In today's episode I sit down with TJ Valderrama who also goes by Valderamen online and we have a very fun discussion about making ramen in the Philippines as well as his ramen journey. TJ is an interesting guy because I didn't know this before we started recording, he's actually a professional actor / talent whos on TV in the Philippines all the time. He's been in dramas, and variety shows, but this has never really come up prior because all he usually talks about with my is ramen. His enthusiasm for ramen is infectious and I think anyone whos serious about ramen is gonna instantly fall in love with TJ. Congrats to TJ for being selected to be a housemate on Pinoy Big Brother! Good luck! https://instagram.com/valderramen Some clips of TJ on TV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2rW-onoSCs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0mj5FwTv4E https://youtu.be/m0roKjGujL8?t=299 Follow me on instagram: @wayoframen Details on the Real Ramen Program: https://www.instagram.com/p/CUamyLyPpjn/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wayoframen/support

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Ep. 41 - TJ Valderrama (@valderramen) - Talking Ramen with Filipino Actor / Comedian / Pinoy Big Brother Housemate TJ Valderrama

In this episode I sit down with one of the OGs of the ramen community, David Chan who is also known online as Nichijou ramen. David is a fantastic ramen cook who at the time we recorded this episode had just won the contest to become Top Ramen's chief noodle officer.  In this episode he goes over what that experience was like and then we get into what's he's been approaching ramen as of late. We actually recorded this episode months ago but I just got really busy with the sale of my business at the time and to be honest, I was also a little burnt out on content creation.  So its a late going up, but I hope you still enjoy it and I'm very sorry David for not getting this out sooner. Follow David: https://instagram.com/nichijou.ramen Real Ramen Program: https://www.instagram.com/p/CUamyLyPpjn/ Patreon: https://patreon.com/wayoframen Shop: https://wayoframen.com/shop Youtube: https://youtube.com/c/wayoframen --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wayoframen/support

Ep. 40 - David Chan (@nichijou.ramen) - Talking with Top Ramen's Chief Noodle Officer about the Online Ramen Community

Just wanted to share this conversation! Please let me know what you think because I have other ones with people like Keizo Shimamoto that I feel would be a waste if I'm the only one who gets to hear it. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wayoframen/support

Ep. 39 - A Conversation with Ramen Lord about Noodle Making

Well, we did it boys, on this episode, I sit down with the legend himself, Keizo Shimamoto.  To many aspiring ramen chefs, Keizo is considered one of, if not the best ramen chef in America. His passion for ramen is unrivaled and his dedication to the pursuit of ramen is truly inspiring.  Many outside of the world of ramen know him as the creator of the viral sensation the ramen burger, but to bill him just as that, is really selling him short of what he truly is. In Japan he would be considered a shokunin. A craftsman who dedicates his life to the pursuit of excellence in one specific field. Think of the Jiro from Jiro dreams of sushi. like that but the ramen version of that. This was a challenging interview for me to do just because of the sheer amount of things I wanted to talk about and ask him.  We went for 2 and a half hours and I still felt I had so many more things that we could have covered. In this episode we cover Keizo's history with ramen until this point and his philosophy and advice for making good ramen. Congratulations to Keizo on his new job! Follow Keizo on Instagram @goramen Follow me @wayoframen Support the show: https://patreon.com/wayoframen Shop WoR: https://wayoframen.com/shop Cringe With Keizo: https://youtube.com/c/wayoframen --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wayoframen/support

Ep. 38 - Keizo Shimamoto (@goramen) - The Legend Himself Finally comes on the WoR Podcast with a BIG Announcement!

In today's episode I sit down with Jake vo, the general manager and head chef of Yume wo Katare in Boston Masechusetts. Yume wo katare is a dream workshop, a place where people can come and declare their dreams publicly while also eating a huge bowl of Yume ramen. In this episode, which is very different than other episodes of this podcast, Jake shares how his encounter with Yume wo Katare and its creator Tsuyoshi changed his life. Jake didn't just learn to make great ramen, he learned to become a better Jake through ramen. In Tsuyoshi, Jake found a father figure who was not only willing but also able to put him on a path to live up to his true potential and I think that's something we're all searching for in life.  I had a great time talking to jake as the 2-hour length of this episode shows and hopefully, you'll enjoy his story too. Follow Jake: @yume_wo_katare Follow me: @wayoframen Patreon: https://patreon.com/wayoframen Shop: https://wayoframen.com/shop Youtube: https://youtube.com/c/wayoframen --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wayoframen/support

Ep. 37 - Jake Vo (@yume_wo_katare) - Yume wo Katare is not a Ramen Shop, its a Dream Workshop

in today's episode, I sit down with the man the myth the legend himself of the ramen community, Preston Landers. Preston, who is often just referred to by his first name by long-time ramen nerds, is an incredibly talented and thoughtful chef who is known for blurring the lines of eastern and western cooking when making ramen. His ramen challenges the boundaries of what could be considered ramen with his use of gourmet-inspired ingredients, flavors, and techniques. In this episode we get into Preston's past with ramen, how he develops his unique style of ramen, his method for recipe development, and why he chose to focus more on fermentation and ceviche. This episode was basically why I started this podcast, I learned so much in just an hour and I'm so happy that Preston agreed to come and share his knowledge with everyone. So without further ado, here is Preston Landers on the way of ramen podcast Follow Preston: https://instagram.com/prestonlanders https://instagram.com/weirdceviche Follow me on instagram: https://instagram.com/wayoframen Support the Channel on Patreon: https://patreon.com/wayoframen Shop way of ramen: https://wayoframen.com/shop Youtube: https://youtube.com/c/wayoframen --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wayoframen/support

Ep. 36 - Preston Landers (@prestonlanders) - On the Pursuit of Value Creation Through Cooking

On today's episode, we have a man that really needs no introduction, the one and only ramen lord back on the podcast to share his hot takes on many popular topics and talking points that get floated around the ramen world. Mike and I have been talking about these kinds of things regularly through Instagram etc but there was never a place where he just read off his list of things that he thinks are bs until now. This episode is the literal definition of esoteric so if you're new to ramen, you may have no idea what we're talking about but if you consider yourself a pretty nerdy ramen home cook or ramen chef, this is definitely an interesting conversation. Follow Ramen Lord https://instagram.com/ramen__lord Way of Ramen on Instagram: https://instagram.com/wayoframen Patreon: https://patreon.com/wayoframen Shop: https://wayoframen.com/shop --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wayoframen/support

Ep 35 - Ramen Lord's Hot Takes on Ramen Making

on today's show, we have the one and only Sho Spaeth, our favorite ramen loving contributor to the mega-popular food website serious eats. Follow Sho on Instagram (@shospaeth) Sho's work on serious eats: https://www.seriouseats.com/editors/sho-spaeth Follow me on Instagram: https://instagram.com/wayoframen Support the Show on Patreon: https://patreon.com/wayoframen Shop Way of Ramen: https://wayoframen.com/shop --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wayoframen/support

Ep 34 - Sho Spaeth (@shospaeth) - Nerding out on Ramen Making with our Favorite Serious Eats Contributor

In today's episode, I sit down with Jamie MacAulay the Chef and co-owner of CODA ramen in Halifax nova scotia. Jamie has been making ramen for a very long time both at home and professionally. He fell in love with ramen while living and working in kitchens in Vancouver, and later when he moved back to Halifax learned to make it with a mentor through trial and error. His kodawari shop in Halifax makes all the components in house and the success of his shops (first water and bone and now Coda Ramen) are a testament to the idea that diners in Halifax can tell when someone cares about their craft, even if they put ketchup on it sometimes. Follow Jamie https://www.instagram.com/codaramen/ https://codaramen.com/ Follow me  https://instagram.com/wayoframen https://twitter.com/wayoframen Support the Show :  https://patreon.com/wayoframen https://wayoframen.com/shop Youtube channel: https://youtube.com/c/wayoframen --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wayoframen/support

Ep. 33 - Jamie MacAulay (@codaramen) - Creating a Kodawari Ramen Scene in Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada

On today's episode I sit down with Professor Ken Alabala, A food historian from the University of the Pacific. Ken has written 25 books on the history of food, one of which was completely dedicated to noodle soups. Ken came onto my radar when I was doing research for my homemade katsuobushi project. Elivin in the discord server pointed me to Ken's blog and his appearance on Japanese TV where he flew to Japan to learn to make katsuobushi at a real factory there. I thought it might. be fun to get him on the show to talk about his own katsuobushi experiments and his 2 years of research on noodle soups and his experience in Japan filming a documentary-style TV show. Ken is not a ramen chef or nerd like many of us, but his takes on food and the industrialization of food were fascinating. I had a great time speaking with Ken and I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did. Ken Albala on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ken.albala Ken's Blog http://kenalbala.blogspot.com/ Ken on Japanese TV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxAYbqetLjk Follow me on instagram: https://instagram.com/wayoframen Support the show on patreon: https://patreon.com/wayoframen Shop Way of Ramen: https://wayoframen.com/shop Follow my journey on Youtube https://youtube.com/c/wayoframen --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wayoframen/support

Ep. 32 - Interview with Food Historian Ken Albala on Dashi and Noodle Soups

In this episode, I sit down with Tim and Erik, two ramen heads who both work at ramen shops here in the US.  Tim who is much better known online as Hella ramen works at Neighborhood ramen a craft ramen shop in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, and Erik Chiodo works at Yume wo katare, a Jiro-inspired ramen shop in Cambridge Massachusetts that also has locations throughout Japan as well. Both of these guys are very passionate about making ramen and though originally I thought it might be fun to talk about the experiences of working in these shops, our conversation naturally drifted into standard ramen nerd talk about making ramen, theories of ramen, what's great about ramen. I had a blast and was very inspired to make some ramen after recording this one so without further ado here is Hella Ramen and Chiodo on the way of ramen podcast.  Follow Tim on instagram https://instagram.com/hella.ramen Neighborhood Ramen in Philadelphia  - https://www.neighborhoodramen.com/ Follow Erik on instagram https://instagram.com/mynoodpics Yume wo Katare in Cambridge Massachusetts - https://www.yumewokatare.com/ Follow me on instagram https://instagram.com/wayoframen Support the show on patreon: https://patreon.com/wayoframen Shop Ramen Ingredients: https://wayoframen.com/shop My Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/wayoframen --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wayoframen/support

Ep. 31 - Erik Chiodo and Hella Ramen - What's it Like Working at a REAL Ramen Shop in the US?

In May of this year, Ernie was a sushi chef who had just begun selling ramen kits to supplement his income due to his hours being cut by Covid-19. Fast forward 5 months later, he is in the final stages of opening Modesto's first craft ramen shop. In this episode, I wanted to catch up with Ernie and see how he's gone from kits to his own shop in such a short time. Covid has been incredibly difficult for so many in the restaurant industry. Ernie's story is one of the few bright spots of someone doing everything he can to make lemonades out of the lemons of 2020. If you'd like to support Ernie's dream you can visit his Kickstarter page. He's fully funded but he still has some sweet rewards. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/konfuciouseats/konfucious-eats For updates on his restaurant, you can check out his Instagram, @konfuciouseats ------------------------------------------------------- Way of Ramen Instagram: @wayoframen Way of Ramen Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wayoframen Shop Way of Ramen: https://wayoframen.com/shop Way of Ramen on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/wayoframen --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wayoframen/support

Ep. 30 Ernie Watkins (@konfuciouseats) - From Kits to Opening a Ramen Restaurant all during Covid

On today’s episode I sit down with Alex Ryutaro Aramaki who runs a shop in Vancouver British Columbia called gyopara. Alex is actually a 3rd generation ramen chef, with his grandfather actually operating a ramen shop in post war Japan in the 1950s which I thought was quite rare.  After he helped open a few ramen franchises in the BC area, namely Jinya and Danbo, Alex brought back Gyopara which was his dad’s restaurant from the 90s with the intent of making food from scratch which if you listen to this podcast a lot you’ll know isn’t all that common with many ramen restaurants outside of Japan. In this episode we get into his family’s history with ramen, his work with opening up past ramen shops, maki and also his tips for making better ramen. https://gyopara.com/ https://www.instagram.com/gyopara/ Follow me on instagram: https://instagram.com/wayoframen Support the show on patreon: https://patreon.com/wayoframen --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wayoframen/support

Ep. 29 Alex Ryutaro Aramaki (@gyopara) - Talking Ramen with a Third Generation Ramen Chef

In today’s episode I still down with one of the OGs of the little internet ramen community. Alex park, who also goes by @darth.gastrameny on Instagram, is a traditionally trained chef who has been the ramen scene for around 10 years. With 17 years working in professional kitchens, Alex has skills that many of us home ramen cooks are pretty far from developing on our own and it really reflects in the ramen he makes. In this episode, he talks about his philosophy for making ramen and what senses he uses to critique his own cooking. He also opens up on the realities of working in these high-pressure kitchen environments.  It’s rare for anyone to be as honest as Alex is in this interview so for any aspiring chefs out there, this might be a great listen for you. just as a heads up, There’s a lot of swearing in this episode, if you have kids and don’t want them to hear that stuff, best listen to this one with headphones. Follow Alex: Https://instagram.com/darth.gastrameny Https://instagram.com/ramentayosei Follow me: https://instagram.com/wayoframen --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wayoframen/support

Ep. 28 - Alex Park (@darth.gastrameny) Chatting with one of the OGs in the Western Ramen Scene about burnout

On today’s show, we’re doing another roundtable discussion and this time we’re going back to the United Kingdom to talk about the ramen scene there. On the panel is previous podcast guest James Chant of Matsudai ramen and also two regulars in the Way of Ramen discord Server, James Stuart who recently had his first popup in Bristol under the name Tomo no ramen, and two time defending Way of Ramen discord contest winner Gary Chu who goes by Melt on the server who now works as the Sous Chef for Matsudai ramen. Follow Matsudai ramen https://instagram.com/matsudairamen Follow James S. https://instagram.com/tomo_no_ramen Follow Melt https://instagram.com/chudaism Join the ramen discord server: https://discord.gg/aVsjK3C Follow me on instagram: https://instagram.com/wayoframen Patreon: https://patreon.com/wayoframen Shop: https://wayoframen.com/shop Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/wayoframen --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wayoframen/support

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