A Drink Alum Wants to Open an Awesome-Sounding Provincetown Izakaya | Eater Boston

"A Provincetown izakaya and Japanese pastry shop currently Kickstarting its way to a brick-and-mortar on Cape Cod, Tanuki began as a pop-up pastry and catering company cooking out of Foundation Kitchen in Somerville and is led by founder Rebekah Powers (aka “Bekah the Wrekah”), an alum of Boston cocktail spot Drink; the Kickstarter (goal $50,000, plus some investor money) will let it offer yakitori, rare whiskey, matcha everything, street sweets, beach bento boxes, and chef’s tastings, plus Kickstarter rewards such as onigiri and origami classes, omakase and a tea ceremony, and merch; Powers describes a sensory concept—smelling of burnt chicken skin, sandalwood, cherry blossoms in spring, and Cape Cod salt air, sounding like vintage Japanese surf guitar, waves crashing, and belly-laughing—and a vibe likened to a Quentin Tarantino movie set (the not-gory parts), a fat and happy raccoon, a hug from your favorite auntie, and an Edward Hopper painting on acid." - Rachel Leah Blumenthal