Noodle World 2012 The Inter-Food Noodle World is an annual industry food event, with a focus on noodles. I managed to snag a pass, let’s see what this is all about! Anything noodle related, you can be sure it is represented here. There were half a dozen noodle manufacturers on site. Most ramen…
大つけ麺博 It’s time again for the annual Tsukemen Festival! Every year, famous shops from around the greater Tokyo area get together to serve up some tasty limited edition tsukemen dishes in a festival atmosphere. Each week, for three weeks, eight of them show up and battle it out for the top spot. I went and…
It’s not often I venture back stateside. There are so many new and interesting things to see in Japan, and other Asian destinations are only a few hours away. But three years is a long time. Three years since I set foot anywhere near my hometown of San Francisco, California. Spring break is…
Another month of Weekly Playboy. Another month of Ramen Americans and our ramen discussions. Another month of AKB48! (If the images below don’t show up, I blame SOPA! Someone somewhere seems to be blocking photos of magazines. If you click on the missing photo, it takes you to Flickr, where you can see the photos.…
The Ramen Americans weekly column is going strong. As always, each week we pick a theme and talk about it. As always, you can grab a copy at your local bookstore, convenience store, or anywhere fine magazines are sold (in Japan!). Cover-girl of the week is Watanabe Miyu, with promises of a solo photo-shoot inside.…
Here’s a quick breakdown of our first month of having a column in the popular Weekly Playboy magazine. Available everywhere in Japan. Week 0 Basically an introduction of Abram and myself. We talk a bit about our past in the ramen world, and what inspires us to be maniacs about ramen food culture in Japan.…
Nice work Abram!
Sorry for the completely un-ramen related post. That’s me in the Santa suit, my motorcycle covered with toys. Every year, my motorcycle club organizes a charity event. We collect toys, load up our bikes with said toys, and ride from Tokyo to orphanages in the surrounding area. The idea of a “Toy Run” is very…
東京ラーメンショー2011 Welcome back! I woke up a bit late, and then took the wrong train, so I missed the 10am opening of the 2011 Tokyo Ramen Show. But it didn’t matter, Keizo was late too. But not later than me, and he had just picked up the first bowl of the day. I think this…
Daniel, author of How to Japonese, was back in Japan for the summer. Just in time for the recent opening of 4 new shops in the Tokyo Ramen Street. Here you go, not only are these shops great, but the convenience of being in Tokyo Station can’t be beat. First up was Shichisai. Perfect pork…