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SEARCH: Good, Downtown Ramen for a Rainy Night

June 05, 2009

It’s miserable outside— perfect soup weather. A bowl of Ramen should do the trick. Just select, cuisine type: Ramen, neighborhood: Downtown, and Grade: B+ or above in our Very Advanced Search and you’ll be warming up your belly with AlwaysHungry approved noodle goodness in no time.

1. Ramen Setagaya 141 1st Avenue

Recommended Dishes: Shiso Ramen, Salt Eggs

2. Ippudo NY 65 4th Avenue

Recommended Dishes: Akamaru Modern Ramen (pictured), Chicken Wings, Pork Buns

3. Men Kui Tei 63 Cooper Square

Recommended Dishes: Gyoza, Edamame, Tonkotsu Shoyu Ramen

4. Momofuku Noodle Bar 171 1st Avenue

Recommended Dishes: Pork Buns, Momofuku Ramen, Smoked Chicken Wings, Rice Cakes

5. Rai Rai Ken 214 E. 10th Street

Recommended Dishes: Gyoza, Pork Fried Rice, Roast Pork with Scallions, Miso Ramen with Pork

Tags: 15 East, Always Hungry Approved, Asian, Downtown, East Village, Edamame, Eggs, Fried Rice, Gyoza, Ippudo NY, Men Kui Tei, Momofuku Noodle Bar, Octopus, Omakase, Pork Buns, Rai Rai Ken, Ramen, Ramen Setagaya, Rice Cakes, Soba, Soup, Sushi, Tartare, The Gluttoness, Uni, Wings

AlwaysQuestioning: Terrance Brennan & Bradford Thompson of Bar Artisanal

The Gluttoness — May 26, 2009

Together, Executive Chef, Terrance Brennan (of Artisanal and Picholine) and Consulting Chef, Bradford Thompson (formerly of Lever House) are delighting diners with their ““French”:http://www.alwayshungryny.com/thought-for-food/tag/French/ inspired” interpretation of Mediterranean small plates in an extension of the Artisanal brand, Bar Artisanal. AlwaysHungryNY recently sat down with these two chefs who have turned the failed Trigo space into a grand bistro in TriBeCa. When the kitchen at Bar Artisanal has settled into a routine, Brad hopes to open a restaurant with French and West Indian themes. In the meantime, the two are perfecting dishes, and eating plenty along the way.

AHNY: Are you Always Hungry?
BT: I’d say so, yeah…for adventure.
TB: No, because I nosh all day, especially with the new restaurant.

AHNY: So, what did you eat today?
BT: Two espressos and a cappuccino. We had a photo shoot all day. Oh, and granola.
TB: We had the photo shoot, so I tasted the Pizza, Chutney, Steak Tartare}thought-for-food/tag/Steak-Tartare/, Roquefort Parfait, Chickpea Frites, Oysters and Hangar Steak.

Brennan & Thompson on trends, snack foods and 'must-have' ingredients >>

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