New York has a serious obsession/infatuation problem with Japan-imports.

Just to name a few… Muji, Uniqlo, BAPE (oh gawd…), sushi and, of course, ramen. Tonight, I tried the much [over]hyped ramen at Ippudo, a recently opened New York shop of a Japan chain. We waited 1 hour and 15 minutes for a table… The soup was good, but not spectacular. The pork, noodles and dessert were delicious though.  I don’t remember the real Ippudo as a trendy $15 bowl of ramen.

I guess recession does not mean a thing to us New Yorkers. We will pay anything to taste that new bowl of ramen in town after we buy some 100%-marked-up Muji goods. (By the way, I LOVE ramen and Muji, just not at NY prices.)

Here is one splendid Japan-import, though, Yebisu beer at $6 a bottle.

Shout outs to my Ebisu peeps. Woot!