Event

Ramenfest 2015 at Urbanbelly

Ramenfest is back! A far cry from what was once known as a cheap, college student pantry staple, ramen is currently taking the states by storm with new, authentic shops popping up all around the country. On Saturday, November 7th, Executive Chef Bill Kim of urbanbelly, bellyQ and Belly Shack will be inviting chefs from around the city to prepare their culinary interpretations of this classic dish. Twenty chefs will try their hand at ramen and you'll have the chance to taste them all and vote for your favorite!

A portion of all proceeds from the event will benefit Common Threads, a non-profit charity founded by Chicago Chef Art Smith that focuses on educating children about different cultures through food and art.

General Admission tickets include a sampling of each ramen and two drink tickets. VIP tickets include entry into Ramenfest one hour early, complete with access to all of our participating chef's ramen creations.

Restaurant Lineup:

Smoque BBQ (Barry Sorkin)
Bottlefork (Evan Packer)
Yusho (Matthias Merges)
Honey Butter Fried Chicken (Christine Clkowski)
Heaven on Seven (Jimmy Bannos)
GT Fish & Oyster (Giuseppe Tentori)
Swift and Sons (Chris Pandel)
Boltwood (Brian Huston)
Nico Osteria (Erling Wu-Bower)
Michael Jordan's Steak House (Craig Couper)
El Chebar & La Sirena Clandestina (Mark Steuer & John Manion)
Strings Ramen Shop (Kee Chan)
Johnny's Grill (Sarah Jordan)
Ani (Shin Matsuda)
Vie (Paul Virant)
Fremont (Ryan Devitt)
Antique Taco (Rick Ortiz)
XOCO (Rick Bayless)
Ramen-San (Christian Eckmann)
El Ideas (Phillip Foss)