sunday ramen links…except it’s not sunday any more
Denver gets ramen for lunch. Ippudo Midtown is revealed. Portland ramen is heating up. Have you read the first ramen-filled issue of Lucky Peach? Flower Boys of the Ramen Shop, “the story of good-looking and unique men and their stories that revolve around the ramen store they run.” Apparently this ramen restaurant serves “pig-fish.” Ramen...
ramen night at chez panisse
The famous food mecca Chez Panisse is being taken over by OpenRestaurant this Sunday night, Oct 2, for a 3-course meal featuring…ramen! This special ramen night is part of a fundraising effort to help support small farms and fisheries across Japan. The “Nothern California ramen” was created by OpenRestaurant’s Sam White in collaboration with the...
sunday evening links, ramen world domination
See what the chefs at Chuko in Brooklyn (they used to work at Morimoto!) make with a pack of instant noodles. More choices for ramen in Brooklyn, including a Ramen pop-up. Hybrid ramen, anyone? Ramen in Wheaton, MD. Ajisen Ramen opens in Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam. Visit Hapa Ramen in SF, leave with a...
“for the love of ramen”
For those of you in the Bay Area next week, what’re you doing Wednesday night? If you’re a ramen fan, the answer should be “I’m gonna be at the For the Love of Ramen event! Duh!” That’s right, next Wednesday the 24th, the Asian Culinary Forum is hosting a panel of “noodle experts who will...
ramen rating: santa ramen – san mateo, ca
Among the unique logistical nightmares I face when traveling with a group of people is: 1. how do I trick–I mean convince everyone to eat ramen with me, and 2. how far out of the way can I coerce everyone into going for ramen? Recently, I was excited to be able to try another bay...
mitsuwa hokkaido fair
In case you missed the previous ramen festival in February, Mitsuwa japanese supermarket is having a Hokkaido Fair, featuring two of the previously featured ramenyas and apparently introducing highly rated Santouka Ramen to the San Jose Store. Shoyu ramen specialist Asameshi Maeda Honpo will be at the Costa Mesa store from Thursday thru Sunday (9/11...
instant ramen birthday links
Mental Floss has some ramen trivia. How much do you know? Craving ramen in the Bay area? Check out Melanie Wong’s prolific posts on the Bay Area ramen scene I’m just a sucker for a cute ramen girl. Speaking of Ramen Girl, meet the “Ramen Boy“. And to finish off this batch of links…are you...
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links for a lazy sunday
Feeling a bit hungry after that bowl of instant ramen? Maybe it’s because there’s a bit less ramen in that bowl. Even gourmet chefs like ramen. Here’s a gourmet ramen recipe from 20 year veteran chef chefRob. If sumo champions recommend a ramenya, it’s gotta be good, right? Sumo great Konishiki and yokozuna (grand champion)...
ramen roundup
Recent ramen reviews and tidbits: There’ve been a lot of reviews and news about Ippudo in New York City. Walking-ixus goes one step further and gives a behind-the-scenes look. Join a “local girl” as she goes to Yotteko-Ya Ramen/Kyoto Ramen in Honolulu, Hawaii. Have you ever wanted to combine ramen and sushi? Now, you can!...
ramen rating: kujiraken shinasoba ramen – costa mesa, ca
Have any of you ever woken up in the morning and thought: hmm…it’s going to be 99 degrees today…what a great day for a nice steaming hot bowl of ramen! Since Mitsuwa Supermarket decided to hold their Gourmet Food Fair on the hottest weekend of the month, I found myself in the awkward position of...
ramen rating: ryowa – berkeley, ca
I’ve been looking forward to trying Ryowa in Berkeley, and I recently just had the chance to go up there. I’ve read a lot of good reviews from various web sites and I have to say…I’m disappointed. I had the Ryowa ramen even though I was sorely tempted by the shoyu ramen. The sesame soup...
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