Ramenpology...

I must apologize. For not just one thing, but many things. As you know, I've already failed on my new years resolution, so I will again apologize for that, but I also must apologize for not keeping you up to date with my recent life. For one, I know I never filled you in on my new ramen shop in FiDi called Ramen.Co so I must apologize. (Stay tuned for more info in my next post...promise!) Two, the reason I stopped writing was yes because I suddenly got very busy, but it wasn't necessarily just because of busy being piled upon busy. No matter how busy I've been in the past I always found a way to catch up on posts because it was a way to vent and keep me sane and focused on what my dream has always been. In the past, it always felt good to write even if it meant just writing a single word or phrase. With that said, the real honest reason I lost the desire to keep posting was because of a single threat from a single entity who made it seem like my sincere actions and my candid words could f*** the wrong people. To the media, I must apologize for ignoring your emails and/or misguiding your curiosity. With all the positive press from the infamous Ramen Burger I concocted last summer (thank you so much), there has also been a small amount of jealousy and hate (hidden behind all the love) that creeped in through the cracks. Normally I wouldn't care less, but this time it wound up really affecting my actions. I know, I know...you want me to go into details...but I will apologize for that too. There will be a time and a place for that in the future. To my friends (my dearest fans), thank you for always understanding. I hope from here on out I will be able to once again share with you my passion and my love for all things ramen and more. In less than two months, my wife and I will become first-time parents to a baby girl and we couldn't be more excited. Thank you, thank you, thank you and once again...I'm sorry.

Charleston Food Film Festival 2014...

Vitamin Water commercial...

Looks like this is playing in most of the trains in Japan. How cool is that?! Check it out if you can!

Take your classroom to work day...

Preview here...

This morning from 10am eastern time I will take part in a virtual "take our daughters and sons to work day" presented  by Forbes magazine and Google. I'm not exactly sure what to expect but I will be part of a Google Hangout that will be broadcast live to a classroom full of 7th and 8th graders. Plus it will be the public's first inside look at my new ramen shop in Downtown called Ramen.Co. If you want to follow along, feel free to join the hangout to see how nervous I can get.

March 2014 recap...

March was definitely madness. And I'm very, very sorry that I couldn't keep my new year's resolution. With not one, but TWO brick and mortar projects in the works, I'm hoping you'll forgive me. So please let this cheesy slideshow recapping all the pictures I took in March suffice for now and I'll give you some more details soon.

This is Living The Ramen Dream at its fullest.