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ほうとう (Houtou)
November 29, 2011
Now, I've always considered myself quite the noodle connoisseur, but I had never heard of the...
Tonikaku Ramen (Chiba)
November 11, 2011
Ramen is all the rage here on both coasts in the US, and it's still...
Slightly Peckish: Singapore Char Kway Teow from Cha Cha Moon (LDN)
November 8, 2011
One of my favourite foods is South East Asian cuisine. I confess I wasn't much...
OpenHarvest Japan: First Soba Supper
October 18, 2011
By the time you read this, Yoko and I will be in Niigata, Japan, a...
ReCPY: Pasta de Ramen
September 12, 2011
Ramen, as some of my fellow writers have observed, is totally taking over North America....
Ramen Underground (SF)
September 1, 2011
I must admit that Washi and I have more-than-healthy appetites and the lunch boxes at...
Slightly Peckish: Thai Food at The Churchill Arms Pub (LDN)
August 9, 2011
One of the surprising things about London is that you can get very good, cheap...
Japanify: Summer Slurp Series: Cha-Soba (Green Tea Soba)
July 14, 2011
PREFACE Summer Slurp Series, Pt. 1: Nikumiso Udon Summer Slurp Series, Pt. 2: Hiyashi Chuka...
Slightly Peckish: Sanuki Udon at Koya (LDN)
July 12, 2011
We've been very lucky. Since last summer, we've had a bona fide udon-ya (shop) right...
Japanify: Summer Slurp Series: Hiyashi Chuka (Cold Ramen)
July 7, 2011
PREFACE Summer Slurp Series, Pt. 1: Nikumiso Udon The one (and only) thing that I...
Japanify: Summer Slurp Series: Nikumiso Udon
June 30, 2011
The one (and only) thing that I miss about the disgustingly humid temperatures in Tokyo...
Custom-Made Noodles at Ken Ken Ramen (SF)
May 13, 2011
Recently, I had a ramen epiphany in San Francisco. It was at Ken Ken Ramen,...