Noodles for a Wet Noodle

OK, after an 80-minute massage in a darkened room by a Frenchman named Xavier - and a dreamy trip to the baths at the Kabuki Spa - a girl finds herself meltingly relaxed, cucumber-lotioned, and ready for lunch. That girl might want to walk around the corner to Suzu, where she'll most likely have to add her name to a list. But it's worth it; my Vegetable Udon was a huge bowl of broth, fresh-made ropes of noodles and squares of tofu, plus all sorts of veggies: cabbage, broccoli, carrot slivers, eggplant, kabocha squash. My pal Spunky gave it the thumbs-up as well, although she was so mellow she could barely lift her thumb.