The Ramen King and I: How the Inventor of Instant Noodles Fixed My Love Life
Andy Raskin
EDITORIAL REVIEW: For three days in January 2007, the most-emailed article in The New York Times was "Appreciations: Mr. Noodle," an editorial noting the passing, at age 96, of billionaire Momofuku Ando, the inventor of instant ramen. The very existence of the noodle inventor came as a shock to many, but not to Andy Raskin, who had spent nearly three years trying to meet Ando. Why? To fix the problems that plagued his love life. *The Ramen King and I* is Raskin's memoir about how despair-and a series of bizarre adventures at Japanese restaurants-led him to confront the truth of his romantic past, and how Ando became his unlikely spiritual guide. Through letters ostensibly penned to the culinary sage, Raskin reveals a relationship history plagued by infidelity, jealousy, and betrayal. After devouring Ando's essays (with titles such as "Peace Follows from a Full Stomach" and "Mankind is Noodlekind"), he sets out to meet the food pioneer-and to discover the secret to a committed relationship.
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Anno:
2009
Casa editrice:
Penguin Group
Lingua:
english
ISBN 10:
1592404448
ISBN 13:
9781592404445
ISBN:
E3C6E911-0A45-4DA9-BE6D-305340E6C967
File:
AZW3 , 448 KB
IPFS:
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english, 2009