THAT NOODLE LIFE

MIKE LE & STEPHANIE LE, WORKMAN, $74.99

Noodles mean different things to different people. For some they’re a bowl of comfort, for others a spice bomb. They can be short, long, fat or thin and come from countries far and wide. They come in many forms, from laksa to pho, bucatini to ramen. Whatever and wherever, the consensus is that slurping noodles just makes people happy. And if every recipe is as good as the umami bomb that is Dan Dan Mian, then this is happiness in a bowl.