NYNJ Ramen Enthusiast

Gogyo Ramen, which is part of the Ippudo ramen group, brings fine dining to the NYC ramen scene. Spacious seating at big wooden tables, oshibori wet napkins before the meal, and attentive service that refills your water…

Ippudo is famous for their Hakata-style tonkotsu ramen, but I have been enjoying working my way through the rest of their menu. Order of the day was their Mandala Miso ramen. Mandala is a Sanskrit word for “The Path to E…

Karazishi Botan is one of my favorites in NYC, but unfortunately I don’t get out to Brooklyn very often. A post-Brooklyn half-marathon replenishment (I didn’t run, but expended some calories cheering 😉) was the perfect…