Ariana Simone, left, and Chauncie Parchment had a certain coolness about them as they were walking along Canal Street in Manhattan on a Sunday in early January. Wearing shades of lavender ...

The dish, a centuries-old street food named for the poles on which vendors carried it, is noodles in a glossy sauce of sesame, garlic, soy sauce and Sichuan peppercorns. At Jinli Sichuan Cuisine ...

The dish, a centuries-old street food named for the poles on which vendors carried it, is noodles in a glossy sauce of sesame, garlic, soy sauce and Sichuan peppercorns. At Jinli Sichuan Cuisine in ...