Git Yer Saki Now

[lsanderson]

Hiroko Furukawa and Rick Smith own Sakaya, New York’s only store devoted exclusively to sake.
By ERIC ASIMOV
Published: July 27, 2010

WALKING along East Ninth Street, one senses rather than sees Sakaya’s storefront, its presence indicated by a discreet sign and, in the window, a sugidama, a sphere of bundled cedar branches that was traditionally hung from the roof of sake breweries. Inside the understated shop, devoted to the discovery and exploration of good sake, pale cedar paneling provides a soothing aroma that sharpens the curiosity. More