Chef Andrew Verrier dishes on his inspiration for a 'Tampopo' meal

The opening scenes could be dubbed: "Zen" and "The Art of Ramen," although the film playfully interweaves satirical vignettes around the Ramen-Western adventure of two truck drivers who help a young widow, Tampopo, make her soup stand the best in town. Since we do Asian food on a...

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Published inThe Desert Sun
Main Author Ashton, Stephen
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Palm Springs, Calif Gannett Media Corp 09.01.2017
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Bunuel, Luis
Eisenstein, Sergei (1898-1948)
Eroticism
Motion pictures
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Summary:The opening scenes could be dubbed: "Zen" and "The Art of Ramen," although the film playfully interweaves satirical vignettes around the Ramen-Western adventure of two truck drivers who help a young widow, Tampopo, make her soup stand the best in town. Since we do Asian food on a regular basis, but not specifically Japanese food, I wanted to bring my ideas using the ingredients we have in the restaurant.