Jean Adamson and Sam Buffa met while both were working at Freemans. Their relationship gave way to sharing a love of the food and aesthetic that formed Vinegar Hill House. Sam is also partners with Taavo Somer in the FSC Barbershop. Six months into their Brooklyn venture, the Vinegar Hill House team found Brian Leth, the chef de cuisine since April, formerly of Prune and Allen & Delancey. Leth excites patron with his locally sourced menu with ethnic flairs.

A few weeks ago, this poster inspired me to write a post entitled "Whatever Happened to Brittany Murphy's Career?" This inspiration was fleeting since I soon realized I was writing about Brittany Murphy's career. Today, I'm forced to revisit this increasingly irrelevant actress because the trailer for a ghastly looking movie starring Murphy called The Ramen Girl has popped up online.

Ippudo NY, the first U.S. branch of the famed Japanese ramen restaurant chain, will introduce monthly, seasonal ramen dishes to their menu beginning in November. Savory, warm, concoctions like Tiger Tan Tan Men (pictured), a spicy broth loaded with noodles, ground pork, and sesame paste will keep your guts warm when the temperature joins the stock market and plummets. The lineup of dishes to be added will include favorites from Ippudo Japan, like the kogashi miso, a dark, rich broth made from roasted miso topped with noodles, pork, spinach, fish cake, egg, and bamboo shoots, as well as just-for-New York exclusives -- all for a limited time only.

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