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A Japanese Bar Pops Up at Skaalven Distillery and Kado No Mise in February | Eater Twin Cities

"A standing-room-only Kyoto gin bar, Nokishita711 revels in experimentation: I highlight bartender Tomoiki Sekine’s “liquid cuisine” philosophy, which uses alcohol as a lens to explore unexpected food combinations — think peach, grilled beef, and sweet chili vinegar with green tea and vodka. Sekine will be serving both a special cocktail menu at Gori Gori Peku (Kado no Mise’s Japanese whisky bar) and a sake-based cocktail pairing for the 10-course kaiseki menu in Kado no Mise’s dining room; tickets for the February 3 and 4 dinner (options at 5:30 p.m. and 8:45 p.m.) are available on Tock." - Justine Jones