When my husband and I booked our tickets to Fukuoka, I had two agendas: one was to explore the best of nature that Kyushu Islands can offer. The other was to makan like nobody's business.Sure, Fukuoka ...

With some 14 restaurants, stretching from Tokyo to West LA to Gardena, the Shin-Sen-Gumi chain can be described as an “empire” — albeit, a small empire. But since it includes a piano bar, a fast ...

America, we’ve come a long way from the days when “ramen” meant “Top Ramen” and was only an acceptable meal if you were sick, or broke, or both. These days, people get downright nasty about the ...

Why Japanese restaurateurs decided to make the East Village the ramen war’s western front may never be clear, but there was another skirmish at the Tuesday press preview* of Hakata Ippudo. Owner ...

At the heart of any great bowl of ramen is the men—the noodles forming a foundation for the whole experience. Below we explore the varieties that are a part of this culinary culture, along with a look ...