{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Waz Wu","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog","title":"The Ramen Girl \/ Menchanko Tei \/ Katsuhama, Midtown East - Waz Wu","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"pBR1H2FSOM\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/31\/the-ramen-girl-menchanko-tei-katsuhama\/\">The Ramen Girl \/ Menchanko Tei \/ Katsuhama, Midtown East<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/31\/the-ramen-girl-menchanko-tei-katsuhama\/embed\/#?secret=pBR1H2FSOM\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The Ramen Girl \/ Menchanko Tei \/ Katsuhama, Midtown East&#8221; &#8212; Waz Wu\" data-secret=\"pBR1H2FSOM\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/81.jpg","thumbnail_width":800,"thumbnail_height":600,"description":"Wait, what?! Another ramen entry? Yep, this was my final bowl of ramen in 2012. Last Saturday, John and I watched The Ramen Girl, then braved the chilly weather for this final bowl of deliciousness. We picked a bad day to venture outside. Cold, wet, slushy. The Ramen Girl was predictable, but quite enjoyable. American girl (Brittany Murphy) goes to Japan to be with her boyfriend who soon breaks up with her. Depressed girl stumbles into a ramenya and falls in love with ramen. (Why didn\u2019t anyone introduce me to ramen during my past breakups?) Girl asks the grumpy chef to teach her to cook ramen even though they don\u2019t understand each other. Girl eventually learns how to cook ramen, grumpy chef becomes less grumpy and names her the successor of his ramenya. There were English subtitles for both the English and Japanese dialogue, but the subtitles were rarely matched the the English dialogue. There were times when it made no sense at all, and we would randomly start laughing during serious scenes. It certainly added to the entertainment value. We originally wanted to try the Midtown Menkui Tei. Closed! Unclear if they\u2019re permanently or temporarily closed. Oh well, at [&hellip;]"}