Her romance is on pins and noodles.
An American woman is stranded in Tokyo after breaking up with her boyfriend. Searching for direction in life, she trains to be a râmen chef under a tyrannical Japanese master.
japan
cooking
language barrier
restaurant
restaurant owner
family business
interracial romance
fish out of water
tokyo, japan
gaijin
american abroad
teacher student relationship
expatriate
magic realism
broken heart
western perspective
culture shock
ramen
japanese cuisine