Food Adventuring Around NYC
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2015… Most soup dumplings have a thick skin to prevent breakage, but at The Bao, a new cheap eats destination in the East Village, they are head-scratchingly thin and tender. Somehow the soup stays inside until you bite it to reveal soft minced pork with rich …
SADLY, BIÁN DANG IS NOW CLOSED. One of the more unique food trucks in the city is Bián Dång which specializes in Taiwanese pork chops and fried chicken. You can have a full-on pork tasting menu when you top your tender pork chop with their special tangy pork sauce. You’ll be shocked at how much …
My search for the best dumplings in New York continues…. I recently read a blog post where the writer said they visited a mediocre dumpling spot on St. Marks. It turns out they were talking about The Bao, which opened late last year and specializes in xiao long bao (or soup dumplings). Now I might …
My search for the best dumplings in New York continues…. As I was leaving Shu Jiao Fu Zhou, someone spied me taking photos and politely told me how great the place was and that he comes there every day. Not sure if that was a plea for me to give it attention or a warning …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Today begins the Year of the Sheep in the Chinese New Year. But it’s also the first day of Losar, the 15 day Tibetan New Year celebration. It doesn’t get as much press in this country, …
My search for the best dumplings in New York continues…. SADLY, DUMPLING GALAXY IS NOW CLOSED. For me, too many options are both a blessing and a curse. I am terrible at making decisions mostly because I want a little bit of everything. So you can imagine how overwhelming Dumpling Galaxy was for me. The new …
My search for the best dumplings in New York continues…. Certain foods just work better when they’re dirty and cheap. I know that sounds wrong, but after trying the “cleaned-up” dumplings at Mimi Cheng’s, I realize this is so true.
My search for the best dumplings in New York continues…. SADLY, TIANJIN DUMPLING HOUSE IS NOW CLOSED. Tianjin Dumpling House has been operating in Golden Mall for a few years now, but it’s only recently (once they changed their name) that they began to get as much press as their famous neighbors. I am just …
My search for the best dumplings in New York continues…. SADLY, LAM ZHOU HANDMADE NOODLE IS NOW CLOSED. Based on its name, you’d think the speciality of the house at Lam Zhou Handmade Noodle would be noodles. And you’d be right. That’s mostly why I didn’t rush here during my official dumpling search. I had enjoyed …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, LAM ZHOU HANDMADE NOODLE IS NOW CLOSED. Having just written a hefty check to the government two days ago for Tax Day, I realized I need to start eating a little more cheaply. I won’t be …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Thanks to the response from my recent Christmas video, I got a request to make dumplings for Christmas Eve this year. That’s right, this year we didn’t go out for Chinese food, I cooked it. I …
SADLY, HYBIRD IS NOW CLOSED. Fried chicken drumsticks. Dumplings. Cupcakes. Slushies. What a strange collection of dishes on one menu. A perfect name for this fast food joint nestled inside Chelsea Market would be “Hybrid”. And that’s what I had been calling Questlove’s ode to things he loves to eat. But then somebody pointed out …
My search for the best dumplings in New York continues…. SADLY, STEAM DUMPLINGS IS NOW CLOSED. What did we do before the internet? How would I have discovered and felt confident to walk into Savor Fusion Food Court if others hadn’t told me to? It’s located a bit south from the hulabaloo of Roosevelt Avenue in …
My search for the best dumplings in New York continues…. SADLY, PANDA DUMPLING HOUSE IS NOW CLOSED. Most of the cheap restaurants in Chinatown feel like such institutions. They’re old, no frills, and authentic. Especially on Eldridge, both Prosperity and Vanessa’s have had the market on dumplings for so long that it’s hard to imagine a …
For the third year in a row, I’m going to attempt to eat every single item on Time Out New York’s annual 100 Best Dishes list. In no particular order, here’s my take on their Top 100. Let the gluttony continue… Hip and classic restaurants like Brooklyn Farmacy and Torrisi Italian Specialities really link present food …
For the third year in a row, I’m going to attempt to eat every single item on Time Out New York’s annual 100 Best Dishes list. In no particular order, here’s my take on their Top 100. Let the gluttony continue… My friends must think I’m a lunatic. After a full day of eating our way …
For the third year in a row, I’m going to attempt to eat every single item on Time Out New York’s annual 100 Best Dishes list. In no particular order, here’s my take on their Top 100. Let the gluttony continue… When you think Chinese food in this country, you very rarely think farm fresh and …
My search for the best dumplings in New York continues…. We had an amazing and unique meal at Fu Run, a rare restaurant serving Chinese food from the Dongbei region. It’s in perhaps my favorite culinary neighborhood (Flushing, Queens) and we were brought here because Time Out listed an incredible dessert on their list. Look …
I’ve devoured Time Out’s 100 Best dishes and now, once again, I’ve been inspired to create my own list. These are the 100 dishes I have continued to think about since tasting them at some point in 2011. Look for another five dishes every few days. These are in no particular order. NUMBER 60: DUMPLINGS …
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 …