South Korean artist Sang-Wook Lee creates works of art…from instant ramen! One art show used 20,000 packages of instant ramen and took him and his volunteer students 5 days just to open the packages!
Check out the amazing video of his art at cnn.com
(and a tip of the hat to Jake for the heads up!)
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As you may already know, we’ve been experiencing technical difficulties. Our web site might not load, might load slowly, or might just decide to take over your computer and show you nothing but ramen websites from now on. I really don’t know at this point.
Please bear with us as we feverishly beg our host provider to fix the problem and stare helplessly at the server status page, waiting for the all-clear.
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It’s the end of the year, and my ramen bowl’s looking a bit empty. Please join us next year for more ramen excitement! Happy New Year from all of us at ramenramenramen.
And now for something different…the only link this picture has to ramen is that I happened to take it during a ramen expedition in L.A. earlier this year. What kind of ramen do yo think they like? Cheers!
Just thought everyone could use something cheerful since Thanksgiving weekend is almost over…
from geishabot
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I’ve been intrigued by Gardena Ramen ever since I read rameniac’s promise of “the finest shoyu ramen in L.A.” Since I tend to favor the classic shoyu ramen over any other new-fangled choices, I couldn’t wait to try it. When I finally had some time to head up to Torrance (yes, it’s Gardena Ramen, but in Torrance), I was as giddy as a school girl on a first date (Ok, maybe more like a school boy, but school boys don’t get giddy…do they?).
The non-descript strip mall that held the path to ramen nirvana was anchored by a 99-cent Store and had an almost empty parking lot. I looked at my watch: 12:30pm, peak lunch time…hmm…not a good sign.
As my wife and I entered the spartan ramen house, my wife pointed out the coffee-shop chairs. “Cute,” she commented. And that, and the U2 song playing in the background is about it as far as ambience. As we were seated, we looked around and saw the hand-written menu taped to the wall in various places. In English and Japanese, “shoyu ramen,” “miso ramen,” and “gyoza” were our choices.
After we ordered shoyu ramen with gyoza, we perused the fine collection of Japanese manga and speculated on whether or not the grandmotherly waitress was related to the chef, Nakamura-san.
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I wish I knew about this before I got married! Natsuki Sakai and Ai Ito had their marriage ceremony at the Asahikawa Ramen Village, a ramen theme park in Hokkaido, Japan.
The groom, Sakai, told guests “We want our marriage to be as long and endless as a noodle and stay as hot as the broth in which noodles are served.”
Apparently, the only reason Sakai and bride Ai Ito could be married at the ramen village is because Sakai’s father is the head manager. I wonder if the RSVP cards read “shoyu or tonkotsu” instead of “chicken or beef”.
No word on how many nights the groom had to spend sleeping on the couch for pulling this off.
Source: Mainichi Daily News
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