I have never been to Momofuku. I’ve been curious about Momofuku since they first opened, and Momofuku owner and chef David Chang’s constantly rising stardom just made me more and more curious. I’ve been to New York countless times, but there is so much great ramen there that somehow, I’ve just never made it there.…
momosan ramen & sake – new york, ny
I’ve been to Iron Chef Morimoto’s restaurant in New York, and it really lived up to the hype (and I got to meet the man himself!). Skewers, his restaurant at LAX, on the other hand, was a disappointment. But still, I was excited to hear about Momosan Ramen, his newly opened ramen shop and couldn’t…
skewers by morimoto – los angeles, ca
Sure, it’s a skewers restauant, not a ramenya, and sure it’s at an airport…and LAX at that…but it’s a Morimoto (of Iron Chef fame) restaurant, so it’s worth a try? There’s only one ramen on the menu: the Ramen Pork Noodle bowl (non-spicy). I’m not entirely sure why it’s necessary to call out that it’s…
ramen ajido izakaya – torrance, ca
I hate going into L.A. because of all the traffic, but on the plus side, I get to try out new ramenyas. I chanced upon Ramen Ajido Izakaya recently and was excited to give them a try. Even though the small restaurant was non-descript from the outside, I was greeted warmly by the lady (owner?)…
kikka sushi/whole foods – irvine, ca
I know, I know…I really shouldn’t be expecting much from a sushi place, let alone a sushi place inside a supermarket. But I mean, it is a Whole Foods, and I’ve had decent to great food in their food court. I ordered the spicy tonkotsu ramen, and watched them make it to order. That’s a…
simply ramen
There really aren’t that many English cookbooks for “real” ramen. I mean, there’re cookbooks on how to how to make instant ramen more exciting, like this, but if you’re looking for cookbooks on authentic ramen, there’re very few choices. Along comes Amy Kimoto-Kahn, who’s been offering ramen recipes on her easypeasyjapaneasey blog. Amy’s been doing…
jun-men ramen – new york, ny
New York. 5 days. 1 stomach. 8 bowls of ramen. Day 5. I was actually not planning on having ramen today but, as luck would have it, I was early for my plane and Jun-Men was only 3 blocks away! I was able to get a counter-side view of the open kitchen. Hello, blow-torched chashu!…
chuko ramen – brooklyn, ny
New York. 5 days. 1 stomach. 8 bowls of ramen. Day 4. Chuko Ramen, not to be confused with Bar Chuko just a block away, seems to be one of the hot spots of ramen in Brooklyn. Even on a weeknight, there was at least a half hour wait. Luckily, I was by myself and…
bassanova ramen – new york, ny
New York. 5 days. 1 stomach. 8 bowls of ramen. Day 3. Bassanova Ramen is almost legendary in the accolades it’s received. Bassanova Tokyo has been named one of the best ramen shops in Tokyo by CNN and the New York Times has declared Bassanova NY as one of the top 10 ramen shops in…
ramen shack – brooklyn, ny
New York. 5 days. 1 stomach. 8 bowls of ramen. Day 2: dinner time! I’ve been looking forward to tonight for a long, long time. If you’re a ramen fan, you’ve probably heard the story of Keizo Shimamoto, a ramen fan who took his love of ramen to the next level. A few years ago,…
ivan ramen slurp shop – new york, ny
New York. 5 days. 1 stomach. 8 bowls of ramen. Day 1. I’ve been wanting to try Ivan Ramen ever since I’ve heard of him years ago when he became well-known in Japan. Now that he’s opened multiple locations in New York, I finally had a chance to try it. I wasn’t able to make…
hakata ikkousha ramen – costa mesa, ca
Popular Japanese ramen chains have been slowly breaking into the American market and recently Hakata Ikkousha has joined in with with the soft-opening of their award-winning hakata ramen. They offer 5 types of tonkotsu ramen…a standard tonkotsu, shio (salt) tonkotsu, black tonkotsu (with fried garlic), miso tonkotsu, and the fearsome-sounding “god fire” with 4 levels…