Common Grains will host a soba-mae sake tasting at Silverlake Wine where guests will have the opportunity to try five varietals of sake and cuisine by Sonoko Sakai and Mutsuko Soma of Common Grains.  Five types of sake will be paired with specialty dishes including yakitori with shitake mushrooms, market fresh vegetables with tofu-sesame dipping sauce and mini grilled onigiri. Silverlake Wine’s sake specialist, Kris Elliott, will be on-hand to educate guests on sake during the event. $20 per…See More

WHAT: The sustainable and natural food grocery store will host a Common Grains rice exhibition featuring more than 50 varietals of rare and artisanal Japanese rice and offer guests the opportunity to taste and purchase the uncooked rice as well as pre-packaged freshly prepared rice dishes. The cooking demonstration will showcase recipes and techniques used in traditional Donabe rice pot cooking. Each guest who visits Cookbook during the Common Grains exhibition will receive a complimentary…See More

WHAT: The sustainable and natural food grocery store will host a Common Grains rice exhibition featuring more than 50 varietals of rare and artisanal Japanese rice and offer guests the opportunity to taste and purchase the uncooked rice as well as pre-packaged freshly prepared rice dishes. The cooking demonstration will showcase recipes and techniques used in traditional Donabe rice pot cooking. Each guest who visits Cookbook during the Common Grains exhibition will receive a complimentary…See More