Happy New Year! I hope you were all able to find an iota of rest and relaxation during the last two weeks of the year. Like the wizard Gandalf in Peter Jackson’s “The Two Towers,” “I strayed out of thought and time. Stars wheeled overhead, and every day was as long as a life age of the earth.” (Why yes, I did rewatch the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy over the holidays.)

But here we are on the other side of Jan. 1, and real life is about to rear its ugly head. As much as I’ve loved eating cookies with (and for) nearly every meal, I needed a reset after the holidays. So I went on a mini-tour of vegetarian and vegan soups that were satisfying and fortifying — and perfect for the upcoming cold front.

A piping hot bowl of noodles and broth really hits when the mercury drops. There are plenty of ramen options all over the city, but I finally visited Ippudo V in Dumbo, the all-vegan offshoot of the popular Ippudo ramen chain, which I’ve had on my “need to visit” list since it opened this summer. (Not exactly the best time of year for ramen.)

Believe me when I say that you won’t miss the meat. I literally kept saying, “I don’t miss the meat,” while tucking into Ippudo’s interpretation of a rich tonkotsu ramen topped with frizzled enoki mushrooms and swimming with thick, chewy noodles. The secret is a lot of oil — avocado and a mysterious “housemade flavored oil" — and a generous helping of soy sauce. The best part is that this somewhat unsexy location means it’s easy to walk in and grab a table; I cannot wait to go back as soon as possible.

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