New York City

Ramen Lab

This was my second bowl of ramen in one day and most definitely the noodle highlight of my trip to New York. This ramen was the bomb! I had heard about Ramen Lab and couldn’t wait to try it.…

New York City

Ivan Ramen

Just off a redeye flight from California this time sans ramen boy. Here to run the UA NYC Half Marathon so eating many bowls of ramen felt justified and guaranteed that I should be able to burn off the…

Packaged Ramen

Instant Ramen Cacio e Pepe

Hail David Chang Momofuku’s supreme leader for creating this super simple and delicious recipe. I’m still on my Whole30 program and didn’t get to taste this yet (I will though!) but hubby slurped it down as soon as I…

Packaged Ramen

Nona Lim Ramen

Hubby found these Nona Lim ramen noodles in the refrigerated section at Whole Foods near his work and brought them home for ramen boy to try. The noodles looked like the real deal especially the Hakata style ramen and…

Walnut Creek, CA

Ramen Hiroshi

Ramen boy and I had a ramen lunch date at Ramen Hiroshi in Walnut Creek while his dad played tennis nearby. Great timing since we got there when it opened at 11 am and we were starving. It’s a small shop…

Costa Mesa, CA

Kitakata Ramen Ban Nai

Another race another ramen-ya to check out. This time in Orange Country since I was running Surf City Marathon/Half Marathon in Huntington Beach. 16,000+ runners and one Matt Damon. I did my research, mapped out my itinerary for the…

Packaged Ramen

Millet & Brown Rice Ramen

Gluten-free organic ramen abounds at the supermarket and I wasn’t too surprised considering a gluten-free version of everything exists. Ramen boy wouldn’t touch this with a ten foot pole but ramen mom on the other hand thought what the…

Packaged Ramen

Sapporo Ichiban

I grew up on Sapporo Ichiban ramen. It was quick and easy to make and whenever I had a bowl all was good. I know it’s not the healthiest of meals but it’s cheap and tasty and if you dress it up…

Noodle Thoughts

Ooze

I went to Davis Farmers Market hoping to pick up some fresh ramen noodles from Pasta Dave but out of luck this weekend. Pasta Dave makes delicious fresh noodles, mostly Italian, having tried some in the past. He is well known in the area…

Noodle Thoughts

Slurp!

Throwback Thursday. Living in Tokyo the noodle master is five years old and already serious about his ramen. It has to be Ippudo and it has to be for lunch on the weekend. He’s cranky without his noodle fix! Oishii!…