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Get the Authentic Tonkotsu Ramen Experience at ICHIRAN

ichiran exterior signage photo by gail worley
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There is much to be said for the value of authenticity, especially when it comes to food. A few years back, Japanese Ramen joints were popping up in every corner of the city on the crest of a culinary trend. Unsurprisingly, few who sought to ride that wave remain. For ramen enthusiasts, however, there’s a new contender in town, ICHIRAN, whose commitment to serving authentic ramen goes far beyond a bowl of noodles in broth.

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Pink Thing Of The Day: Peach Soup Painting

peach soup by hiroko yanzawa photo by gail worley
Photo By Gail

OK, Campbell’s condensed Peach Soup is not a thing that exists (fortunately?) but it is a painting by Japanese artist Hiroko Yanzawa. I saw it at The Other Art Fair, in Brooklyn.

Eye On Design: Andy Warhol Campbell’s Soup Can Paper Dress

The Souper Paper Dress
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From Weng Contemporary:

The Souper Dress, inspired by the iconic Campbell Soup Cans series by Andy Warhol, was imagined and produced by the Campbell Soup Company as a mail order offer and as an effective advertising campaign when paper dresses were all the rage in the 1960s. Two labels from any different variety of Campbell’s Vegetable Soups and $1.00 got you the dress.

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Yes, it Exists: Food Truck Magazine

Food Truck Magazine Cover
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This morning, I was walking to my office when a guy dressed in full on Chef Whites handed me what I thought was a takeout menu, but which turned out to be a copy of Food Truck Magazine. Apparently, Food Truck Magazine is now a thing. This makes sense since Food Truck competition shows are all over the TV and there are even Food Trucks parked in front of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (see page 10 for a story on this hot button issue).
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