"One of Tokyo’s oldest and most venerable soba shops is heading to New York City this summer. Centuries-old Japanese buckwheat noodle restaurant Sarashina Horii — helmed by ninth-generation soba maker and owner Yoshinori Horii — will open in New York. The restaurant is known for its white noodles made using only the core of buckwheat seeds, dating back to 1789. It was once deemed fit to serve the Japanese Imperial Household and was featured on Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations show in Tokyo." - Carla Vianna