Ramen Live Hype Show! We did an hour long Google+ Hangout to promote the upcoming Grand Tsukemen Fest! On hand, some fellow ramen nuts from around the world. We had Ben from Osaka (http://www.friendsinramen.com/), Sam from California (http://www.ramenshop.com/), and Hans from Washington (http://www.theramenrater.com/). With MC George Williams, we also had Tomita-san there to discuss the…

Announcing the official English page for the 2013 Grand Tsukemen Fest! Now you can see which shops will be serving their signature tsukemen each week of the festival. Warning, this page will make you hungry! Will Tomita, Japan’s #1 ranked tsukemen shop and winner of last year’s Grand Tsukemen Fest, defend their belt? Or will…

Congratulations to the winners of the 2013 Grand Tsukemen Fest preliminary voting. The winners are from all over the country, so I haven’t been to most of their shops. Stay tuned for a lot more info, but for now . . . Are you hungry? These are the 24 that you can sample at this…

大つけ麺博 It’s almost that time of year again. Time for all of Tokyo to revel in tsukemen! But what exactly is a Tsukemen Fest? Here’s a quick Q and A to whet your appetite. Q: Tsukemen? What is tsukemen? A: Tsukemen is just like the ramen you know and love, but the noodles are separate…

あけましておめでとうございます 2012 wasn’t just a great year for Ramen Adventures, but a great year for ramen in general. Tokyo continues to be the epicenter for amazing shops, with a handful of young chefs doing everything right. There is a balance in ramen – a balance between tradition and new thinking and variety – that keeps…

Tokyo Ramen Show 2012 Yeah, I ended up going. I didn’t want to, especially since last year’s event was only slightly better than the lame experience two years ago; where I waited in line for three hours and then had to leave empty stomached because I had somewhere to be. But a recent stamp card…

Along with eight other ramen nuts, I was named one of Yahoo Japan’s 2012 Ramen Ambassadors.  We all helped to create content, and you can check it out at: http://ramen.yahoo.co.jp/ The best part, goofy videos! I talk about the easy process of ordering ramen using a fancy ticket machine. Ramen 101, anyone? Ben (http://www.friendsinramen.com/) lays…

大つけめん博 I had the opportunity to work at the 2012 Tsukemen Festival in Daimon this year. A big THANK YOU to everyone who came out to visit me.  Even if everyone only ended up being two people!  Weather took my working time from about 20 hours down to only a few. I announced that I…

秋限定 Get them soon, because the ever-popular Aki Gentei – Autumn limited offerings – will only be here for a month or two. Along with staff from Playboy, we checked out a handful for an upcoming magazine feature.  I would say the theme this year is creativity.  These are all top shops in town, and…

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