Ramen night for Mutsuko Soma (from right), Ken Osuna, and daughter Hibiki. ” data-image-selection=”{“x1″:0,”y1″:551,”x2″:3554,”y2″:4070,”width”:3554,”height”:3519}”>
One visit to Mutsuko Soma’s Wallingford soba restaurant, Kamonegi (or her neighboring sake bar, Hannyatou) makes it clear—this chef is intensely creative. Outside of work, the trained soba maker performs an ongoing culinary hackathon on social media. You can find her on TikTok, flambeing day-old doughnuts and batching onigiri using muffin tins. In 2020, she posted 50 Instagram recipes that use humble Top Ramen noodles—chilaquiles, paella, chips and dip, even a dried-noodle version of a rice krispie treat. (The next year, she won a contest Cup Noodles sponsored for its 50th anniversary,
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