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I'm
a relative latecom-
er to the noodle
and ramen game.
For those of you
who are unfamil-
iar, a ramen dish is a large bowl filled with
broth and a variety of tasty spices, vegeta-
bles, proteins (including sliced-down-the-
middle, hard-boiled eggs).
It all mixes well together, to the point
where you feel like you are eating a meal
with separate dishes but somehow all
joined together.
I would lick the bowl every time, if I
could.
I first tried this Asian-inspired dish back
in June during a trip to Washington, D.C.
e bartender at the restaurant had
to talk me into it, and then walked me
through the best way to order the dish,
which spices and vegetables to add and
subtract.
Although I was instantly hooked,
because I was a first timer, I thought this
was a somewhat exotic dish that would be
difficult to get my hands on consistently.
In Worcester, though, that's not the case.
I had my first Worcester ramen dish
about a month later at simjang, the new
Korean restaurant on Shrewsbury Street
(although the team there spells it ramyun).
I next went over to the Stix Noodle
Bar in the Grid District, which had more
variety than simjang.
Next on my list is Broth in the Canal
District, which has ramen options like
lobster and grilled cheese.
is may be my ignorance to the exis-
tence of ramen until this summer, but it is
super cool I can get such varieties of my
new favorite dish in Worcester.
I do feel calling Worcester a foodie
destination is getting a little overblown
and one of the mothers of this year's 40
Under Forty winners laughed at me when
I suggested Worcester's food scene was
comparable to her hometown of New York
City.
Yet – nonetheless – my office is a
five-minute drive from three ramen places,
upscale pizza, legendary Coney dogs, two
fresh-baked bread bakeries, a cupcake
mecca, and enough burger-and-fry options
to make my eyes water.
My new obsession with noodles
I N T H I S I S S U E
It may not be Manhattan or even
Brooklyn, but Worcester's restaurant scene
certainly keeps me satisfied.
- Brad Kane, WBJ editor
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NEWS & ANALYSIS
DEPARTMENTS
4 Central Mass. In Brief
5 Flash Poll
8 Focus on The Food & Drink Issue
19 The List: Top breweries
21 Know How
22 Movers & Shakers
23 Photo Finish
25 Opinion
26 Shop Talk: Michael O'Brien,
Galaxy Development
4 Worcester median income
drops 6%
Year-over-year numbers show the number
of low-income Worcester residents is rising
while high-income residents is falling.
20 How key is a key person?
The Rainmaker columnist Ken Cook
suggests buying key-man insurance in case
any of your vital employees leave.
