Author Archives: Umami Mart Staff


September 24, 2015

Sip + Shop: INNA Shrub Tasting

by Umami Mart Staff

Shrubs are all the rage right now. Vinegar and sugar-based syrups flavored with fruit juices, shrubs are delicious and refreshing additions to cocktails and sparkling water. We’re big fans of Emeryville-based INNA Shrub (who also makes some kick-ass jams, too). At Umami Mart, we carry a variety of INNA Shrub, which are all made from […]

September 17, 2015

Umami Tool Watch: Spice Toaster

by Umami Mart Staff

The product that gets the most questions in our shop is the Spice Toaster. We have customers come up with one in hand asking, “What is this?” on a weekly, sometimes daily, basis. While we’d really love to tell them it’s a miniature Jiffy Pop maker, we usually explain that these mesh-covered pans are a […]

August 27, 2015

Upcoming Event: Single Origin Tasting with Horiguchi Coffee

by Umami Mart Staff

Back by popular demand, we’ll be hosting our second free tasting with Tokyo-based Horiguchi Coffee! Join us this Saturday at Umami Mart from 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. to taste three Horiguchi coffees: the popular Flower and Juicy #2 blend and two single-origin brews, Ethiopia from Yirgacheffe Kochere and Kenya from Thiriku Farmers Co-Op. Buy a bag […]