Chefs Eliot Hillis and Seth Parker, along with the Red Panda Noodle team, were loose ahead of the first seating at Ramen Rumble 7 at Morimoto Asia at Disney Springs on Monday night. They went on to win the Broth Belt. (Rich Pope/Orlando Sentinel)
Red Panda Noodle Chefs Eliot Hillis and Seth Parker crafted a Spicy Chicken Katsu Ramen during the Ramen Rumble 7 at Morimoto Asia at Disney Springs on Jan. 27, 2025. (Rich Pope, Orlando Sentinel)
Wa Ramen chef Tatsuki Takayama crafted an Oxtail Ramen during the Ramen Rumble 7 at Morimoto Asia at Disney Springs on Jan. 27, 2025. (Rich Pope, Orlando Sentinel)
The Monroe's Smoked Chicken Shoyu Ramen. (Rich Pope, Orlando Sentinel)
Norigami chef David Tsan crafted a Gyutan Tomato Ramen for the Ramen Rumble 7 at Morimoto Asia at Disney Springs on Jan. 27, 2025. (Rich Pope, Orlando Sentinel)
Chef David Tsan and Team Norigami team, ready to rumble at Morimoto Asia. (Rich Pope, Orlando Sentinel)
Chef Tatsuki Takayama and the Wa Ramen team during the Ramen Rumble 7 at Morimoto Asia at Disney Springs on Jan. 27, 2025. (Rich Pope, Orlando Sentinel)
Chef Nikk Burton and The Monroe team came to compete with a fun dish that well represented their brand of Southern comfort food. (Rich Pope, Orlando Sentinel)
Chef Jamie Ricardo and the Patina Restaurant Group during the Ramen Rumble 7 at Morimoto Asia at Disney Springs on Jan. 27, 2025. (Rich Pope, Orlando Sentinel)
Chefs Eliot Hillis and Seth Parker, along with the Red Panda Noodle team, craft a Spicy Chicken Katsu Ramen during the Ramen Rumble 7 at Morimoto Asia at Disney Springs on Jan. 27, 2025. (Rich Pope, Orlando Sentinel)
Patina Restaurant Group chef Jamie Ricardo moves a pan of pork from the oven for his Mexican Pork Roast Pozole Rojo Ramen during the Ramen Rumble 7 at Morimoto Asia at Disney Springs on Jan. 27, 2025. (Rich Pope, Orlando Sentinel)
Norigami chef David Tsan gives the team a pep talk before serving up bowls of his Gyutan Tomato Ramen during the Ramen Rumble 7 at Morimoto Asia at Disney Springs on Jan. 27, 2025. (Rich Pope, Orlando Sentinel)
Norigami chef David Tsan checks the broth for his Gyutan Tomato Ramen during the Ramen Rumble 7 at Morimoto Asia at Disney Springs on Jan. 27, 2025. (Rich Pope, Orlando Sentinel)
The Monroe chef, Nikk Burton, pours the broth for a Smoked Chicken Shoyu Ramen he crafted for the Ramen Rumble 7 at Morimoto Asia at Disney Springs on Jan. 27, 2025. (Rich Pope, Orlando Sentinel)
The Monroe chef Nikk Burton puts together a Smoked Chicken Shoyu Ramen he crafted for the Ramen Rumble 7 at Morimoto Asia at Disney Springs on Jan. 27, 2025. (Rich Pope, Orlando Sentinel
The Monroe team puts together a Smoked Chicken Shoyu Ramen they crafted for the Ramen Rumble 7 at Morimoto Asia at Disney Springs on Jan. 27, 2025. (Rich Pope, Orlando Sentinel)
The Monroe chef, Nikk Burton, is ready to compete during the Ramen Rumble 7 at Morimoto Asia at Disney Springs on Jan. 27, 2025. (Rich Pope, Orlando Sentinel)
Patina Restaurant Group chef Jamie Ricardo cuts portions of pork for his Mexican Pork Roast Pozole Rojo Ramen during the Ramen Rumble 7 at Morimoto Asia at Disney Springs on Jan. 27, 2025. (Rich Pope, Orlando Sentinel)
Ramen Rumble organizers Yuhi Fujinaga and Jason Chin pose for a picture prior to the start of the competition at Morimoto Asia. (Rich Pope, Orlando Sentinel)
Red Panda Noodle chef Eliot Hillis crafts a Spicy Chicken Katsu Ramen during the Ramen Rumble 7 at Morimoto Asia at Disney Springs on Jan. 27, 2025. (Rich Pope, Orlando Sentinel)
Red Panda Noodle chef Eliot Hillis pours the broth for a Spicy Chicken Katsu Ramen during the Ramen Rumble 7 at Morimoto Asia at Disney Springs on Jan. 27, 2025. (Rich Pope, Orlando Sentinel)
Ramen Rumble event founders Sue and Jason Chin of Good Salt Restaurant Group pose together prior to the start of the competition at Morimoto Asia at Disney Springs on Jan. 27, 2025. (Rich Pope, Orlando Sentinel)
The Ramen Rumble ballots at the entrance to Morimoto Asia at Disney Springs on Jan. 27, 2025. (Rich Pope, Orlando Sentinel)
The Ramen Rumble menu, as the competing chefs prepare in the background, during the Ramen Rumble 7 at Morimoto Asia at Disney Springs on Jan. 27, 2025. (Rich Pope, Orlando Sentinel)
Chefs Eliot Hillis and Seth Parker, along with the Red Panda Noodle team, were loose ahead of the first seating at Ramen Rumble 7 at Morimoto Asia at Disney Springs on Monday night. They went on to win the Broth Belt. (Rich Pope/Orlando Sentinel)
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