Day 785:
With 2011 coming to a close, it's a time to be happy and a time for more hope. I passed by Nogata Hope (野方ホープ野方本店) on my way to Hanamizuki yesterday and pondered grabbing a bowl on my way back, but started to feel a little sick and decided against it. So today all I could think about was going back to Nogata for some hope.
Zenbu-iri (everything in it) Ramen (全部入りらーめん).
This is a 'chaccha-kei' style ramen which means seabura is grinded with a strainer over the bowl after the soup is poured and before the noodles are inserted. This bowl was above average...
But there is still hope for something better.
Did you know Bassanova has a Happy Hour? Well, we do, but we are thinking of getting rid of it. Oops, then maybe I shouldn't have posted it. haha.
This Japanese-American-styled bar in Chicago popularized a rumour it was going out of business all the way back in April 2008.
ReplyDeleteCustomers flocked there to ‘pay their last respects’ to the venue.
It turned out to be a stealthy campaign by the joint to increase its traffic! And it worked. It is still open and operating; I've visited it (it's OK). But I really don't like subversive tactics like that. Messing with the minds of prospective customers seems slightly beyond the pale.
If you publicized a rumor that Bassanova's Happy Hour was going to be eliminated, well.. I just won't scribe it. X=))