If you're a fan of thick, chewy noodles, you'll appreciate that learning how to make homemade udon noodles is so easy.

That’s why when the weather gets cold, we don’t spend time mourning summer—we put on a sweater and we go eat noodle soup.

As a restaurant critic and columnist, I cover culinary stars and the evolution of a dining scene that helps define our identity, one plate at a time.