Books & Books - Coral Gables
265 Aragon Ave
305.442.4408
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The Ramen King and I
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Thursday June 4, 2009 (8pm)
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Many of us wouldn't look to a cup of Instant Noodles for anything more than a cheap meal — and perhaps more than our daily recommended amount of sodium — but writer Andy Raskin found something of a guiding light in the go-to sustenance for the underemployed. In The Ramen King and I, Raskin details how the writings and foodstuffs of Momofuku Ando, the inventor of instant noodles, sparked a journey of self-improvement that eventually helped him overcome the serial infidelity crippling his romantic relationships. Alternately tongue-in-cheek and sincere, The Ramen King and I proves that, to paraphrase a Japanese proverb, "If man has no ramen in him, he is incapable of understanding truth and beauty."
