In Search of the Perfect Bowl of Ramen

Just in time for TAMPOPO's run at the Film Society of Lincoln Center, we’re serving up this exclusive interview with legendary restaurateur Alice Waters and her former Chez Panisse colleague Sam White, co-owner of the Ramen Shop in Oakland, California, who sat down with us to chat about their love affair with TAMPOPO and the indelible mark it has made on their approach to cooking.

[AwesomeKazuaki]

4:30 That racket style one is yummy! Practice is also fun. That's do that with weted towel! LOL

[Alex-kmso]

The guy at the beginning sounds like LoganToxic

[jetblach]

April 25th is the big day that TAMPOPO will be released!

Arigato Gozaimasu Juzo Itami!

[bmanatees]

And then Criterion is going to release Tampopo on blu ray region 1. Right? Please?

[ericabelanger]

Oh, please please please tell me that this film will be getting a Criterion Edition!

[TimWayneSF]

Where do I get this ramen? Is it at Chez Panisse or somewhere else?

[wuertele]

These people totally missed the point of the movie. It is only about the search for the perfect bowl of ramen in an ironic sense. Ramen is a dish considered lowbrow, and the comedy is in the juxtaposition of the lowbrow with the search for perfection. I think it is great that they love the movie, and I think it is great that they are inspired by the movie, but they should recognize that any foodie inspiration they might get is in spite of the message of the movie. Case in point, after all the work and all the work she does, and she still gets beat by the dickish yakuza (I think his name was Pisken) tossing one off.