The Bay Area's most unique and intimate dining experience
FOOD
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DRINK
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CONVERSATION
UNION ISLAND ~ A PLACE TO GET TOGETHER
~Sausalito, CA~
415.650.0035
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OMAKASE ON THE WATER​
​Cruise from Sausalito to dine in a quiet cove w/ view of Golden Gate Bridge
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Watch and learn as a master sushi chef prepares a 12-course tasting menu
Sake pairing ~ Private Dining Experience ~ Max 6 guests
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DRINKS + SMALL BITES
ON THE WATER​
​​Enjoy a carefully curated selection of drinks & appetizers​​​
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Choose sake with Japanese cuisine, wine with California cuisine or
champagne with caviar
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Private cruise (max 6 guests) or private dockside event (max 15 guests)
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SUSHI ON THE WATER​
Optional beverage service
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​Choose from a variety of sushi platters​​​​​
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Private cruise (max 6 guests) or private dockside event (max 15 guests)
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BREAKFAST ON THE WATER​
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Coffee, pastries, quiches and more
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Provided by Cafe Marais, the best French bakery n the Bay Area​
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Private cruise (max 6 guests) or private dockside event (max 15 guests)
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The
Secret 6
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A carefully curated group of strangers meet for an epic dinner party and deep conversation on a socially-important theme. One person joins for free.
Click here to apply or nominate someone special
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​1 seating per month
3-hour cruise
6 guests
CUSTOM OFFERINGS
Weddings and engagements​​​
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Romantic dinners for two
Photo and video shoots​
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Corporate Events
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Ash scatterings
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And more
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OUR STORY
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Brian Barth and Samira Kiani had a dream: a place to bring people together from the communities they are part of across the Bay Area. Brian, a gardener, designer and writer, recently published a book about the Bay Area's unhoused communities. Samira, a doctor, cell therapy researcher and entrepreneur, is originally from Iran. They have diverse interests and are drawn to diverse people: Wealthy. Poor. Conservative. Progressive. Straight. Gay. American-born. Immigrant. Everyone has an important story to tell - the dream behind Union Island is to cultivate a space for the exchange of ideas and inspiration, and to spark dialogue across our differences.
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Union Island began as a mythological domain inside the heads of two dreamers. One day, an opportunity arose to give it a physical form: a century-old wooden yacht. Brian and Samira knew nothing about boats, but decided to dive in. They renamed her Asesu after an African goddess of navigation. The journey to Union Island began. In addition to daily food offerings, Brian and Samira will host monthly themed gatherings -- a book club, speakeasy night, "depolarization dialogues," live music and The Secret 6, a carefully curated group of strangers who meet for an epic dinner party and deep conversation on a socially-important theme.
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THE BOAT​
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Asesu is a Stephens Brothers cabin cruiser, built in Stockton, CA in 1929. Click here to learn all about its century of life.
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OUR PARTNERS
CHEF YUKINORI YAMAMOTO
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Chef Yama, the former executive sushi chef at Michael Mina's Pabu Izakaya, recently opened Dining Yamanoto, an omakase-quality bento box restaurant in San Francisco's SoMa district.
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CHEF GARRETT ADAIR
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Chef Adair, a Cordon Bleu alumnus, got his start at the Michelin-starred Farmhouse Inn in Forestville, CA before establishing Chef Adair, his own private dining service in California's wine country.
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OMAKASE RESTAURANT GROUP​
With more than a dozen restaurants under its management, ORG is a cornerstone of the Bay Area culinary scene. It is best known for its pair of Michelin-starred establishments: Niku Steakhouse and Omakase, an edomae-style sushi bar.​​​​​​
THE CAVIAR COMPANY
An SF-based company known for bringing fish eggs to places they're not expected - ice cream, pizza and grilled cheese sandwiches, for instance - The Caviar Company is now bringing them to the middle of San Francisco Bay on Union Island's century-old yacht.​​​​​