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Daily Show January 27 taping

Yes! We attended another taping of the Daily Show on Monday with guest star Jeff Garlin. It was loads of fun like the first time! Except this time, we were there with some friends who are also fans of the show which makes it even better!

We got in line at around 1:40 p.m., got our tickets at 2:40 p.m., went to Totto Ramen (no wait time!), got a delicious cup of almond milk chai from Kahve and then back to the Daily Show building to join our friends who picked up the tickets we put on hold for them. Taking a day off to enjoy New York makes me happy. Returning to a four-day work week also makes me very happy!

I'm going to be so busy this week with work, green card application and all types of paperwork implicated in adulthood. Meh...

They give us some time to take pictures of the studio and when they do, the camera phones come out...

We didn't get to try the new Totto Ramen location (just a block away from the original location) since they were closed on Monday afternoons. By the way, I had not been to Totto Ramen in a while since the last times I had been there, the broth had been extremely salty and not enjoyable. Today's broth was less salty and perfect on a chilly day except I think I lost my love for Totto as I have developed a palette for lighter and cleaner ramen broth. I still like their dons very much though.

Totto Ramen Paitan ramen

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nykeiko eats: Totto Ramen is what I wanted for my birthday meal!

Totto ramen chicken broth ramen with porc

For my birthday, D said he would cook a delicious seafood meal for me but I wanted to save him the trouble and eat out. I also wanted to eat ramen but not at any ramen joint, it had to be Totto Ramen..

This place seats only 20 people at a time and there's usually a 30-75 minutes wait but it is worth it. When you arrive, make sure to write your name down on the paper right away and don't wander off too far for too long as they skip people if they are not present when they name call. Always see what the specials appetizers are for the night since it varies every time we visit. If there's Uni Don, order that and get extra wasabi! We always get the chicken broth ramen with porc (or chicken) meat! Get it spicy if you want to add a little kick! They have a new ramen called extra spicy Totto ramen but I didn't dare try it as it was marked with 10 chili peppers.

I think we have tried just about every recommended ramen joints in NY and here are my top choices in order:
1. Santouka at Mitsuwa market. Order the Ikura don! Expect hour long wait during nom nom time.
2. Totto Ramen. No MSG so you can drink up all the broth with no worries. Order the dons, spicy sauce on side, cash only,  skip the porc buns. Expect a wait.
3. Hide-Chan ramen (Totto's sister resto). We like it here because there's rarely any wait time and the ramen is pretty decent. You can choose the richness of your broth and also the firmness of your noodles.
4. Ippudo is the most recommended ramen place by any one or any city guide books out there for NY. That is why it is so popular therefore always expect a wait or just be there 15 minutes before 5 p.m. and there should be no wait.

Here is what I wouldn't recommended amongst the top recommended ramen restos in the city:
Momofuku noodle bar. Just go for the porc buns because $16 a bowl of ramen is not worth it there.

Spicy Tuna don

Very fatty porc buns

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