Ivan Orkin, a New Yorker and graduate of CIA, once worked at the legendary Quilted Giraffe and other popular New York restaurants such as Mesa Grill. But he was never happy in those positions. Shortly after his college graduation he went to Japan and fell in love with Japanese ramen and later a Japanese woman, Mariko, now his wife., and he did something no foreigner has ever done. Soon after marring Mariko, Ivan moved to Japan and opened his own unique ramen resturant...
Read MoreOver Our Ramen and Gyoza Dinner
Over our ramen dinner I am planning that we will watch clips from the famous movie, Tampopo, released in Japan in 1985. The entire plot is based on the ramen culture of Japan. It is the story of a widow struggling to establish herself as a ramen master in her small restaurant. The film devotes itself to this distinctive Japanese food culture that is obsessed with perfectionism in every area. A whole cast of amusing characters helps her to reach ramen heaven. I look...
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