Saturday, June 11, 2011

The Beginning

My name is Benjamin Weber, and I'm a New Yorker who moved to Japan last year.  When I lived in the US I had eaten some good ramen, but I never really had a grasp on the different styles.  After I moved to Japan my eyes were opened to the myriad ramen blogs and publications, and I entered the true world of ramen.

I got a little carried away, started eating ramen very frequently, and created a Google Map to document my journey.  As I learned and ate more, people started saying I should write a blog.  There are ton of Tokyo ramen blogs already, and I wasn't sure I could bring something new or different to the table, so I hesitated.

Then I got a job in Osaka.  Unlike Tokyo, there aren't so many English language ramen blogs, and that's where I come in.  I don't claim to be a food expert, but I'll try my best to chronicle my eatings.  I'm new at this whole thing, so expect the format to change a couple times, and feel free to shout out things you want to see or questions you want answered.

Let's go down this delicious road together.
Posted by Benjamin at Saturday, June 11, 2011
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Location: Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

9 comments:

  1. Jackie A.March 6, 2012 at 1:06 AM

    Ben! I love your blog! I just went to it for the first time today and it is AMAZING! I'm insanely jealous of your ramen escapades. I hope you're enjoying your time in Osaka, and I can't wait to see you at the next Q!

    -Jackie

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  2. Leona S.May 4, 2013 at 5:33 AM

    Thank you so much for your blog!!

    I just found it and unfortunately just came back from Osaka a couple days ago! Shoot, wish I found it sooner. My husband and I are huge fans of ramen, especially tonkotsu!! Can't wait to read all of your blogs!

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  3. BenjaminMay 8, 2013 at 11:36 PM

    Thanks for the support! Even if you're not in Osaka I hope you can enjoy the vicarious food tourism...as long as you're not hungry when you read it.

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  4. UnknownJune 13, 2015 at 4:08 AM

    My wife and I will be traveling to Osaka and Kyoto in November. can't wait! I love reading through your blog. I'd like to see a top ten list or maybe a must-try for each style of ramen...only because you have sooo many places it would be good to have some synopsis

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    1. BenjaminJune 18, 2015 at 8:27 AM

      Thanks! I've thought about making a best of list before, so if people find it useful I'll probably go ahead and make one.

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