our story

Our love for ramen likely stemmed from our childhood food experiences.  Noodle dishes in general were staple foods that we ate regularly as kids either for our main meals (yes, breakfast included) or as snacks.  Maybe it is more cultural than childhood experiences because we grew up in separate households and in different states but still craved the same types of food when we were hungry - noodle soups!  Regardless, our obsession for ramen began in 2012 when we ordered a bowl at Masu Sushi & Robata and instantly fell in love with the richness of the broth, the tenderness of the pork belly, and the springiness of the noodles.  Once we allowed this obsession to fully consume our palate, we were on a mission to sample as many ramen restaurants across the world.

We began documenting this journey mainly through posting photos on our individual Facebook and Instagram accounts.  We didn't consider blogging about our adventures until May of 2015, more than three years into our journey!  We were going through our ramen photos and realized we had amassed over a hundred of them and had a difficult time recollecting the many ramen joints we've visited.  We also started to have friends and families asking for recommendations on the best ramen restaurants in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area.  We decided to give this blogging world a try so we can offer our insights not just to our friends and families, but to anyone who is a ramen enthusiast like us. We hope our readers will enjoy our stories, photos, and videos. So please come visit us often and as always remember to stay slurpy! In the world of whiskey where the saying goes, "there is always a whiskey for everyone," well, we believe there is also always a bowl of ramen for everyone! Ours is tonkotsu ramen; what's yours?