Category: Beyond the Bowl

Mensho dining room with circular ceiling panels and wooden tables

Mensho Tokyo: Modern Ramen, Global Ambition

Sarah Ng July 16, 2026

Ramen bowl with three sauce bowls containing tare, soy sauce, and sambal chili paste, with chopsticks and ginger on wooden table.

Can Sambal Behave Like Tare?

James Lee July 15, 2026

A bowl of steaming ramen with crab legs, a soft-boiled egg, scallions, lime, and cilantro.

Can Chili Crab Ramen Ever Truly Work?

Sarah Ng July 2, 2026

A phone scrolling into Instagram posting a picture of a ramen

Why Instagram Has Made Some Ramen Bowls Worse

James Lee July 1, 2026

Three ramen bowls arranged on a bamboo mat, each with different toppings including pork, egg, and vegetables.

The Danger of an Overloaded Ramen Bowl

The Ramen Bureau June 25, 2026

A bowl of ramen noodles with sliced pork, soft-boiled eggs, and enoki mushrooms, served with chopsticks and leeks on a wooden table.

The Problem With Calling Every Rich Broth “Tonkotsu-Style”

James Lee June 24, 2026

Two bowls of ramen and a plate of sushi rolls are served on a wooden counter.

Ramen After Dark: A Supper Tale for the Restless City

Sarah Ng June 18, 2026

A bowl of ramen with noodles, sliced hard-boiled eggs, sliced pork, shiitake mushrooms, and chopped green onions, with chopsticks resting on the side.

A Great Ramen Bowl Should Not Need Too Much Explaining

Sarah Ng June 17, 2026

A bowl of laksa with noodles, shrimp, a hard-boiled egg, bean sprouts, and herbs in a rich orange broth.

Why Coconut Broth Is Harder to Use in Ramen Than It Looks

James Lee June 12, 2026

A hand uses chopsticks to lift noodles from a bowl of ramen topped with sliced pork, green onions, a hard-boiled egg, and a slice of narutomaki fish cake.

Ramen Facts That Sound Fake but Are Actually True

The Ramen Bureau June 10, 2026