rie’s volunteer and consultancy work focuses on promoting Japanese sake and heightening understanding of Japanese culture through…
Continue readingFrom his bakery workshop in the 7th arrondissement, Jean-Luc Poujauran provides bread to more than 200 restaurants in Paris, from the top-end locations to the friendly bistrots. This piercing blue eyes and three days of stubble man bakes crusty loafs with a softy crumb that makes him truly one of the best traditional bread artists of today.
Continue readingÅke is a Diploma sommelier, Sake Samurai, Panel chairman of IWC Sake and founder & owner of Akebono Unlimited AB. Founded in 1997 Akebono is today the Scandinavian leading importer and distributor of Japanese Sake. He’s giving lectures and seminars of sake to professionals and amateurs and does guided gourmet trips to Japans Sake breweries and the interesting Izakaya world.
Continue readingMarco Massarotto is a digital marketing entrepreneur managing the 80+ people he founded in 2006 and a Japan food and culture lover. In 2011 he initiated the Non Profit association “La via del Sake” (the way of sake) who counts hundreds of members and hosts a monthly event about Nihonshu and “Shoku Bunka” in Milan and Italy and organizes Japan Gourmet Tours twice per year. Marco is evangelizing sake in Italy to chefs, sommeliers and…
Continue readingShe is President of the only sake brewery in Shodo-Shima island, Kagawa prefecture, a young brewery established in 2005. “It is the reason why we can do something others cannot. We are going to challenge ourselves to various things in order for more people to enjoy drinking our sakes. We keep the traditional brewing method to make supreme sake. We are committed to revitalize the old brewing culture of Shodo-shima.”
Continue readingPablo Alomar Salvioni was born in Mallorca, Spain. After graduating from a London art university decided to travel to Asia and ended up in Japan. A plan to stay 2 months turned to be a 2 years and a half stay. This experience led to build up his career, first as a Spanish wine broker in Asia with SOURCING THE EARTH and eventually a Sake importer and distributor in Spain, with SALVIONI & ALOMAR carrying…
Continue readingChef Instructors of Le Cordon Bleu Paris team and an active member of the Association des Conseillers Européens and L’Académie Culinaire de France.
Continue readingConference : the Great Sake of Hiroshima (durée 1h) Dimanche 1er Novembre 15h – 16h Salle 1 Ouvert à tous Why the Great Sake of Hiroshima ? Sujets abordés: It is in Hiroshima, one of the three most important places in Japan for the production of sake, that is located the sole national research center for brewing in Japan. We will explain the historical context that lead Hiroshima to become the mecca of sake…
Continue readingKoji Abe is General manager of Corporate Sales Division,Sapporo,JTB Hokkaido Co.Ltd.
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