Lucky Chow

Ramen Mania

Season 1, Episode 1 of 6

Ivan Orkin, the renegade New Yorker-turned-Japanese-ramen-chef, discusses ramen culture in New York versus Tokyo. Chef Nakamura from Sun Noodles explains what makes a great bowl of ramen. Later, seafood purveyor-turned-ramen-chef Yuji Haraguchi creates a New York deli-style version of his broth-less ramen dish, mazemen, using sustainable and typically discarded seafood from a nearby supermarket. The episode ends in Berkeley, Calif. with a tour of the local greenmarket from three former Chez Panisse chefs. After traveling to Japan, they opened a restaurant in the U.S. that serves ramen dishes with their local and personal spin.

Previously Aired

Day
Time
Channel
5/20/2015
9 p.m.
5/12/2016
9 p.m.
5/17/2016
9 p.m.
5/18/2016
3 a.m.
5/21/2017
1 p.m.
5/23/2017
11:30 a.m.
5/24/2017
9 a.m.
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