Welcome to the wonderful obsession that is ramen.
NO journey to Tokyo is complete for a ramen zealot without making the pilgrimage out to the suburb of Ikebukuro to pay homage to the home of tsukemen at Kazuo Yamagishi-san’s ramen-ya – Taishoken. This is the place in 1961 where Yamagishi-san added the now …
IT’S exciting to be in Japan at the height of the country’s ramen revolution where young and not so young ramen-ya chefs are being recognised for their innovation and cutting-edge bowls not only by long queues of zealots but also by renowned publications such as …