Ivan Ramen Explained

Ivan Ramen
Type:Franchise
Location:New York City
Key People:Ivan Orkin
Industry:Restaurant
Products:Ramen

Ivan Ramen is a ramen restaurant in New York City (25 Clinton Street, Lower East Side) which is run by chef Ivan Orkin.[1]

History

Owner Ivan Orkin was born in Syosset, New York, and moved to Japan in the 1980s to teach English after graduating from college.[2] In 1990, he returned to the United States with his Japanese wife, Tami, and attended the Culinary Institute of America from 1991 to 1993.[2] He subsequently worked as a chef in New York at the Mesa Grill and Lutèce.[2] [3] His wife Tami died in 1998, and Orkin met his second wife, Mari, on a subsequent trip to Japan; they moved to Japan together in 2003.[3]

The original Ivan Ramen Ramen shop in Setagaya, Tokyo, opened in June 2006.[2] The 10-seat restaurant received early positive reviews and press attention.[2] [3] In 2010, a second location with 16 seats, Ivan Ramen Plus, opened nearby.[4] After moving back to the United States, Ivan Orkin announced the closure of Ivan Ramen in Tokyo in November 2015, handing over the shop to his long time chef and manager, Hisao Matsumoto.[5]

Orkin moved to New York in 2011, opening Ivan Ramen restaurants in Hell's Kitchen and the Lower East Side in 2013.[6] [7] He closed the outlet in Hell's Kitchen in November 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]

Media

Ivan Ramen was featured on an episode of the NHK series Begin Japanology in 2009. A book about the restaurant, Ivan Ramen: Love, Obsession, and Recipes from Tokyo's Most Unlikely Noodle Joint, was published in 2013.[9] [10] Ivan Ramen was featured on an episode of the Netflix series Chef's Table in 2017.[11] Ivan Ramen was featured in Season 3 Episode 10 of Billions [12]

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. News: Gould. Kenny. How Ivan Ramen Nails Beer, Noodles And Hospitality. October 15, 2019. Forbes. June 20, 2020. June 22, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200622130302/https://www.forbes.com/sites/kennygould/2019/10/15/how-ivan-ramen-nails-beer-noodles-and-hospitality/#29f0b6672db4. live.
  2. News: Nagata . Kazuaki . Japanese slurping up U.S. chef's ramen . . 7 February 2008 . 1 April 2019 . 1 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190401203408/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/02/07/news/japanese-slurping-up-u-s-chefs-ramen/#.XKJk5qBJEdU . live .
  3. News: Hayashi . Yuka . Trying to Out-Noodle the Japanese . . 29 September 2007 . 18 August 2010 . 22 June 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160622143019/http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB119101434165143075 . live .
  4. News: Tor . Ching-Li . Tales from a Tokyo ramen chef: Ivan Orkin . . November 10, 2010 . April 1, 2019 . April 30, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190430065658/http://travel.cnn.com/tokyo/eat/making-it-japan/ivan-orkin-tokyo-ramen-chef-568156/ . live .
  5. Web site: ramenjunkie . https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/ramenjunkie/1116076412463688682 . 2021-12-26 . registration. Instagram . November 11, 2015.
  6. News: Gross . Max . Meet the Jewish king of ramen . . October 30, 2013 . April 1, 2019 . April 1, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190401200115/https://nypost.com/2013/10/30/ivan-orkin-a-long-island-jew-is-the-worlds-most-unlikely-ramen-king/ . live .
  7. News: Brehaut. Laura. In The Gaijin Cookbook, Ivan Orkin embraces his outsider status. April 16, 2020. National Post. June 20, 2020. August 25, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230825160016/https://nationalpost.com/life/food/in-the-gaijin-cookbook-ivan-orkin-embraces-his-outsider-status. live.
  8. News: Fortney . Luke . February 11, 2021 . Ramen Master Ivan Orkin Closes His Original Hell's Kitchen Slurp Shop . Eater . New York . June 24, 2021 . June 24, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210624205342/https://ny.eater.com/2021/2/11/22276972/ivan-orkin-closes-ivan-ramen-slurp-shop-hells-kitchen . live .
  9. Book: Orkin, Ivan . 2013 . Ivan Ramen: Love, Obsession, and Recipes from Tokyo's Most Unlikely Noodle Joint . Berkeley, California . Ten Speed Press . 852399997 . 9781607744467 . April 7, 2014.
  10. Web site: Kasper . Lynne Rossetto . The art of the slurp (or, How to eat ramen) . . April 4, 2014 . April 7, 2014 . October 14, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161014142240/http://www.splendidtable.org/story/the-art-of-the-slurp-or-how-to-eat-ramen . dead .
  11. News: Kludt . Amanda . 'Chef's Table' Recap: Ivan Orkin . Eater . February 17, 2017 . April 1, 2019 . April 1, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190401200120/https://www.eater.com/2017/2/17/14648642/chefs-table-recap-ivan-ramen-orkin-nyc . live .
  12. Web site: imdb . 'Billions Redemption (TV Episode)' . . May 27, 2018 . August 25, 2023 . October 6, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221006191018/https://m.imdb.com/title/tt7549638/fullcredits/cast/?ref_=tt_cl_sm . live .

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