Noodle Time

Noodle Time! Vegan Pho At Pho Luca’s

Noodle Time! Vegan Pho At Pho Luca’s

When it comes to pho, I typically go for the traditional beef, or sometimes chicken. I’ve eaten a thousand bowls of those. But I’m not a voracious meat eater, and I am genuinely interested in finding good vegan versions of this soul-satisfying food. Plus, I thought it...

Noodle Time!: Jjampong At Noodles & Friends

Noodle Time!: Jjampong At Noodles & Friends

My name is Matthew Park. Park is the third most popular Korean surname. I’m not Korean, but I’ve been mistaken many times in my life. I’ve received Korean junk mail and Korean robocalls. I’ve wondered how many people assumed I was Korean when I sent in a résumé or a...

Noodle Time!: Grace Noodle – Tonkotsu

Noodle Time!: Grace Noodle – Tonkotsu

I got really into ramen when I first moved to Los Angeles in 2014. The ramen craze hadn’t yet fully swept across the nation, and there was no ramen shop to be found in Durham, NC, where I was living before then. Well, actually, there was a certain butcher shop that...

Noodle Time: Duck Soup At Thai Studio

Noodle Time: Duck Soup At Thai Studio

It was a Yelp search for “Duck Noodle Soup” that brought me to Thai Studio. Not many other options showed up on that list. I love a solid duck noodle soup, so I try to stay on the lookout wherever I find myself living. When I lived in Los Angeles, I took...