Start: October 14, 2008 at 11:45 AM

End: October 20, 2008 at 12:00 AM

During Sake Week, SushiSamba Rio will offer a traditional Japanese omakase, or chef’s tasting menu, with Brazilian and Peruvian twists. The restaurant's five-course omakase menu will be paired with sake selections from the restaurant's extensive sake list chosen by Sommelier Mark Ryan.

The special menu costs $69 per guest with an additional $30 for sake pairings (exclusive of tax and gratuity) and includes the following pairings:

:: OmaSake Menu ::

Maine Cockles & Mussels
Wakame, toasted sesame & wasabi with a sake broth
Sake pairing:  Miyasaka Junmai

Sake Steamed Black Bass
Pickled nasi salad & moromi miso
Sake pairing:  Chiyomusubi Tokubetsu Junmai
 
Roasted Hudson Valley Duck Breast
Organic beets & plum sake
Sake pairing:  Nanbu Bijin Ginjo

Sushi & Sashimi
Tsukiji Market assorted fish & sake-aged soy sauce
Sake pairing:  Kitaya Daiginjo

Sanjiyouno Tou Apple
Sake pairing:  Kamoizumi Nigori