Hiroko’s Kitchen | Blog

When I arrived at the restaurant I saw a line of people waiting outside for a seat at the small counter that seats about 12 customers.  The customers ranged in age from high school students to 80 year old ladies.  Just outside of the door there is a fun sign board that says “eat here” in English with an red arrow pointing  into the restaurant.   (more…)

Ivan Orkin, a New Yorker and graduate of CIA, once worked at the legendary Quilted Giraffe and other popular New York restaurants such as Mesa Grill.  But he was never happy in those positions.  Shortly after his college graduation he went to Japan and fell in love with Japanese ramen and later a Japanese woman, Mariko, now his wife., and he did something no foreigner has ever done.

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