A Randy's Donuts in Seoul adds Los Angeles flavor to South Korea
Sometimes you leave Los Angeles only to find that it has arrived at your destination long before you. A few years ago on a trip to Tokyo I encountered Downtown Los Angeles' Pie Hole in the basement of a train station on my way to try Afuri Ramen, a yuzu ramen specialist. And this cultural transmission works in both directions. A few weeks ago, not far from the original location of Pie Hole, I ...
by Frank Shyong, Los Angeles Times
Dec 05, 2022
4 minutes
Sometimes you leave Los Angeles only to find that it has arrived at your destination long before you.
A few years ago on a trip to Tokyo I encountered Downtown Los Angeles' Pie Hole in the basement of a train station on my way to try Afuri Ramen, a yuzu ramen specialist.
And this cultural transmission works in both directions. A few weeks ago, not far from the original location of Pie Hole, I had the same bowl of noodles at the new Arts District branch of Afuri Ramen.
So I was more bemused than surprised to find, after 16 hours of travel
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