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Eating high and low in Kyoto
Michelin stars, eel and a profusion of sakes as the cherry blossom faded. The prevailing mood of any customer arriving at any restaurant can greatly influence how they will enjoy...
Nick Lander
Sunday 20 April 2025
• 1 min read
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Drinks not wine
Can sake be understood through the prism of terroir? Maybe, or maybe not. See also Sake beginner's guide.
‘If you...
Drinks not wine
Two of Champagne's most respected chefs de cave and a French Canadian gastro-moleculist have turned their hands and palates to...
Nick on restaurants
It's difficult to think of a restaurant drinks buyer who is more respected and internationally experienced than Christine Parkinson. She...
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A version of this article is published by the Financial Times . See also my tasting notes on vintage ports...
Drinks not wine
See also Vintage port and sake. One evening earlier this month, the evening after the vintage port tasting described in...
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A version of this article is published by the Financial Times. See also Fine sake – the tasting notes. For...
Tasting articles
The week before last, all roads seemed suddenly to be leading towards sake. See Sake on the move. On the...
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One of the things I couldn’t help noticing on my recent trip to New York (apart from the fact that...
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This is a longer version of an article also published in the Financial Times . Philip Harper is a great...
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