Ivan Ramen, New York City
Upping the ante on
Chef Ivan Orkin, a New York native who made his name for his restaurants in Tokyo, has returned to his native city with a menu that serves creative new mash-ups of Japanese and American food.
The Ankimo Dirty Rice combines the classic dish from New Orleans with crumbles of stir-fried
“This stir fry preparation renders the organ meat cooked a good deal, which subsequently pervades the dish with a strong fishiness,” according to the Time Out review. “Squeeze some lemon over the top to balance out the funk, and you've got one seriously memorable side.”
