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The surreally amusing vignette that opens the great 1985 Japanese comedy “Tampopo” now plays, more than 30 years later, like a remarkably prescient public-service announcement. A gangster in a white ...

Watching Juzo Itami’s 1985 film “Tampopo,” now gorgeously restored and back in theaters courtesy of Janus Films, I was reminded of a near contemporaneous Stephen Sondheim song, “Putting It Together.” ...

Yes, ramen continues to be the biggest thing to hit the New York City food scene, spawning the Ramen Burger and other spinoffs. That is why the new, 4K restoration of the hilarious and mouthwatering ...

TAMPOPO is a beloved Japanese film from 1985 that is a paean to the joys of food. It will be screened next Tuesday, September 10th, as part of Movies for Foodies, a regular film series put on by the ...

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