Looking Ahead KING NOODLE Nick Subic, who was at Roberta's, will open this pan-Asian noodle spot in mid-July: 1045 Flushing Avenue Morgan Avenuee), Bushwick, Brooklyn.
7. King of Thai Noodle -- San Francisco, CA Widely known in San Francisco for being the king of good prices, King of Thai Noodle has an entire menu with items at $8 or less.
-Bryon Martin, undisputed king of the pool noodle light saber.
Main courses include steamed baby snapper fillets with king prawn, coriander gremolata and rice noodles, and an assiette de canard — duck breast with hoisin sauce, rillettes cannelloni and a foie gras custard.
KING'S CRUMB A cook from Momofuku Noodle Bar, a Prime Meats bartender and another friend make biscuits with fried chicken, with homemade pork sausage, with egg and cheese, and with clotted cream and homemade jam.
The Young Gun and former prom king is a fan of deer hunting, catfish noodling, heavy metal and Beethoven.
Over shrimp and noodles, beef, salad, sodas and wine, the king's compatriots broke into applause and shouted their approval.
WHAT WE LIKE Chicken satay, vegetable dumplings, curry puff, pad khi mao (transparent green bean noodles), kang panang (shrimp in panang curry), pahd cashew nut (chicken with cashews), pahd prig king (basil curry), pad Thai (rice noodles), lad nha seafood (flat noodles with seafood), sticky rice dessert, fried ice cream.
The cuisine is Californian with Mediterranean influences: grilled horseradish-crusted king salmon with braised leeks and mustard vinaigrette ($22) and boeuf bourguignon with bacon, chanterelle mushrooms and buttered noodles ($20).
Named after the Sumerian king, protagonist of the world's oldest literary epic, Gilgamesh offers a gap-year ramble around Asia: sushi, dim sum, curry, noodles.
