I met up with some of my ramen-hunter friends to talk about the 2019 Hyakumeiten, a list of 100 famous shops in Tokyo. This list is curated by Tabelog, one of Japan’s popular food ranking sites. We talk about how many shops we crushed, discussed our favorites, and raised some money for a couple…
東京ラーメンショー2019 The 2019 Tokyo Ramen Show, held around the first week of November, featured some collabs, some out of town shops, and some souvenir swag. Same as every year. I only went twice to try a couple interesting collabs. Nakamura and Setagaya did a spicy fishy ramen. And Kikanbo teamed up with Nagi for a…
大つけ麺博2019 Remember 2019? I do. I didn’t go as hard on the annual Grand Tsukemen Fest as I normally do, as I was traveling a bit in the month of October. It was unfortunate, as this year’s lineup was insane. Usually, we have five weeks with nine shops each week for a total of 45…
Mugiane x Little Pearl Popup in Washington, D.C. For the second time, I helped bring a ramen shop from Japan overseas for a popup event. This time was with Muginae, one of Japan’s most famous and celebrated shops in recent years. Two hour waits every day, number one on Tabelog, Michelin status, I was actually…
Tabelog Awards 2019 Tabelog is Japan’s internet portal to the vast number of restaurants across the country. The site serves up general information, like addresses and hours, but the most popular feature of the site is the user reviews. Shops are given a ranking, with five being the highest. Shops with a ranking above four…
ラーメン女子博 These events seem to be a dime a dozen these days, but they are still fun none-the-less. The Ramen Girl’s Fest pops up all over Japan, so when it had a debut in Nakano, just a few minutes from my home, I was in. When people ask me which one was the best…
東京ラーメンショー 2017 We tried all 18 bowls at the 2nd week of the Tokyo Ramen Show. On till Sunday! The lighter soups were the winners this time. #crushedit A post shared by Ramen Adventures (@ramenadventures) on Nov 3, 2017 at 1:34am PDT I’m not going to report on the event, as it is long over,…
大つけ麺博 2017 Week 3 of the Grand Tsukemen Fest (@daitsukemenhaku) in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Managed to crush all 9 with the help of @theramenculture and the usual lot of ramen nerds who come to these events. It’s still on for a few more weeks. This time, each bowl is just 500 yen, and the portions are smaller.…
和歌山市 I’ve been to Wakayama a few times. I work there on occasion, and the city is a gateway to the Kii Peninsula, an amazing place for motorcycle touring. My ramen adventures, though, have been lacking. I visited the famous Ide Shoten before, as well as the shop that is constantly in the top 3…
Ramen Riders in Tottori Prefecture What is Ramen Riders? Well, I started a project this year to visit all 47 prefectures in Japan by motorcycle, eat some of the best ramen, and document it with videos for my YouTube channel. Simple enough, and I’ve done 14 or 15 prefectures since May. I just haven’t actually…