Known to his followers as Initial-D, Daisuke Nagashima, aged 40, could be called a mid-generation ramen head. His ramen hunting roots stretch back to the early aughts — well after the scene was established in the late 1980s by figures like Hiroshi Ōsaki, but long before the arrival of Instagram and first-person foodie videos on YouTube. He's eaten at thousands of shops and been blogging about ramen's evolution for a decade-plus. The Ramen Beast team recently grabbed beers with D to hear some of his thoughts.