Saving a ramen chain during the pandemic - Staying Afloat

We were catching up with Tomoharu Shono, who told us how he was managing his ramen restaurant group, split between Japan and overseas, during the pandemic.

In Staying Afloat, Shono tells us his story, from having to close down his restaurants overseas, installing security measures to leveraging his 15 years of experience as a ramen creator to develop new products, while also sharing his views about the food industry, hardly hit worldwide.

We had filmed with Shono a few years back in Shoku, where we looked at his philosophy and his approach to ramen: https://youtu.be/5rld4z7j5zA

MENSHO Official Website: https://menya-shono.com/

Overseas Restaurants Information:
- Mensho Tokyo (San Francisco, CA): 672 Geary St, San Francisco, CA
- Mensho Tokyo BKK (Bangkok, Thailand): 571 RSU Tower Room G-03 G Floor Klongton Nua, Watthana, Bangkok 10110, Thailand

Tokyo Restaurants Information:
- MENSHO: 1 Chome-17-16 Otowa, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
- Menya Shono: 1 Chome−3 Ichigayatamachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
- GACHI: 7-10 Sumiyoshicho Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
- MENSHO TOKYO: 1 Chome-15-9 Kasuga, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
- Jikasei MENSHO: 15−1, Udagawacho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
- Mensho San Francisco: 1 Chome−1−3, Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo

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S07E05 - Ambient Session with Chihei Hatakeyama - a long rainy season