gatcha got goin’ on?
by rameniac | 04 Jul 2007
Anyone familiar with masturbation will know all about Japan’s love for gatcha gatcha capsule toys. And anyone who knows about capsule toys will certainly be hip to ReMent’s line of miniature food replicas. Although these aren’t gatcha in the truest sense of the word (they’re sold in Japanese markets with a token piece of “candy”), luck of the draw does play a big factor in the toy you get. Think Cracker Jack without the caramel-coated corn but with a singular piece of gum and one incredibly awesome toy set. Not to boast (ok, fine, to boast), but through a combination of shaking, fondling, and weighing, my record on getting the toy I want is something like 23-2, better than Royce Gracie and Antonio Noguiera in the MMA ring. (Now all I need is for Eiko Koike to give me that bridging back suplex, if you know what I mean). Anyway, the latest from ReMent is their Deribarii assortment - Japanese “delivery” foods. There’s sushi, fried chicken, “Doremi” pizza, and set #4: an honest to goodness, saran-wrapped replica of Menkichi ramen and gyoza with a miniature bowl little bigger than a 100 yen piece. We all know which one I want. Did i score? 24-2 baby. I need to get laid.
careful… your bowl may be bugged!
by rameniac | 24 Oct 2008
So I just arrived in Tokyo, and what do I find? Bug repellent in everybody’s favorite Nissin Foods brand Cup Noodle! Apparently, 500,000 packages of instant ramen have been recalled due to paradichlorobenzene contamination as of today. And there I was, standing at Lawson’s Station, contemplating which newfound flavor to buy (Manhattan or New England Clam Chowder Cup Noodle, anyone?) Looks like I may have to take a rain check on those. But it doesn’t end there. Myojo has announced a recall of its own. Does that mean that these rival instant noodle makers source the same dried stuff? I’m sure that’s the real question on peoples’ minds in light of all this. Momofuku Ando can’t be the only doing backflips in his grave right about now.
source: I’m lazy and it was just on the Yahoo! main
pleased to meet me? ooh yeeah!
by rameniac | 16 Sep 2008
aw, c’mon. indulge me. this is as close as i’m ever gonna get to having peter saville design my album cover…
Ever wanted to meet the “rameniac”? Well, um… now you can?! 
In a desperate attempt to ride my fifteen minutes of fame into the sixteenth minute, yours truly will be appearing at the West Hollywood Book Fair on Sunday the 28th of this month. I’ll be guesting on a panel entitled “Feed Your Muse: Food, Creativity, and Writing,” alongside Marilyn Friedman, Jonathan Gold (yes, that one), and Laraine Newman and moderated by KCRW’s Evan Kleiman in conjunction with Writing Pad.
Apparently, there will be a signing as well, and since I don’t exactly have a book out (yet!), feel free to bring your empty ramen packages, love letters, record contracts, or exposed body parts and I’ll be more than thrilled to sharpie ‘em all up. Heck, I’ll sign anything, even that sandpaper first edition The Return of the Durutti Column vinyl LP you’ve got laying around. You know, the one, hand-glued by the members of Joy Division, that brings the party to a grinding halt. Actually, if you gave that to me to sign, I’d just run off with it. The food fight starts at noon in the Writer’s Pavilion. Yeayurh.
