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Since it was founded in 2007, the New York City Wine & Food Festival has evolved from Food Network marketing podium (the earliest iterations featured a ubiquitous Guy Fieri shaking hands and kissing babies) to a relatively serious culinary festival featuring Iron Chefs, and a few mere mortals. Last year we had a good time running around our hometown — and by the looks of the 2013 slate, it looks like The @Lee_Schrager has taken cues from Portland and Aspen and stepped up his game.

Josh Capon is one badass chef, and now a restaurateur of his own with an ownership in two newer projects — B&B Winepub and El Toro Blanco. But when it comes down to talking about Josh Capon, the conversation starts, and typically ends, with his burger. We totally went there.

From time to time, we’ll come across something equal parts weird and great here at Food Republic. Whether this is weirdly great, greatly weird or some combination of both, we’re pretty sure that you’ll share our amusement that there is a show on Japanese television dedicated entirely to exploring the ramen scene in New York City. The video, after the jump.