the ramen blog & other goodies!

“If there’s no ramen, udon, or soba shop in your neck of the woods, there will be soon.” Woo hoo! 2009 food predictions from epicurious.

Winter time is ramen time in Fukuoka, though I have to admit, I’ve never seen the phrase the “
love hotel of ramen restaurants” used before!

Is Asa Ramen in Gardena a “slurper’s paradise“?

The “ramen queen” talks about ramen in Vancouver, Canada.

Could a place called Tokyo Ramen in Sydney, Australia be good?

What do South Korea, ramyeon (korean ramen), cigarettes, and condoms have in common?

Some brave soul tries natto at Santouka ramen.

What does the owner of “the first sake brewery restaurant outside of japan” in Minneapolis want for his last meal? Why ramen of course!

Not even a dancing stormtrooper can resist ramen in the Wintertime.

A dollar a day diet with instant ramen. Sounds almost too easy!

Join the quest for the best ramen in Vancouver.

There must be something in the water–I mean ramen at Foo Foo Tei…Exile Kiss joins in the 31 day ramen challenge.

inspired by Iron Chef Morimoto’s NYC ramen challenge, NYU Local visits the East Village ramenyas.

Take the Menya Ramen Godzilla Challenge: eat a 2+kg bowl of ramen in under 30 minutes, and be immortalized on their wall of fame.

It’s the Brooklyn Kitchen Ramen-Off…and the winner…the pepperoni pizza ramen pie (with recipe!)

Not quite ramen, and more thimble than bowl, but who can eat 383 bowls of soba in 10 mins?

What are you doing November 9? If you’re in NYC, you should be at The Brooklyn Kitchen Ramen-Off! (thanks to Not Eating Out In New York)

It looks like New Yorkers are having all the fun this month. Join the Nippon Food Club of NYC on their ongoing mission to find the best ramenya in New York.

For hardcore ramen fans only: make your own tonkotsu ramen. From scratch. Seriously.

I’ve mentioned this before: Tomato Ramen fans (you know who you are) need to head to Foo Foo Tei to try their Beef Tomato ramen!

New York’s Ippudo is offering six new seasonal ramen, including a Tomato Ramen (I’m starting to see a pattern here) and a simple but delicious-looking Tori Ramen.

Vancouver has another new ramenya, the simply named menya (“noodle store”).

Can a ramenya succeed in the land of pasta (or, wow! there’s ramen in Florence?!?)

Wondering how to survive after college? Here’s a chance to win a free copy of the book Ramen Noodles, Rent and Resumes: An After-College Guide to Life!

Located in a seemingly deserted neighborhood and housed inside what looks like a liquor store in a not-so-good neighborhood, Foo-Foo Tei is the unlikely ramen hotspot of San Gabriel Valley. Foo-Foo Tei has been on my radar for a while, and since the star of Go Ramen! has committed himself to eating Foo-Foo Tei’s 31 styles of ramen in 31 days, I decided that there’s no time like the present to join in the festivities. In fact, I ran into both Go Ramen!’s Keizo and fellow food blogger Exile Kiss. Is Foo-Foo Tei the new ramen party central?

Since Keizo is and will be doing a much more thorough job than I could in covering Foo-Foo Tei’s offerings, we’ll be doing something a bit different for this review. Our impressions of Foo-Foo Tei will be covered slide-show style. Click on to the first picture, gentle reader, then click on through to read the conclusion!

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(oops, I meant to post this *last* week. I’m not sure what happened.)

Polar Bear ramen? Why the heck not!

Exile Kiss visits Gardena Ramen and has the M.S.G. ramen. Oops, did I give it away?

I’ve read a lot of reviews of Ippudo Ramen in NYC, but I never knew they “branded” their name on their tamago (omelet)!

Start your week off right with this lovely collection of ramen pr0n. (SFW, btw)

Vandalism by ramen?

So did anyone ever stop to think about how much ramen $700 billion could buy?

Foo Foo Tei in Hacienda Heights has 31 different kinds of ramen. There are 31 days in October. Let the wacky hijinks begin!

Despite the fact that it’s not actually on Sawtelle Blvd, Ramenya is a mainstay of the ramenya-filled area of West L.A. known as “Little Osaka”. The numerous ramenya in the area actually made for a tough decision on which one to review next, but the fact that a ramenya was called “Ramenya” tipped the scale in its favor…that, and the fact that this is probably the most times I’ll ever use the word “ramenya” in one paragraph. Known for generous portions, long lines, and a friendly staff, Ramenya seemed like the perfect place to go for lunch on a cold (yes, mid-60’s is cold for Southern California) winter day.
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