On a warm summer evening, we strolled past the popular Sophia’s and through the door of restaurant #13, Davis Noodle City. The hostess greeted us with a smile, invited us to sit anywhere, and poured us tall glasses of water. When I pulled on my jacket—a big temperature shock from the Davis heat to the air-conditioned store!—she immediately offered to turn off the little fan unit behind me. And with that, she won me over. Continue reading.