The Most Polished Nights in Vancouver
Wednesdays in September/October, join certified sake expert Miki Ellis ASP, for an in-depth sake tasting in Hapa Umi’s private dining room. Taste and explore four Ginjo-style sakes artfully and tastefully paired with four sample dishes prepared by Chef Tomoki Yamasaki. The Wednesday evening sake sessions begin at 6:30pm and seating is limited. Tickets are $59 per person (including tax and gratuity). Advance registration is required via register online at Eventbrite. Hapa Umi is located at 909 West Cordova Street, in the Waterfront Centre office tower.
Ginjo is a relatively new style of premium sake that is served cold to reveal the breadth of subtle nuances.
Miki Ellis is one of the youngest certified Advanced Sake Professionals in Canada. She completed her training by the Sake Education Council in Tokyo in February 2011, she became a Certified Sake Professional (CSP) last fall. Dedicated and passionate about her craft, Miki interned at the fifth oldest brewery in Japan – Yoshi no Gawa (established in 1548), where she attended to all aspects of the brewery from Dai-Ginjo making, to marketing, to bottling, to tastings.
Upcoming dates are (Wednesday) September 21, September 28, October 5, and October 12, 2011.
About Hapa Restaurants
When Lea and Justin Ault introduced Hapa in 2003 they exploded the izakaya concept in Vancouver. Hapa Izakaya’s combination of a sexy room, well-priced Japanese tapas, cocktails and premium sake set the bar high for the host of contenders that followed. There are now three Hapa Izakaya locations. Last year, Hapa was the first izakaya to join the Vancouver Aquarium’s Ocean Wise™ seafood conservation program and is one of only a handful of Japanese restaurant partners in the program to-date. Earlier this year the Aults opened Hapa Umi in downtown’s Coal Harbour. The upscale Hapa Umi offers modern Japanese seafood by the waterfront. Visit www.hapaizakaya.com or www.hapaumi.com for information or follow @HapaIzakaya and @HapaUmi on Twitter.
