Food Adventuring Around NYC
I am a sucker for sampler plates. I used to love Pu Pu Platters as a kid. And if a brewery doesn’t have a flight option, I’m at a loss for what to do. So it was a no brainer for me to order the colorful Lucky Six Soup Dumplings at Shanghai You Garden, a …
My search for the best dumplings in New York continues…. A few years ago when I was in the thick of my dumpling search around NYC, I paid a visit to Shanghai Asian Manor. I wasn’t overly impressed with their soup dumplings prefering the others around the neighborhood. Just recently I stumbled upon a storefront …
My search for the best dumplings in New York continues…. The first place most New Yorkers, including myself, have ever tasted soup dumplings is probably at Joe’s Shanghai. It opened in Flushing in 1995 and then soon opened a second location in the heart of Chinatown. That’s part of why it’s so popular. It’s pretty old in …
My search for the best dumplings in New York continues…. SADLY, 21 SHANGHAI HOUSE IS NOW CLOSED. The new restaurants that open in the heart of Chinatown never get the same amount of press and fanfare as the hot restaurants that open in Brooklyn or Chelsea. So they often slip under-the-radar.
There are a number of reasons not to eat at Shanghai Café (now called Shanghai Café Deluxe) on Mott Street. First off, they have been undergoing some lawsuits filed by six former employees who accuse the restaurant of breaking certain labor laws. They were paid well under minimum wage, forced to work overtime, and the …
A dear friend of mine was in town and we decided to meet up for some dumplings. She was one of my eating buddies for many years until she moved away to Ohio. Who moves to Ohio? I was excited to see her and to get another sampling of soup dumplings. I picked the new …
Sam has been asking about this country from the day we started this project. Obviously, China finds its way into popular culture much more than a place like Bhutan. I think he learned about China from his Thomas the Tank Engine Stories. And to this day, it is still the country he seems to want to …
I’m so excited about Bolivia. Not just because I think Sam will really love the food, but it’s a cuisine that is sadly under-represented in this country and really deserves more attention. Its neighbors in Peru and Brazil get lots of food praise, but Bolivian food is just as worthy. And all you need to …
My search for the best dumplings in New York continues…. Let’s face it: dumplings are pretty cheap. You don’t generally expect the best quality ingredients when you are paying a few cents for fried pockets of meat. I love the ones served deep in Chinatown for just over a dollar a plate, but I never thought …
My search for the best dumplings in New York continues…. SADLY, DRUNKEN DUMPLING IS NOW CLOSED. Sometimes bigger is not always better. Last year Drunken Dunpling debuted with the promise of an extra large soup dumpling the likes of which you’ve never seen. Unless you’ve seen something like it in Shanghai of course. In New York, …
My search for the best dumplings in New York continues…. SADLY, CHINA BLUE IS NOW CLOSED. A friend of mine who lives in Pittsburgh recently asked me if I had ever had soup dumplings. He saw them featured on a television show and thought they sounded very interesting. Have I ever had soup dumplings?? I told him …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, CHINA BLUE IS NOW CLOSED. Sometimes it happens that the best thing you eat at a restaurant is the one thing you haven’t paid for. That’s what happened on my recent meal at China Blue. This …
My search for the best dumplings in New York continues…. Due to my job and my new family responsibilities, I don’t find myself out to dinner nearly as often as I used to. So I’m one of the few out here who waits until the newest restaurants start serving lunch. Lunch is usually my time to …
The Vendys is just days away. Tickets are still available for purchase here. It’s seriously the greatest day of the year. In anticipation, I’m producing short videos on each of the nominated vendors. Here are four more nominees: The GoGo Grill Down at the southern tip of Manhattan, two friends decided to re-invent street food for …
For my dumpling search, I pretty much hung out in three specific neighborhoods: Sunset Park, Brooklyn; Flushing, Queens; and Chinatown in Manhattan. They all have a large Chinese population so much so that sometimes you forget you’re not in an Asian country. There were a handful of other neighborhoods that had dumpling houses, but these three were …
For my dumpling search, I pretty much hung out in three specific neighborhoods: Sunset Park, Brooklyn; Flushing, Queens; and Chinatown in Manhattan. They all have a large Chinese population so much so that sometimes you forget you’re not in an Asian country. There were a handful of other neighborhoods that had dumpling houses, but these …
As you all know, I’ve been spending a lot of time in Chinatown lately. And not just in Manhattan; in Sunset Park, Elmhurst, and Flushing as well. And generally, I’m not squeamish about eating at a dive with dirty floors and no place to sit. With some notable exceptions, I have observed that many of …
SADLY, EXCELLENT DUMPLING HOUSE IS NOW CLOSED. With fear of exposing myself as a fraud, I realize there’s no way I can eat at every establishment in the city that serves dumplings. In order to come close to completing these searches for the best of a specific dish, I have to set some limits for myself. …
I have a friend who calls bao “soupy dumplings.” I find that endearing – very child-like and fun. Which makes sense, because bao are just that. They’re an adventure to eat and require more interaction and risk than most dishes we encounter on a day to day basis. Most American adults drop that cutesy “y” …
CURRENT STANDINGS (OUT OF 10 POINTS): Click on a link to see a review and photos…. JIAOZI (FRIED OR BOILED DUMPLINGS) LIN & DAUGHTERS – 10 SANMIWAGO – 10 WHITE BEAR – 10 DUMPLING GALAXY – 9 (NOW CLOSED) SHU JIAO FU ZHOU – 9 BEST NORTH DUMPLING HOUSE – 8 DUMPLING LAB – 8 …