Ramen Festival at Makan Next Monday Benefits Giving Kitchen

Decatur Metro | October 13, 2014 | 1:10 pm

This sounds pretty tasty…

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11 Responses to “Ramen Festival at Makan Next Monday Benefits Giving Kitchen”

  1. Parker Cross says:
    October 13, 2014 at 2:03 pm

    Yum!

  2. lumpintheroad says:
    October 13, 2014 at 3:59 pm

    This a great idea and I’m thrilled they’re doing it, but upon going to buy tickets was somewhat frustrated to see that kids older than 1 year require full price admission ($20). I have two 2-year-olds and though they’re healthy eaters (for two-year-olds), I can’t justify paying the $40 it would take to get them in the door and hence we will not be attending.

    Also, next year would be cool to see Umaido (the only dedicated ramen-ya in the metro ATL — they make their own noodles) and the Heirloom BBQ/Sobban folks invited to offer their takes on the dish.

    • immodest proposal says:
      October 13, 2014 at 4:43 pm

      you just redesigned an event for next year that hasn’t even occurred this year that you won’t be attending. classic DM!

    • TeeRuss says:
      October 13, 2014 at 9:16 pm

      Wait, it costs $20 to eat ramen now? Holy inflation!

      I blame Obama.

  3. FM Fats says:
    October 13, 2014 at 6:34 pm

    Next up, the Hot Pockets Festival. Participants include Taqueria del Sol, Calle Latina, Lawrence’s, and Mia Arepa.

    • J_T says:
      October 13, 2014 at 11:00 pm

      I’m pretty sure there was a South Park skit about this. If not, there should have been…

    • lumpintheroad says:
      October 14, 2014 at 10:35 am

      I know you’re joking, but this would be kind of awesome. I say we call it The Hand Pie Jive.

      And just because it irks me when people’s only frame of reference on ramen is the 99-cent plastic packaged bricks+bouillon packet (admittedly playfully referenced by the organizers here): ramen — real ramen, made in a restaurant with fresh noodles, carefully crafted broth and strategically chosen toppings — is an obsession in Japan, Korea and in many parts of this country, but only just hitting Atlanta in recent years — as I pointed out above, we only have one dedicated ramen-ya, and it’s way up in Suwannee. It has as many variations as there are places making it, and is transcendent and addictive when done well (hence my frequent treks up to Umaido and people obsessing over the ramen at Miso Izakaya). But I have no doubt that 10 years from now, quality ramen will be as ubiquitous as pho has become in recent decades.

      Now go watch “Tampopo” and get educated.

  4. Keith F says:
    October 14, 2014 at 12:02 pm

    The nights they do ramen at Gato in Candler park are excellent. Bonus: It’s BYOB.