Orkin Raises Funds for Sandy Relief One Cup at a Time

[photo; laura togut] nakamura draining noodlesIvan Orkin was at Smorgasburg over the weekend helping to raise money for Hurricane Sandy relief. Together with Shigetoshi Nakamura of Sun Noodles in New Jersey (where Orkin will source the noodles for his ramen restaurant when it opens soon in Manhattan), Orkin sold $10 cups of shoyu ramen on Saturday. All proceeds went to the Brooklyn Recovery Fund, which is a pooled fund that aims to provide support to nonprofits in Brooklyn that are working with Hurricane Sandy victims.

On the menu? A version of Shoyu ramen: shoyu, pork broth, toasted whole wheat noodles, fish powder and grated Parmesan(?!), braised pork, and scallions. Everyone who purchased a cup of ramen got an extra packet of noodles to take home. [Serious Eats, Fork in the Road]