Review - El Fogon: Kyoto
September 14, 2006El Fogon is a little slice of Spain in downtown Kyoto. Serrano ham, Moorish tiles, and a terracotta floor: it could be somewhere in Andalucia. The first level is a tapas bar and the range is convincingly Iberian. Ice-cold cava, a sparkling wine, goes particularly well with the tuna, olive and anchovy pate, and the mussels with tomato and onion salsa....
10/28, 3-7:30pm; 10/29, 11am-4:30pm. Great Japan Beer Festival in Yokohama.
September 14, 2006This is the largest craft beer festival in Japan, featuring some 100-150 microbrews from around the country plus assorted Belgian and other international beers, and this year is the first time it will...
Review - Manuel Churrascaria: Shirogane-Takanawa
September 14, 2006Manuel Churrascaria, which opened on June 15, serves northern Portugal-style charcoal-grilled dishes - pork, chicken and seafood - along with other traditional Portuguese cuisine. The restaurant itself is very cozy, seating around 20 persons, and it really creates the feeling of dining somewhere in the back streets of a Portuguese town....
10/06-10/08, noon-10pm (9pm Sunday). International Beer Summit 2006 in Osaka.
September 14, 2006This annual three-day outdoor party features dozens of craft beers from Japan and around the world, plus plenty of international food stalls....
10/26, 5:30-7:30pm. Autumn Ginjo-kyokai sake tasting.
September 14, 2006This is the event of the year in the sake world, with brewmasters from around the country offering hundreds of different premium sakes for your tasting pleasure....
09/27, 10/25, 2-4pm. Tea seminars at the Miyako.
September 14, 2006Cafe California in the Miyako Hotel in Shirogane will be continuing their popular and informative series of seminars on the subject of tea....
09/29-30, 3-4:30pm. Cognac appreciation seminar at Tour d'Argent.
September 14, 2006The Cognac Le Roch Collections of premium vintage cognacs will launch in Japan with two seminars and appreciation sessions at Tour d'Argent restaurant in Akasaka....
09/29-10/09, 11am-9pm (from 5pm 9/29). Yokohama Oktoberfest.
September 14, 2006It's an 11-day German beer party in Yokohama's Red Brick Warehouse! Admission is free, and there'll be live music, German sausages and other specialties, plus plenty of beer....
09/18, 7pm. Australian wines at Cafe Daisy.
September 14, 2006Wines from Flying Fish, Chlkers Crossing and Galli Estate will be featured at the next wine tasting at Danish cafe Cafe Daisy in Nogizaka....
09/22-24. Oregon/Washington wines at Tobu Ikebukuro.
September 14, 2006The folks from Orca International wine importers will be offering tastes of 10 Washington and Oregon wines at Tobu Department Store in Ikebukuro....
until 10/31. Octobeerfest at Popeye.
September 14, 2006Popeye bar in Ryogoku will be offering limited-edition seasonal beers from 15 of Japan's finest microbreweries during this two-month Oktoberfest-inspired event....