Ganso had their soft opening September 17th and I was there for some of their first steaming ramen bowls. I've been to few places that get it right from the first day, but Ganso did it perfect! I was thrilled when I found out the place I saw on my way to the train station every day was going to be a ramen restaurant and a bit of an izakaya with all its delicious small dishes and beer and sake to come soon (they are waiting for their liquor license). I had the Ganso ramen, a soy based broth with yummy tender pieces of pork and all the prerequisite ramen trimmings. My friend, Michelle, had the spicy miso ramen and that was also scrumptious and came with pork. We also ordered the karage (fried chicken) and the steak as appetizers and it was all delightful. I will be ever so grateful that they are a block away come the bitter New York winter. I came across this
review for ramen in Japan and I was wondering if this where they got their name, hmmmm....
getting there:
25 Bond St,
Brooklyn, NY (btwn Livingston and Fulton)
Trains: R, Q, B to Dekalb Station,
A,C,G to Hoyt-Schermerhorn Station,
2,3,4,5 to Nevins Station
My old apron that my parents gave to me a long time ago has seen better days so I whipped up this new friend. I was inspired by all the cute aprons the main character in Rent-a-Cat wears while doing her home chores. I wanted a nice big pocket and I wanted to be able to fold down the top panel if I didn't feel like wearing it. I use beautiful Japanese linen from Kokka fabrics, in brown. The ties are cotton webbing and then I saved this lovely trim from my first trip to Japan and I thought it would work perfectly on this pretty friend. I added random loosely cut circles, because i wanted to add a soft whimsical unevenness to the whole piece. I might add this pattern to a new zine I have in the works ;)
OH I just received word on my new paper swap partner! Hello new friend!
Magdalena!
