Chinese Baked Goods Adventure
Yasmin was trying to find this white Chinese steamed spongy rice cake (Pak Tong Koh). I pointed at the outdoor corner markets underneath the Manhattan Bridge on East Broadway, but she said she already tried the...
East Corner Wonton
Yasmin took me to East Corner Wonton ...not for their wontons, but for their duck. Yeah, the wonton noodle soup wasn't anything special. The duck, however, was awesome. It didn't look fatty, but tasted like the...
Xi’an’s Tingly Lamb Face and Stewed Spine & Rib
I finally tried Xi'an Famous Foods' Spicy & Tingly Lamb Face Salad and Stewed Spine & Rib. Brought it to Columbus Park with Yasmin, who is probably the only person I know willing to eat lamb face and sp...
Wah Fung No. 1 Fast Food’s $2.50 All Day Lunch Special
Found the Wah Fung #1 Fast Food on the Yelp. At first I thought the Fung Wah Chinatown Bus got their own restaurant, but I don't think they're related. Everyone was talking about the $2.50 pork or chicken speci...
Dim Sum at East Harbor Seafood Palace
Headed down to Sunset Park with Todd and Audrey to eat some dim sum and so Todd could pick up his childhood lunch box from a guy's trunk. The East Harbor Seafood Palace is a large and crowded banquet hall. I ...
Carolyn’s b-day dinner @ South China Garden (aka Cantoon Garden)
Birthday dinner party in the private upstairs room at South China Garden (formerly known as Cantoon Garden). A big feast that had some throwbacks for me --the salty preserved fish had a strong flavor I recall a...
House of Vegetarian
Dinner and conversation with Marcellus at House of Vegetarian, a Chinatown restaurant with dishes that are substituted with mock meat. I've never been a fan of mock meat and don't understand why you'd want to e...
Thái Son Vietnamese Restaurant
I started the night off by going to Limewire's Ear to the Ground:Tokyo release party. It was great to see my old friends, Kelly and Jeremy. I texted Marcellus to come over, who was at an art exhibition. Then he...