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Great UM Noodletown: Edo Soba by Tsujita
December 28, 2012
We finally made it into Tsujita for lunch during our trip down to LA over...
Great UM Noodletown: Teuchi Soba @ Ippuku (BERK)
November 14, 2012
Since May, our beloved Ippuku of Berkeley has been serving teuchi (handmade) soba. Owner-chef Christian Geidemann...
Great UM Noodletown: Shanghai Dumpling Shop (Millbrae)
June 27, 2012
After all this talk of fancy dining, 4-star service, Le Bernardin and the lack thereof,...
Great UM Noodletown: Gombei's Chicken Udon
June 7, 2012
We all have those comfort dishes that are close to our heart, and transport us...
Great UM Noodletown: Ramen Parlor (San Mateo)
May 30, 2012
When it comes to matters of eating out, I am pretty inflexible. Since I will...
Great UM Noodletown: Idiyappam
April 24, 2012
Here's something I dragged out of my photo archives. It's from my trip to Kerala,...
Great UM Noodletown: Ikura Spaghetti
April 17, 2012
Remember when Yoko posted that pornlicious article about how to make ikura-don (salmon roe over...
Great UM Noodletown: Tsukemen @ Ramen Halu (San Jose)
March 27, 2012
I should confess that I have never really been a fan of tsukemen (ramen with...
Culinography: Spaghetti alla Chitarra
March 5, 2012
Spaghetti alla Chitarra prepared by chef Dan Kluger at The Core Club. He is now...
Great UM Noodletown: China Village (Albany)
March 2, 2012
I woke up to an email this morning with the subject line: "You're so ahead...
Great UM Noodletown: Amphawa Thai Noodle House (SF)
February 24, 2012
Sakura's noodle report from Bangkok earlier this week had me craving for a bowl of bah...
Great UM Noodletown: Karasumi Pasta
February 23, 2012
Karasumi (or bottarga) is salted and dried mullet roe. It comes in two sacks and are...