some food around boston

some food around boston It is my long-term quest to visit as many ramen shops around Boston as I can before I guaduate. So far, I have been doing okay but could be doing better: close to MIT, theres Sapporo Ramen in the H-Mart at Central Square. Its not as good as the actual Sapporo Ramen at Porter, (or so I hear: Ive yet to go) but its good in a pinch and when youre craving. Then, just off Newbury Street not far after crossing the Harvard Bridge to get on the Boston side, theres Santouka, which is a fairly decent, small shop that serves really good ramen. Theres another Santouka at Harvard Square that is the main shop, and theyre even better (imo). Theres one place called Yume wo Katare (????), also in Porter, that has basically only one menu item, which is pork ramen, and they give you a HUGE serving. I havent been yet, but Im going to save a trip there for a special occasion. The place I went to last week was Ganko Ittetsu in Brookline, which was a small shop with warm vibes inside a shopping arcade (not visible from the outside). It was actually pretty alright! I impromptu decided to go on a skiing trip (in New Hampshire??) with Next House people on Presidents Day weekend. I was able to go on such last minute notice because someone flaked   ¯\_(?)_/ ¯ Me and a few other friends ultimately went to the t i p p y t o p of the mountain and made it down in one piece! :D It was actually really fun and Im glad I went. 2E represent :D silly ski lift pic (pc: matt f. 20) On Presidents Day, my parents paid me a surprise visit. We hung out, went to the MFA for a while and saw the Takeshi Murakami exhibit, and then went to Clay Pot cafe for dinner, which is a small place in Chinatown where they specialize in these really delicious rice bowls served in clay pots. I got the bacon and sausage, and my mom got the yellow eel. This weekend, I felt like wandering into Boston again and ended up paying ANOTHER trip to Chinatown, and settled on a place called Shojo. I heard that Shojo had really good ramen, but unfortunately the lunch hours had passed, so they didnt have ramen on the menu anymore. (There is a place next to Shojo called Ruckus which apparently serves non-standard but really great ramen, so I want to go there next!) I felt awkward leaving since Id already sat down, so I went for a kimchi fried rice instead and oh my god, it was amazing. Like, I cant tell you how many kimchi fried rices Ive eaten in my life and at home, but this was a close contender from what mom used to make. Why did I decide to write this blog post now Im hungry. brb p.s. everybody on my hall is listening to this song and let me tell you, it bops flamingo kero kero bonito Post Tagged #photography