Michael gets a phone call from Toshi while he and the family are partaking of sushi and beer. Michael is nonplussed when Toshi discerns the accompanying beverage. "Surely you're not drinking beer with that?" He is urged to go to a place that brews and sells its own sake so that he might find out how good Japanese sake can be. The visit is a revelation! The tastes are quite different from what Michael has been familiar with.