wife: Do you know there’s a really good ramen place in Orange County that we haven’t tried?
me: excuse me?
wife: Guess!
me: …(trying to think of the most unlikely place possible)…that Japanese place by the gas station in the 99 Ranch plaza??
Whoa…I guessed right! According to a fellow blogger, this little Japanese eatery was worth checking out. Excited, we went there for lunch. (more…)
An alert reader…uh…alerted me to the uncredited use of one of my pictures on the beachwood reporter web site.
Well, I certainly can’t fault their good taste! Actually, I don’t really mind, and I’m only bringing this up because the Beachwood Reporter looks like a genuine “real” news organization, not just a silly little blog site like…oh…say this ramen blog. In fact, I’d like to believe that it’s because my picture was so professional that they mistook it for an “official” source.
Anyway, here’s my original article with the original picture. And here’s the embarrassingly low-tech shot-it-on-my-dining-table unretouched version, for anyone who’s actually interested:
But, let’s not forget: the fact that a news organization is running what appears to be a regular ramen column…that’s a good thing folks!
China’s Xin Hua news reported that the China Branch of the International Ramen Manufactures Association (yes, there’s actually a mysterious and powerful “IRMA”, pulling the puppet strings behind every ramen-related incident worldwide…cough…or so I’ve heard…) has announced price hikes of up to 40% on some of China’s domestic brands of ramen. Of course, everyone knows the price of just about everything has gone up lately, but part of the ramen price hike is being attributed to palm oil.
I’m sure eventually, those price hikes will hit in the U.S. as well. Ramen fans and starving college students everywhere should stock up now!
Well, ok, there’re only 2 things wrong with my title…first of all, this is a chimp, not a monkey, and second, he’s making udon, not ramen. So apologies for the not-quite-ramen posting, and I’m sorry I’m posting a chimpanzee video. I blame the lack of ramen in my diet this week.
Still…I’m curious if that chimp can make ramen…hmm…
via japanprobe
There might not be any ramen reviews for a short while…my lucky charm of a wife managed to win 20 burritos at Chiptole Mexican Grill. Anyone who’s ever been to Chiptole knows that that is a LOT of burritos (they weigh around 2 lbs each)! Even after our grabby friends and relatives got their share (just kidding!), we still have enough burritos in our fridge to last us for a few days. So excuse me as I gorge on nothing but delicious burritos for a while…hmm…I wonder if a ramen burrito would be any good…
Who ever thought investigative reporting on the mortgage and housing industry would be so…wacky? The people over at blown mortgage and housing panic have been reporting on whether or not ramen sales go up as the housing market goes down. Oh, and did I mention that the nice people at Housing Panic just published an exclusive interview with yours truly? Enjoy!
