Helloo...

Day 1269 (Los Angeles):

Hello LA!

Hello home!

Hello carne asada!

Hello Wofo!

Hello Newcastle!

Hello Hello!

Okay, I can barely keep my eyes open. Good night!

My last DT...

Day 1269 (Tokyo):

Being that I will be leaving for LA this afternoon, today would be my last chance to slurp DT before they close forever at the end of the month.

A sad, sad day.

Thank you Kusamura-san. お疲れ様。

This will be a day that I'll remember forever.

Thank you for the countless bowls of happiness.

Thank you for showing me how a true bowl of ramen needs to be appreciated.

After re-reading my first ever post of DT three years ago, my knowledge of ramen and it's history has greatly changed, but my appreciation for this place hasn't.

It's not always about a bowl being the best bowl of ramen you've ever had.

It's about respect. The respect a chef has for the customer and the respect a customer has for the chef.

Okay, off to LA.

I'll see you yesterday!

ET hope...

Day 1268:

Hope: A feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen.

Hope...is where it always starts.

Hope...can you see it? It's always there.

Hope...brings people together.

Hope...is how dreams begin.

And hope...is how this dream will continue.

Ikedo...

Day 1267:

"IKEMEN is more than just dipping noodles. It's certainly much more than a stylish handsome men." I couldn't have said it better myself. haha.

Anyway, Ikemen from Hollywood will be making it's debut in the Shin-Yokohama Raumen Museum this week and today was its special pre-opening.

I can't say that I didn't see this coming.

But secrets are best kept when the truth is not shared.

But yeah, the menu is the same as in Hollywood.

And this is very exciting news for the ramen world in Japan.

Don't you think so Banana?

Johhny Dip.

One difference is that the noodles are sourced from Mikawaya.

Ghostbuster dip.

Backdraft dip.

Mushroom Ramen.

Thank you Nakano-san (once again) for the invite!

And thanks to Taiichi (Ikeman) for hooking me up with an extra ramen!

Go Ikemen!

The making of 300 years in the making...

Day 1266:

Not to give too much away...

We first started with the filming of forging...

With master forger Yoshikazu Ikeda.

Then took a lunch break at the most popular ramen shop in Sakai--Menza Gin (麺座ぎん).

Which is known for their tsukemen.

But I was in the mood for ramen.

Surprisingly, it was better than most tonkotsu-gyokai shops that I've eaten at in Tokyo.

That would explain the high ranking.

Then it was back to filming.

Next up was the art of blade sharpening...

With master sharpener Shunichi Tahara.

Viola!

And of course we couldn't call it a day without some good food.

Thanks to everyone who made this happen!!

Unfortunately our funding fell short of its goal. But we will try again. This is too good of a story not to be told. A big thanks to all that contributed and I hope you will be so gracious again when we start it back up. Stay tuned!