What a difference a year makes. Suddenly the word Izakaya isn’t so unfamiliar to Seattle folk anymore, and that makes us happy. Check out this interesting article recently published in the Times. Eve M. Tai hits it on the head that “Izakaya-style dining is an education process.” But, as we’ve found, when people go from [...]
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It was recently brought to our attention that bon appetit recently ran an article where they claimed your little boom noodle was one of the top ten new asian noodle bars.
The article was penned by Andrew Knowlton who we have never met, but have quickly developed a love for.
Thank you to all of the chefs [...]
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If you have ever travelled to Japan one of the things that jumps out at you is how interesting the television commercials are. This is especially true when it comes to the ramen wars in Japan. It’s so competitive there everyone has to try to stand out. Take a look at this beauty. I wonder [...]
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Seattle P-I’s Leslie Kelly chose boom noodle as one of her picks for places to take your out-of-town visitors. Read the story.
Excerpt:
“Bowls of steaming soup are the main attraction at slick, new Boom Noodle, but I love the small bites, especially the edamame puree, the miso-broiled rice cakes, the okonomiyaki and the curry potato korokke. [...]
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Boom’s okonomiyaki is featured on Gourmet.com. The piece is by Seattle-based writer and blogger Matthew Amster-Burton. It’s an enlightening read for those who don’t know what constitutes okonomiyaki.
photo by jon ward for gourmet.com
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The Seattle Times’s restaurant critic, Providence Cicero, gave boom a great review. Read.
By Providence Cicero
Special to The Seattle Times
I have never slurped ramen in Tokyo, where I hear tell the streets are thick with noodle shops. Those lucky enough to have done so may be inclined to diss Boom Noodle’s glossy, high-style spin on the [...]
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Check out this feature story in the Seattle P-I. There is a great audio/visual presentation, too.
By Rebekah Denn
Seattle P-I Food Writer
Your mother was wrong, and so were the etiquette handbooks. Do slurp your soup. Please!
At least, slurp when eating ramen soup at Boom Noodle, where staffers have imported so many aspects of the staple Japanese [...]
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Marcie Sillman, of KUOW/94.9 (NPR), wanted a lesson in how to slurp noodles. We met at Boom and the slurping you hear in this report is coming from yours truly. Listen to the story here.
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