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MAGAZINE, November 2004
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The opening
of this swanky little establishment puts Taichung on track
to join Los Angeles, New York and other cities where sake
bars are a fairly recent craze. 15 Songs is Taichung's first
dedicated sake bar and is the brainchild of Lauren Juan, who
opened the city's first lounge bar (simply named "Lounge
Bar") at this same location, long before lounge bars
were considered cool. Once again, Lauren is hoping that her
new bar will be a trendsetter for Taichung. 15 Songs still
resembles a lounge bar with velvet-covered sofas and chairs
and some of the best lounge, acid jazz, chill-out and house
music in the city. However, the decor is now warmer and more
Asian, with exotic-looking lamps, hanging bamboo dividers,
Japanese-style seating on the second floor, and lots of wood,
including an attractive rough-wood bar. On orange-lit shelves
behind the bar are some of 15 Songs' 30 to 40 high-end, hard-to-find
sakes, which are served ice-chilled (the way they should be,
says Lauren). These range from the NT$500 300ml bottle of
Rashiku Ginjo-sake to 720ml bottles costing about NT$4,500.
From 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., five-course Japanese fusion cuisine
set meals are available, featuring seasonal seafood and other
items and costing about NT$600. Besides sake, a full range
of cocktails (NT$180-300) and other drinks are available,
as are fine cigars. There's a minimum bill of NT$200 per person.
--By Douglas Habecker, translated by Vivian Ko Morano
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