[All photos by Sam]

So I’ve been slightly AWOL, but not really – I’ve been working hard. Really hard. Like eating Flushing’s food courts several times over and conjuring up the last remnants of Chinese I remember. (It’s like trying to squeeze positivity from Bourdain’s heart…)

Me and my new Canon baby. I just want the best for her - like a legacy admission to Harvard in 18 years.

Let me give you one tip while I finish up my mega-mammoth post for Serious Eats: this baller bowl of Henanese lamb noodle soup, the last restaurant on your right on the top floor of the Golden Shopping Mall at 41-28 Main Street, Flushing, NY.

The noodles are hand-pulled and flavorful and the broth puts up a surprisingly stiff competition – even the chili oil lover in me couldn’t bear to dilute it.

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