Monday, October 31, 2011

Halloween 2011


Happy Halloween!
At Hibino this year, we are dressed as Japanese kindergarten children.This yellow hat & oversized smock look is a typical Japanese kindergarten uniform (at least in the 70's and 80's). We are grown ups now but are getting in touch with our inner children on this Halloween...


Working kindergarteners..

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

City Harvest Hosts; The Brooklyn Local



On this Saturday, September 17th, at Brooklyn Bridge Park’s The Tobacco Warehouse in Dumbo, City Harvest will celebrate the best of Brooklyn’s culinary world at The Brooklyn Local, a not-to-be-missed shopping experience for true urban foodies. All proceeds of this event will support City Harvest in Brooklyn.

Hibino will be participating in The Tasting Tent for this event. We'll have a booth set up to serve delicious Beef Tataki with Ponzu Sauce. Please come and say hello to us if you're there. Tickets starts at $5. For more info☛ City Harvest


Monday, August 29, 2011

We are Open!

We are back on regular schedule (incl. lunch).
Come over to grab some obanzai / sushi!
See you :-)

Friday, August 26, 2011

Scheduled Closings; Due to Hurricane Irene


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Due to Hurricane Irene and MTA Shutdown,
HIBINO will be CLOSED on
Saturday and Sunday (August 27th & 28th)
Please stay safe and see you next week!
Sorry for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.
We will be back on our normal schedule on Monday the 29th.
(unless otherwise announced)
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Friday, June 17, 2011

Tohoku Sakagura Ekiden Race has started!










The race has started!

We divided our server into 2 teams:
Team Akiko & Team Toru.
Team captain Akiko & Toru would decide the order of the
sake they would be selling. Whichever the team sells out
150 glasses of Sake from all over Tohoku first would win!

We are offering these sake at a discounted price,
so it'll be a win-win situation ;-)






















First runner for the Team Akiko is Dewa San San
from Dewazakura Shuzo Co. in YAMAGATA.

This is Mariko from Team Akiko :-)























First runner for the Team Toru is Take no Tsuyu
from Takenotsuyu Co. in YAMAGATA as well.

This is Toru (team captain) from Team Toru.
(He happened to be an avid runner himself :-)



When you order the sake from the race,
you'll get a card with the sake info.
If you liked that sake, please write a message to the
sakagura (brewery) on the back of the card.
Then, we'll mail your massage to each sakagura.

I think people at sakagura in Tohoku would be touched by your messages.

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Tohoku Sakagura Ekiden Race will start soon!




Ekiden Race. Road Relay.
It is a sport where multiple runners run for a great distance
in relay style, competing for the speed.

Back in the old days in Japan, in order to deliver words to
one’s friends in the distance, Ekiden method was used.
It was because of the fact that multiple runners forwarding
the message from one to another in sections is faster
than just one runner carrying it for the entire way.

Now in Japan, there are people who have started to run.
They are running for the sake of the recovery of Japan,
they are far from Brooklyn.
We would like to send them a message. “You are beautiful.”

This time at Hibino, our staff has been divided into 2 teams,
and the teams would introduce you to some of the
Tohoku region Sake breweries in the style of Ekiden..
where the Sake is our runners.

2 Teams x Tohoku Sake (on discounted prices!) at Hibino

The race begins this Friday Night the June 17th.


かつて日本人は遠くの友人に言葉を伝える時 駅伝を用いた。
一人が長距離を走るよりも複数の走者が交代で走る方が
はやく言葉を伝える事ができるからである。

日本に再起をかけて走り出した人々がいる。
彼らはブルックリンから遠くにはなれている。
彼らに伝えたい。
「貴方たちの走る姿は美しい」と。

駅伝レース。Road Relay. 
数人が長距離をリレー形式で走りそのタイムを競う陸上競技。

今回、日比のスタッフが2チームに分かれ酒を走者にみたて、
東北6県の酒をリレー形式で紹介していきます。

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Earthquake in Japan

Thank you for your thoughts and warm words.
We feel at a loss -- the devastation is beyond our wildest imagination.

Global Giving: Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Fund
http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/japan-earthquake-tsunami-relief/

Japan Earthquake Relief Fund
@Japan Society
http://www.japansociety.org/earthquake

One of our regular guests set up a facebook group page
iHope for Japan
http://www.facebook.com/#!/home.php?sk=group_201249473238509&view=members


Also you can donate online at The American Red Cross.
www.redcross.org
The American Red Cross has already added “Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami” as one of the choices for online donations.
Or you can simply make a $10 donation by texting REDCROSS to 90999.

Also Forbes had a good article regarding donation to Japan
http://bit.ly/emSXEi
which include link to tax info.

Every little help would count :-)
Thank you
Arigato