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A Sake Pairing Panel Discussion

Featuring Dishes by Chef Soma

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Thank you for joining us on January 20, 2022! The webinar was a huge success.

If you missed “A Sake Pairing Panel Discussion featuring Dishes by Chef Soma,” be sure to watch it on demand for free!

Kanpai! Join us for a fun evening of sake pairing with Consul General Hisao Inagaki, Chef Mutsuko Soma, Sake Samurai Marcus V. Pakiser, Sake Sommelier Yuko Saika, and emcee Kimi Rutledge. You’ll learn how to match different sake with appetizers.

The evening will include a videotaped cooking demonstration featuring Chef Soma and Consul General Inagaki followed by a panel discussion about sake and food with Pakiser, Saika and Rutledge. You’ll be able to ask questions of the panel in the chat.

This event is free! Sign up here to receive a link to the live broadcast on January 20 at 6:00pm.

Only those 21 and older are allowed to attend this event. Registration is required.

SPEAKERS

 

Marcus V Pakiser

Sake Samurai

WSET Sake Instructor l & lll

Yuko Saika

Sake Sommelier

Kimi Rutledge

Kimi Rutledge is an actress based out of the Pacific Northwest. She has appeared as a co-star on the 2nd season of the Hulu show Shrill (2020) alongside Aidy Bryant, and as the lead in various short films like Indecent Exposure (2019) and indie thriller short, Watching Her (2019). Kimi has also appeared with principal roles in commercials for companies.

COOKING DEMONSTRATor

 

Mutsuko Soma

Mutsuko Soma is the owner chef of Kamonegi in Seattle.

While Mutsuko Soma served as chef in other restaurants in Seattle, she dreamed of introducing fresh soba, like the kind her grandmother made for family dinners, to the masses. She founded Kamonegi as a pop-up and opened Kamonegi the restaurant in October 2017.

Kamonegi translates literally to “duck and leek,” and alludes to when one good thing brings another. In Japan, duck and leek is also a classic culinary pairing so the sight of a duck bringing a leek connotes an abundance of good fortune where one closely follows another. The namesake Kamonegi soba is also one of the most popular soba dishes at the restaurant.

Chef Soma also has WSET Level 3 certified sake and Wine. 

She opened Hannyatou sake bar in 2019 which is 2 doors down from Kamonegi.

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About us

The webinar is a part of Japanese Restaurant Day celebration which began in Seattle on January 11, 2021 and continues until 11th of March, 2022. The celebration of Japanese food will take place in at least nine Seattle restaurants to promote Japanese food and all of its unique and delicious ingredients. The Festival will introduce food lovers to a distinct cuisine that ranges from sushi and sashimi to traditional hot dishes. The Consulate-General of Japan in Seattle is the event’s supporter. Participating restaurants will offer special menus and complimentary miso soup on the 11th of each month.