The Ramen King and I: How the Inventor of Instant Noodles Fixed My Love Life
Language: English
21St Century American American - 21st century American Journalism Ando Andy Andy - Relations with women Asia Authors Autobiography Biography Biography & Autobiography Contemporary Editors Editors - United States Family & Relationships General Interpersonal Relations Japan Japan - Description and travel Journalists Journalists - United States Literary Literary Criticism Man-Woman Relationships Man-woman relationships - United States Momofuku Noodles Noodles - Japan Personal Memoirs Publishers Raskin Sex Roles (Sociological Aspects) Travel United States
Publisher: Avery
Published: Jan 1, 2009
Description:
"Mankind is Noodlekind" For three days in January 2007,the most e-mailed article in The New York Times was "appreciations: Mr. noodle," an editorial noting the passing, at age ninety-six, of Momofuku Ando, the inventor of instant ramen. Ando's existence came as a shock to many, but not to Andy Raskin, who had spent three years trying to meet the noodle pioneer. The Ramen King and I is Raskin's funny and, at times, painfully honest memoir about confronting the truth of his dating life-with Ando as his spiritual guide. Can instant ramen lead one to a committed relationship? And is sushi the secret to self-acceptance? A true tale of hunger in its many forms, The Ramen King and I is about becoming slaves to our desires and learning to break free.