Six tips to help Seattleites elevate their ramen game

Six tips to help Seattleites elevate their ramen game

Tan Vinh

Clare McGrane

Stephen Howie

August 08, 2025 / 3:14 pm

Lopez Island chef Josh Ratza wrote the book about taking ramen to the next level. In " Elevated Instant Ramen: Inspiration, Ideas, Ideology, " Ratza explores the art and nuance of the ramen hack. It turns out, even a brick or styrofoam bowl of instant noodles can become a gourmet meal on a budget if you know where to look and what to add.

In the latest episode of "Seattle Eats," Ratza takes host Tan Vinh on a unique and surprising ramen journey.

"I like to break rules," said Ratza, who runs Setsunai Noodle Bar on Lopez Island. "I like to try to challenge myself to try new things and explore looking for new flavors and tastes and having those packaged ones already