Fuji Sacramento Serves Up Japanese Flavors & Mocktails for AAPI Night Market
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Fuji Sacramento is one'}, {'start': '34.399', 'end': '38.000', 'text': 'of the restaurants whose food will be'}, {'start': '36.079', 'end': '40.440', 'text': "featured in this year's AAPI Night"}, {'start': '38.000', 'end': '43.680', 'text': 'Market, a vibrant annual celebration of'}, {'start': '40.440', 'end': '45.840', 'text': 'cuisine, culture, and entertainment.'}, {'start': '43.680', 'end': '48.239', 'text': 'Here to feed us all the tasty details,'}, {'start': '45.840', 'end': '49.840', 'text': 'we have manager Hannah Davis and bar'}, {'start': '48.239', 'end': '52.079', 'text': 'manager. Come on here. We have John'}, {'start': '49.840', 'end': '54.320', 'text': 'Valenuela of Fuji Sacramento. Thanks for'}, {'start': '52.079', 'end': '56.000', 'text': 'joining us, you two. Of course. Okay, so'}, {'start': '54.320', 'end': '58.160', 'text': 'Hannah, I wanted to start off with you.'}, {'start': '56.000', 'end': '59.680', 'text': 'I mean, tell us about the cuisine and'}, {'start': '58.160', 'end': '61.840', 'text': 'flavors we can expect at Fuji'}, {'start': '59.680', 'end': '63.440', 'text': "Sacramento. Yeah, so at its core, I'd"}, {'start': '61.840', 'end': '65.199', 'text': "say we're a traditional Japanese"}, {'start': '63.440', 'end': '67.119', 'text': "restaurant. Um, but then there's a lot"}, {'start': '65.199', 'end': '70.400', 'text': 'of fusion elements on our menu, whether'}, {'start': '67.119', 'end': '71.600', 'text': 'it be Filipino or Korean. Um, yeah, and'}, {'start': '70.400', 'end': '73.920', 'text': "there's just a lot of different sections"}, {'start': '71.600', 'end': '77.200', 'text': 'on our menu. We have street food, a lot'}, {'start': '73.920', 'end': '79.200', 'text': 'of raw bar items, good sushi rolls. So'}, {'start': '77.200', 'end': '80.560', 'text': 'really anything you want Japanese, we'}, {'start': '79.200', 'end': '82.159', 'text': "have it. Yes. Okay. And I've actually"}, {'start': '80.560', 'end': '84.159', 'text': 'been here and the food is very'}, {'start': '82.159', 'end': '86.000', 'text': 'delicious. Like you said, like a lot of'}, {'start': '84.159', 'end': '87.439', 'text': 'options, but all made with care and you'}, {'start': '86.000', 'end': '89.200', 'text': 'taste the ingredients. So I always'}, {'start': '87.439', 'end': '90.960', 'text': 'appreciate the good food. And I'}, {'start': '89.200', 'end': '93.520', 'text': "understand you've been open for just"}, {'start': '90.960', 'end': '95.600', 'text': 'over a year. So congratulations. Where'}, {'start': '93.520', 'end': '97.439', 'text': 'are you located and what inspired the'}, {'start': '95.600', 'end': '100.560', 'text': 'name Fuji Sacramento? Yeah. Um, so we'}, {'start': '97.439', 'end': '104.000', 'text': 'are on 1235 Broadway right on 13th'}, {'start': '100.560', 'end': '106.960', 'text': 'Street. And back in the day, so two'}, {'start': '104.000', 'end': '109.360', 'text': 'restaurants before ours right now, the'}, {'start': '106.960', 'end': '112.079', 'text': 'same Fuji named restaurant was in the'}, {'start': '109.360', 'end': '114.960', 'text': 'spot we are in. So we are new ownership'}, {'start': '112.079', 'end': '117.920', 'text': 'now, but this old Fuji was a prominent'}, {'start': '114.960', 'end': '120.880', 'text': 'restaurant in Sacramento for decades.'}, {'start': '117.920', 'end': '122.479', 'text': 'And basically our owner, Russell Okubo,'}, {'start': '120.880', 'end': '124.159', 'text': 'got the blessing from the original'}, {'start': '122.479', 'end': '125.680', 'text': 'family to kind of bring that name back'}, {'start': '124.159', 'end': '127.280', 'text': "to life. Yeah, that's great to know"}, {'start': '125.680', 'end': '128.959', 'text': 'that. I mean, getting the blessing the'}, {'start': '127.280', 'end': '130.800', 'text': 'the originals who did it, they kind of'}, {'start': '128.959', 'end': '132.239', 'text': 'saw him and what his mission is and'}, {'start': '130.800', 'end': '134.239', 'text': 'saying, "Okay, we appreciate that. We\'ll'}, {'start': '132.239', 'end': '135.920', 'text': 'let you take that on." So, for folks'}, {'start': '134.239', 'end': '138.000', 'text': 'like me, I love a deal. When I go out, I'}, {'start': '135.920', 'end': '139.840', 'text': 'like to find a deal. So, do you have any'}, {'start': '138.000', 'end': '141.840', 'text': 'weekly specials or maybe some happy'}, {'start': '139.840', 'end': '144.400', 'text': 'hours going on? Yes, we have a lot. I'}, {'start': '141.840', 'end': '146.000', 'text': 'will run down the list. So, weekly'}, {'start': '144.400', 'end': '148.319', 'text': 'Mondays, we have half off our whole'}, {'start': '146.000', 'end': '150.879', 'text': "street food section all day. Um, that's"}, {'start': '148.319', 'end': '154.800', 'text': 'like our appetizers basically. Tuesdays'}, {'start': '150.879', 'end': '157.519', 'text': 'we have a $2 taco deal and some $6 hot'}, {'start': '154.800', 'end': '160.480', 'text': 'saki. And then Wednesdays we have all'}, {'start': '157.519', 'end': '163.280', 'text': 'day happy hour from open to close.'}, {'start': '160.480', 'end': '166.239', 'text': 'Thursdays we have $5 old fashions all'}, {'start': '163.280', 'end': '167.760', 'text': 'day and $10 sushi rolls. And then Friday'}, {'start': '166.239', 'end': '170.160', 'text': 'and Saturdays we have some fun weekend'}, {'start': '167.760', 'end': '171.840', 'text': 'specials. Um but besides Wednesdays we'}, {'start': '170.160', 'end': '174.720', 'text': 'have happy hour every single day of the'}, {'start': '171.840', 'end': '175.840', 'text': "week from 3 till 6 o'clock. Okay. You"}, {'start': '174.720', 'end': '177.440', 'text': 'were like you want some deals? You want'}, {'start': '175.840', 'end': '179.200', 'text': 'some happy hour? I got them for you.'}, {'start': '177.440', 'end': '181.040', 'text': "Okay. That's awesome. And let's talk"}, {'start': '179.200', 'end': '182.319', 'text': "about mocktails, which we're going to be"}, {'start': '181.040', 'end': '184.000', 'text': "doing over here, because I mean, they're"}, {'start': '182.319', 'end': '185.599', 'text': "yummy. They're fun to social socialize"}, {'start': '184.000', 'end': '187.360', 'text': 'with. A lot of people are turning to'}, {'start': '185.599', 'end': '188.959', 'text': 'mocktails and using that as a fun'}, {'start': '187.360', 'end': '190.720', 'text': 'experience. Which ones can you tell us'}, {'start': '188.959', 'end': '192.080', 'text': 'about cuz I know we got some over here.'}, {'start': '190.720', 'end': '194.319', 'text': 'Right now, we just did like the ginger'}, {'start': '192.080', 'end': '196.080', 'text': 'ale with a little lime as well. Love um'}, {'start': '194.319', 'end': '198.800', 'text': 'we make all of our syrups inside house.'}, {'start': '196.080', 'end': '201.760', 'text': 'So, we also do the uh syrups ourselves,'}, {'start': '198.800', 'end': '203.200', 'text': 'the dehydrated fruit, all that comes'}, {'start': '201.760', 'end': '205.760', 'text': "along. But right now, we're going to do"}, {'start': '203.200', 'end': '207.040', 'text': "the luchy lemon. Okay. It's going to be"}, {'start': '205.760', 'end': '211.200', 'text': 'just a little ginger syrup with some'}, {'start': '207.040', 'end': '212.799', 'text': 'lime and lemon, cucumber, and luchi. Oo,'}, {'start': '211.200', 'end': '214.159', 'text': 'lots of yummy flavors. Luchi is going to'}, {'start': '212.799', 'end': '218.799', 'text': 'be a little Japanese. Kind of like a'}, {'start': '214.159', 'end': '221.040', 'text': 'grape. Okay, not too bad. But very'}, {'start': '218.799', 'end': '223.360', 'text': 'sweet. Yes. Got that cucumber in there,'}, {'start': '221.040', 'end': '224.400', 'text': 'too. And this is the muddling process.'}, {'start': '223.360', 'end': '226.480', 'text': "This is the muddling. It's a little"}, {'start': '224.400', 'end': '228.319', 'text': "tough sometimes. I was like, but that's"}, {'start': '226.480', 'end': '231.799', 'text': 'why we work out. Yeah. There we go.'}, {'start': '228.319', 'end': '231.799', 'text': 'Working out again.'}, {'start': '231.840', 'end': '236.080', 'text': 'All tasty stuff. Now, have you had a'}, {'start': '234.720', 'end': '237.680', 'text': 'chance to try some of these mocktails'}, {'start': '236.080', 'end': '240.560', 'text': 'and cocktails, too? Oh, yes. They are'}, {'start': '237.680', 'end': '244.000', 'text': 'delicious. And John came up with all'}, {'start': '240.560', 'end': '245.920', 'text': "these recipes. He's amazing. Okay. How"}, {'start': '244.000', 'end': '248.319', 'text': 'do you come up with these recipes? Um,'}, {'start': '245.920', 'end': '249.920', 'text': "from old flavors, I guess. I've been"}, {'start': '248.319', 'end': '252.400', 'text': "sober four years, so I don't really"}, {'start': '249.920', 'end': '254.879', 'text': 'drink anymore, but um just things that'}, {'start': '252.400', 'end': '256.320', 'text': "people decide this goes with that. I'll"}, {'start': '254.879', 'end': '257.680', 'text': 'kind of test it out my own way, see how'}, {'start': '256.320', 'end': '260.000', 'text': 'I like it.'}, {'start': '257.680', 'end': '264.160', 'text': 'Um, but a lot of them are going to be'}, {'start': '260.000', 'end': '266.240', 'text': 'kind of uh fruit-based, uh, summers of'}, {'start': '264.160', 'end': '269.199', 'text': 'spirit forward, but these ones here are'}, {'start': '266.240', 'end': '271.919', 'text': 'going to be more fruit forward and, uh,'}, {'start': '269.199', 'end': '274.479', 'text': 'citrus. Yes. You see all the citrus'}, {'start': '271.919', 'end': '275.840', 'text': 'going in there? That looks tasty. So,'}, {'start': '274.479', 'end': '277.440', 'text': "that's going to be our cucumber there."}, {'start': '275.840', 'end': '279.280', 'text': 'There you go. The nice top off right'}, {'start': '277.440', 'end': '281.280', 'text': 'there. And then this is going to be our'}, {'start': '279.280', 'end': '282.720', 'text': 'ginger, honey, lime. This is going to be'}, {'start': '281.280', 'end': '284.880', 'text': 'ginger, honey, lime, and a little bit of'}, {'start': '282.720', 'end': '287.440', 'text': 'h egg white. Oh, okay. I love the egg'}, {'start': '284.880', 'end': '288.880', 'text': 'white. kind of gives that like frothy to'}, {'start': '287.440', 'end': '291.199', 'text': 'it. Yes. That way just the'}, {'start': '288.880', 'end': '294.240', 'text': "presentation's better too that don't"}, {'start': '291.199', 'end': '295.759', 'text': 'want to lose all the aspects there. Yes.'}, {'start': '294.240', 'end': '297.199', 'text': "And while you're finishing making that,"}, {'start': '295.759', 'end': '299.120', 'text': 'I know Fuji Sacramento is going to be'}, {'start': '297.199', 'end': '300.639', 'text': 'one of the vendors at AAPI Night Market.'}, {'start': '299.120', 'end': '303.199', 'text': 'Are you guys looking forward to that? We'}, {'start': '300.639', 'end': '305.759', 'text': 'are so excited. We are an AAPI owned'}, {'start': '303.199', 'end': '309.440', 'text': 'business and there are so many amazing'}, {'start': '305.759', 'end': '311.440', 'text': 'AIP owned restaurants and other stores,'}, {'start': '309.440', 'end': '312.880', 'text': "etc. And we're so honored to be a part"}, {'start': '311.440', 'end': '314.400', 'text': 'of it again. Yeah. Looking forward to'}, {'start': '312.880', 'end': '316.160', 'text': "it. He's going to give us that final"}, {'start': '314.400', 'end': '319.000', 'text': 'drink. We got to see that grand finale'}, {'start': '316.160', 'end': '321.039', 'text': 'right there. Look at that. Looks'}, {'start': '319.000', 'end': '322.160', 'text': 'fantastic. Oh my goodness. These are'}, {'start': '321.039', 'end': '324.000', 'text': 'going to be based out of the water since'}, {'start': '322.160', 'end': '325.280', 'text': "they're mocktails. So, it's just a"}, {'start': '324.000', 'end': '327.360', 'text': 'little topping of extra little'}, {'start': '325.280', 'end': '328.639', 'text': 'something. There we go. I got I got to'}, {'start': '327.360', 'end': '330.400', 'text': 'try one of these. Which ones would you'}, {'start': '328.639', 'end': '332.400', 'text': "suggest? Ooh, the Let's see this one"}, {'start': '330.400', 'end': '333.680', 'text': 'here or the luchi linen. Okay. See that'}, {'start': '332.400', 'end': '335.039', 'text': "one? I saw the picture, so I'm"}, {'start': '333.680', 'end': '336.479', 'text': 'definitely going to do it. Thank you'}, {'start': '335.039', 'end': '337.600', 'text': "guys so much. I'm going to let our"}, {'start': '336.479', 'end': '338.960', 'text': 'viewers know where they can go for more'}, {'start': '337.600', 'end': '342.320', 'text': 'information. First, I got to take a sip,'}, {'start': '338.960', 'end': '343.759', 'text': 'of course. Mhm. Very refreshing. No'}, {'start': '342.320', 'end': '345.759', 'text': 'problem. Thank you both so much. We'}, {'start': '343.759', 'end': '346.880', 'text': "appreciate it. Thank you. All right. I'm"}, {'start': '345.759', 'end': '348.400', 'text': 'going to let our viewers again know'}, {'start': '346.880', 'end': '350.880', 'text': 'where they can go to see how you can'}, {'start': '348.400', 'end': '353.720', 'text': 'taste the flavors of Fuji Sacramento all'}, {'start': '350.880', 'end': '355.759', 'text': 'year round. Visit'}, {'start': '353.720', 'end': '357.840', 'text': 'fuji-sac.com. And to get your tickets'}, {'start': '355.759', 'end': '361.840', 'text': "for this year's May 30th Night Market,"}, {'start': '357.840', 'end': '361.840', 'text': 'visit aap nightmarket.com.'}]