A discussion of Japanese cooking for the American home from Orkin, Chef's Table sensation and "ramen genius" (Food & Wine). von Orkin, Ivan

In 2007, Ivan Orkin, a middle-aged Jewish guy from Long Island, did something crazy. In the food-zealous, insular megalopolis of Tokyo, Ivan opened a ramen shop. He was a gaijin (foreigner), trying to make his name in a place that is...