Posts tagged "Japanese food"
Hokkaido Food Fair Fall 2012
Mitsuwa Marketplace’s Hokkaido Food Fair made its annual stop in Edgewater, NJ last weekend. We’ve elevated our arrival technique to pro level, this time picking up bowls 2 and 3 of the day at 10:30 am (the guy in front of us was apparently even more of a die hard fan). Kagetora Ramen is back...
Kyushu & Okinawa Food Fair Summer 2012
The latest Mitsuwa Marketplace food fair, featuring specialties from the Kyushu region and Okinawa, pulled into the Edgewater, NJ location this past weekend. While there are many vendors with foods available for the tasting and taking at these events, the featured ramen guest always draws by far the largest crowd. The line usually begins forming...
Ivan Ramen at Momofuku Noodle Bar
With an hour still to go before the doors opened, a line of about 50 deep had already formed along the 1st Avenue sidewalk leading to Momofuku Noodle Bar. “Good, I’m not the only crazy person here,” I chuckled to the man in red. “Oh no, those guys in the front were here since noon,...
Minca Ramen Factory
This post appears as a guest contribution on Brian MacDuckston’s Ramen Adventures blog, some of the most comprehensive and beautifully photographed coverage of the the Tokyo ramen scene. If you enjoy this article, please check out the treasure trove of material on his site. Few would confuse this mostly residential block of 5th Street in...
