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From looking on social media and the food press it would seem that guests are eager for high-quality ingredients prepared by well paid workers in a healthy work environment, but what does this really? Are people prepared to a bit more for these things? Why do we not mind paying $14 for a cocktail, but balk at a $12 dollar sandwich? And what if cheap food is coming at the expense of the people making it? To help us explore this topic, we are joined by star chef, Richie Nakano, who inspired us to delve into the subject.
Let's be honest, Richie pissed in a lot of peoples cheerios when he started with his blog and using social media to voice his often controversial comments about restaurants, critics & just bad restaurant behavior whether it was guests or chefs he had a no holds bar approach. Now Richie is older and wiser and has a lot to offer the next generation and the restaurant industry as a whole.
Lets be honest richie pissed in alot of peoples cheerios when he started with his blog and using social media to voice his often contraversial comments about restaurants, critics & just bad restaurant behavior weather it was guests or chefs he had a no holds bar approach. Now richie is older and wiser and has alot to offer the next generation and the restaurant industry as a whole. follow him @linecook
Richie Nakano of Hapa Ramen visits Hogtown to pair up with Toronto's Scott Vivian of Beast for their 2nd annual Halloween ramen pop-up! While in town, Richie shares his stories from the bustling west coast, San Francisco Bay Area, and the aftermath of partnering Hapa Ramen with the wrong investors. Richie Nakano on Anthony Bourdain's Parts Unknown Starts @ 13:15 Richie Nakano Twitter Richie Nakano Facebook Richie Nakano Instagram Beast Website Beast Instagram Scott Vivian Instagram Scott Vivian Twitter Beast Doughnuts Instagram
Scott Vivian is the chef and owner of Beast, a restaurant that hides snugly between Toronto's King West and Queen West at 96 Tecumseth. Beast is serving Toronto's best representation of Nose to Tail dining. Scott is clever and humble as Beast has quietly become one of Toronto's most sought-after dining destinations. From their whole animal dinners to their popular brunch menu there's no stopping Scott from putting Beast and Toronto on the global culinary map. Catch San Fransico chef Richie Nakano join Scott Vivian on Tuesday, October 31st for a special 2nd Annual Halloween Ramen Pop-Up at BEAST 96 Tecumseth, Toronto Ontario. Beast Website Beast Instagram Scott's Instagram Scott's Twitter Beast Doughnuts Instagram Richie Nakano Twitter
This week on Japan Eats, host Akiko Katayama is joined by San Francisco's Chef Richie Nakano. In 2010, Nakano opened Hapa Ramen as a pop-up food stand at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market. A few years later, after launching a successful Kickstarter campaign, he opened his first brick-and-mortar ramen noodle shop and earned a 2013 StarChefs Rising Star Community Chef Award. His involvement with Hapa ended, but Nakano continues to experiment with new recipes and host pop-ups, as well as writing for First We Feast as well as Rising Stars Magazine.
Kitchen Confidential is back! Hear some of SF's finest onstage with their insider stories about food, restaurants, kitchens, customers, and the vagaries of having a life in the service industry. Writer and restaurant person Karen Leibowitz. Natural foods expert/writer Matt Levine. Cookbook author J. Kenji Lopez-Alt. Comedian Kyle Mizono. Chef/teacher Erika Almeida Mooney and superstar chef Richie Nakano. Hosted by Arline Klatte and Beth Lisick on April 13, 2016 at San Francisco's Verdi Club. Recorded by Brandi Howell. Mixed by Patty Fung.