Ramen in Japan

Episode 29 of the Ramen in Japan podcast with my very special guest Rei Saito, who runs the KonichiValue Japan website and YouTube channel, where he shares deep knowledge about Japanese stocks, the economy and potential interesting investments in Japan. Today's discussion is a quite unique discussion about the topic of Japanese ramen companies, which are listed on the Tokyo stock exchange. He did...

Episode 28 of the Ramen in Japan podcast with my very special guest Jake Vo, who runs the Yume Wo Katare ramen shop in Boston. We have an extraordinarily interesting discussion about his way of traveling without planning too far ahead, about his experience of eating at Ramen Jiro Mita and Ramen Jiro Meguro, as well as both of our opinions about how Jiro stacks up against the Jiro style ramen chain...

Episode 27 of the Ramen in Japan podcast with my very special guest Preston Landers, who has had a very colorful career in the culinary world, all the way from making ramen at home, creating new ways to make garum, all the way to Michelin Star restaurants. In this episode we talk about his approach to ramen, his clam shio ramen recipe, how he became the world leading authority on garum and his new...

Episode 26 of the Ramen in Japan podcast with my very special guest Frank aka ⁠5 AM Ramen⁠ . We talk about the latest ramen bowls that we had in Japan and the current summer special ramen that are all over Japan at the moment, including some quite unique things like cold ramen at Denny's. Make sure to check out Frank's website ⁠www.5amramen.com⁠ . Todays covered shops are: Menya Mikan http...

Episode 25 of the Ramen in Japan podcast with my very special guest Mike Harrison, owner of the ramen restaurants Hana Ramenbar (Park City) and Ramen Ichizu (Salt Lake City). We talk a lot of about his time at the "Rajuku" ramen school in Tokyo and his experience and insights of opening and running his ramen shops in the US. Of course we also talk some great bowls he and I had in Japan r...

Episode 24 of the Ramen in Japan podcast is all about looking back into the ramen year 2023 with recurring podcast guest Cody Mizuno, also known as Ramenguidejapan. He is the prime source for English language ramen reviews in Japan and ramen tour guide for your future ramen tour in Tokyo. In this episode, we highlight all the top shops we have eaten in 2023 and also some of the disappointing shops...

Episode 23 of the Ramen in Japan podcast with my very special guest Hans Lienesch, who is also known as the Ramen Rater. At the time of publishing this podcast, he has reviewed nearly 5000 instant ramen varieties. He and his family are currently going through some rough times, so if you could find it in your heart to help him out for all the work he does for the instant ramen world, you can find h...

Episode 22 of the Ramen in Japan podcast with my very special guest Jake Vo, who runs the Yume Wo Katare ramen shop in Boston. We talk about his dreams and philosophies surrounding ramen and his ramen shop. Get ready for a slightly different episode of Ramen in Japan. Check out the Instagram of Yume Wo Katare: https://www.instagram.com/yume_wo_katare/

Episode 21 of the Ramen in Japan podcast, this time recorded live and in person with Lindsay Steigerwald and Jesse Pryor , the co-owners of Neighborhood Ramen in Philadelphia. This is the first episode I have ever recorded LIVE, which was so much fun, we could barely stop ourselves and went to almost 3 hours of non-stop ramen talk! We start with the history and background of Neighborhood Ramen and...

Episode 20 of the Ramen in Japan podcast with my very special guest Madoka aka Backyardramen, serial ramen pop-up chef and regularly viral with her ramen creations which you can check out on ⁠ @backyardramen on Instagram. In this episode, we talked about the following shops: Mugi to Mensuke https://goo.gl/maps/X2GQWpRqC5GLjey68 Sennotori https://goo.gl/maps/Q1fNCis97qaGzj2T7 Hanauta https://goo.gl...

Episode 19 of the Ramen in Japan podcast with my very special guest Drew Huckey, home ramen engineer and known as @darth.ramen.wednesday on Instagram. We talk about how he found his way to ramen, his recreation of the bowl I had at Maikagura in Tokyo, as well as the Neighborhood Ramen Pop-Up at Menya Nukaji in Shibuya and his latest bowl he had in the US at Union Ramen Bar in New Orleans. In this...

Episode 18 of the Ramen in Japan podcast with my very special guest Spencer Teiken, host and creator of the Teiken Ramen Channel . We talk about how he found his way to ramen, his ramen channel and his latest trip to Japan, which included a good number of interesting ramen bowls. In this episode, we talked about the following shops: Ramen Jiro Mita Honten (ラーメン二郎 三田本店) https://goo.gl/map...

Episode 17 of the Ramen in Japan podcast with my very special guest Elvin Yung, a hoarder of ramen knowledge and well known for his reverse engineering of various legendary ramen styles such as the Higashi-Ikebukuro Taishoken style tsukemen or Jiro style ramen on his Secret Pro Techniques ramen blog . We talk about how he found his way to ramen and his latest trip to Japan, which included a good n...

Episode 16 of the Ramen in Japan podcast with my very special guest Erik Bentz, a gourmet chef turned ramen chef and co-owner of Cafe Mochiko in Cincinnati. We talk about his latest trip to Japan, his pop-up at Ramen Feel in Ome, his visit to Ida Shoten and many more ramen shops in Japan, we both enjoyed in the recent time. You can find Erik on Instagram ＠erik_bentz and his ramen restaurant Cafe...

Episode 15 of the Ramen in Japan podcast, this time going a bit beyond Japan, all the way to São Paulo, Brazil, with my very special guest Simoe Xirata, the owner of the ramen shops Jojo Ramen, Jojo Lab and Jojo Go in São Paulo, Brazil. She is also the vice president of the Brazilian Association for Japanese Gastronomy. We talk about her ramen shop, ramen in Brazil in general, as well as the ramen...

Episode 14 of the Ramen in Japan podcast with my very special guest John aka Kansuibae. We talk about the latest ramen bowls that we had in Japan and bowls or shops that impressed us in the recent time, as well as his path to ramen as a home chef and regular staff at Boston's Yume Wo Katare ramen shop. Today's covered ramen shops are: Odoya IEKEI TOKYO https://goo.gl/maps/qN5VBrcprxJYqKdP6 Narumen...

Episode 13 of the Ramen in Japan podcast is all about looking back into the ramen year 2022 with recurring podcast guest Cody Mizuno, also known as Ramenguidejapan. He is the prime source for English language ramen reviews in Japan and ramen tour guide for your future ramen tour in Tokyo. In this episode, we highlight all the top shops we have eaten in 2022 and also some of the disappointing shops...

Episode 12 of the Ramen in Japan podcast with my very special guest Pawel Dobierski aka @dragon_ramenhead , ramen chef and soon to be ramen shop owner from Warsaw in Poland. We talk about the latest ramen bowls that we had in Japan and bowls or shops that impressed us in the recent time, as well as his plan to open up his own ramen shop in Poland. Today's covered shops are: Ramen Jiro Mita Honten...

Episode 11 of the Ramen in Japan podcast, this time going beyond Japan, all the way to Portland, Oregon in the United States of America with my very special guest Ryan Callahan, the owner and chef of Menya Hokusei . We talk about his path to ramen, his previous ramen truck "Oni Yatai" and the opening of Menya Hokusei in 2022. We also talk the recent stabbing incident, which forced Menya Hokusei to...

Episode 10 of the Ramen in Japan podcast with my very special guest Abram Plaut aka Ramen Beast . We talk about the latest ramen bowls that we had in Japan and bowls or shops that impressed us in the recent time, as well as his progress of opening a new ramen shop in the US for the Mensho group. Make sure to check out Abram's ramen review website ramenbeast.com . Today's covered shops are: Taishok...

Episode 9 of the Ramen in Japan podcast with my very special guest Brian MacDuckston aka Ramen Adventures. We talk about the latest ramen bowls that we had in Japan and bowls or shops that impressed us in the recent time, as well as the ramen festival "Dai Tsukemen Haku" Make sure to check out Brian's ramen review website Ramenadventures.com . Today's covered shops are: Fuunji, https://goo.gl/maps...

Episode 8 of the Ramen in Japan podcast with my very special guest Moe Kuroki, also known as the chef and owner of Oisa Ramen @oisaramen on Instagram. Moe is originally from Fukuoka in the South of Japan and has moved from there to the United States in her teenage years. Nostalgia and a drive to recreate her soul food "Hakata style tonkotsu ramen" has led to her running ramen pop ups and a ramen s...

Episode 7 of the Ramen in Japan podcast with my very special guest Logan Sullivan aka @ramenbae11 on Instagram . Logan has been the head ramen chef at "Hakata Teppenyaki, Sushi, and Ramen bar" in Jacksonville and has now relocated to Japan, more precisely to Gunma. We talk about the latest ramen bowls that we had in Japan and bowls or shops that impressed us in the recent time, as well as his time...

Episode 6 of the Ramen in Japan podcast with my very special guest Kim aka The Ramen Mistress, @ramenmistress on Instagram . We talk about the latest ramen bowls that we had in Japan and bowls or shops that impressed us in the recent time. Make sure to check out the Ramen Hunter podcast episode 030 , where she was a guest. Todays covered shops are: Hamaboshi (濃厚煮干しそば 麺匠 濱星 関内本店) htt...

Episode 5 of the Ramen in Japan podcast with my very special guest Edwin aka The Ramen Schmoe . We talk about the latest ramen bowls that we had in Japan and bowls or shops that impressed us in the recent time. Make sure to check out his Ramen podcast called "Ramen Hunter" . Todays covered shops are: Ore No Ikiru Michi (俺の生きる道) https://goo.gl/maps/B9K7ZzLcsVvdtKeA7 Torisoba Ramen Tonari (鶏...