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"Based in Hayes Valley and opened in 2003, True Sake claims to be the first sake-dedicated shop outside Japan and the first in America; Beau Timken has used that single-minded focus and his contacts with tiny Japanese distributors to become a sake aficionado passionately dedicated to introducing Americans to rice wine. His sourcing of exclusive bottles is the basis for a collaborative relationship with Kuma's new outpost, allowing diners to try rare rice wines by the glass alongside top-notch sushi." - Paolo Bicchieri