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Feb 24, 2021

First Look: Erik Bruner-Yang’s Yoko & Kota Serves Up Noodles And Dumplings At Hill East’s New Food Hall

It’s the latest stall at The Roost.

Dec 10, 2020

Two Foxtrot Convenient Stores Are Coming To D.C. With Gourmet Food, Booze, And Grants For Local Businesses

The Chicago-based company is expanding to D.C., offering gourmet food and the chance for a local business to win $25,000.

May 21, 2019

A Day-To-Night Cafe From Erik Bruner-Yang Is Coming To Navy Yard

Asian-inspired breakfast bites and cocktail hour snacks and drinks will be on offer when the unnamed spot opens later this summer.

May 03, 2016

Erik Bruner-Yang’s Ramen Is Coming To The Whole Foods In Foggy Bottom

The former chef at Toki Underground will debut his new venture, Paper Horse, on Monday.

Apr 23, 2015

Drawn to Flavor: Maketto

Both in terms of the delayed construction process and the hordes vying for the limited dinner seating, Maketto has proven to be worth the wait.

Sep 06, 2013

Toki Underground Chef Pleads Guilty To Assault Charges

Erik Bruner-Yang, owner and chef of Toki Underground and Maketto, has pleaded guilty to simple assault charges stemming from an attack on his ex-girlfriend’s fiancé back in June.

Jun 27, 2013

Toki Underground Chef and Wife Arrested in Domestic Dispute

Erik Bruner-Yang, the chef at the madly popular H Street NE ramen restaurant Toki Underground, and his wife, Seda Nak, were arrested Wednesday morning in a domestic dispute at the Petworth home of the chef’s ex-girlfriend.

 
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