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“Pop-Up” Sake Bar Coming To NYC!

by xoJohn

Japan Week, a public-private partnership that promotes Japanese culture, food and beverages to encourage tourism to Japan, today announced that a Japanese “pop-up” bar will be staged in Grand Central Terminal’s Vanderbilt Hall on March 19-21, 2013, as a highlighted activity of the three-day festival.  The “pop-up” bar will sell 90 kinds of jizake, which is local sake (rice wine) that is painstakingly produced by small craft brewers and is prized across Japan.  Sakes from 24 Japanese prefectures will be served.

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Japanese Restaurant Week: March 4-18, 2013

by xoJohn

Japan Week, a public-private partnership that promotes Japanese culture, food and beverages to encourage travel to Japan, today announced that Japanese Restaurant Week will take place in New York City from March 4-18, 2013 with 35 restaurants participating.  This year’s theme will be the regional cuisines of Japan and many of the participating restaurants will be serving “ekiben” bento boxes that include local Japanese dishes.  Ekiben is sold at railway train stations in Japan and by replicating local dishes from 21 prefectures, these restaurants will enable guests to take a culinary tour of Japan while still in the Big Apple.  Their prices range from to.  The bento boxes will also be available for purchase at Grand Central Terminal during Japan Week on March 19-21, 2013.

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