The Ramen King and I: How the Inventor of Instant Noodles Fixed My Love Life
Language: English
21st Century American American Journalism Ando; Momofuku Asia Authors; American Authors; American - 21st century Autobiography Biography Biography & Autobiography Editors Editors - United States Editors; Journalists; Publishers Family & Relationships General Interpersonal Relations Japan Japan - Description and travel Journalists Journalists - United States Literary Literary Criticism Man-woman relationships Man-woman relationships - United States Noodles Noodles - Japan Personal Memoirs Raskin; Andy Raskin; Andy - Relations with women Sex Roles (Sociological Aspects) Travel United States
Publisher: PENGUIN group
Published: May 12, 2009
Description:
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.