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December 28, 2012

We finally made it into Tsujita for lunch during our trip down to LA over...

December 22, 2012

We drove a long way from Los Angeles proper to try the soba at Otafuku...

December 12, 2012

Ah, the joy of roommates. The Ramen Shaman lives with three other dudes in a...

November 28, 2012

If you know anything about ramen in Los Angeles you’ve heard of Daikokuya, the original...

October 10, 2012

It's been just over a year since I started my ramen blog. At least six...

September 12, 2012

In the spring of 2012 I suddenly felt the urge to not spend a depressing...

August 29, 2012

I spent my summer of 2012 in California, my favourite place in the world --...

August 1, 2012

Two weeks ago, I picked up Anders aka Mr. Skankynavia from LAX. It was a...

May 16, 2012

Uni, burrata, button mushroom, yuzu Son of a Gun Los Angeles

October 14, 2011

Remember when I said I started making my own pizza because I hadn’t found any...

October 4, 2011

Yes, Japanese food in this country is still equated to sushi. Growing up, people would...

September 30, 2011

On a particularly temperate Los Angeles evening, three Umamimart writers (one a founding member), and...