Entries tagged with 'Chinese'
The Island of Taiwan Restaurant in Dyker Hights / Bay Ridge / Whatever That Neighborhood Is
Before I talk about food, I have a warning to give. If you haven't watched Lost but think now would be a good time to catch up since it's in its last season and every episode is on Hulu, I...
Dim Sum at East Harbor Seafood Palace in Sunset Park
They don't make palaces like they used to. For those who aren't familiar with Chinatowns in New York City, here's a quick little lesson: There are three major ones, in Manhattan, Brooklyn (Sunset Park), and Queens (Flushing), with more on...
Szechuan Gourmet, at Least One Reason to Go to 39th Street
This post originally took place on January 7. Szechuan Gourmet. I have no good reason for not having been to Szechuan Gourmet more often considering how close it is to my office on 27th Street and that I usually slobber...
Nom Wah Dim Sum Adventure Time
This post originally took place on January 10. Yup, there's food. "Are we...um...getting food?" I asked. Diana, Greg, Adelyn, Jessica, and I were at Nom Wah, officially Chinatown's first dim sum parlor (open since 1920) according to the sign on...
Learning How Not to Eat Soup Dumplings at Famous Sichuan
Oh no. "Oh god, did you just put the whole dumpling in your mouth?" Colin didn't respond. His face was frozen. Probably because the soup in the dumpling was burning off the lining of his mouth. "You're not supposed to...
Two Days of Flushing Fooding In One Huge-Ass Post
I know my friends are awesome because they'll say things like, "I've never been to Flushing before; can we go there and eat until we explode?" If you have no interest in going to Flushing, you can go sit in...
Garlic and Stuff from M&T Restaurant in Flushing
This post originally took place on September 19. M&T It's been weeks since I ate at Qingdao cuisine-specialized M&T Restaurant with Tristan, Grace, and Bram, but if I concentrate hard enough, I can still taste the garlic. What a magic...
Day 2 For an Out-Of-Towner: Shake Shack, Top of the Rock, and Grand Sichuan
This entry originally took place on September 13. Here's part 1, in case you missed it. Not that you would since you read this blog all the time! Haha! HaaaaaaaI'mwatchingyou. New Amsterdam Market James and I started our day at...
Another Flushing Food Tour: Dumplings, Crab, Shaved Ice, Stinky Tofu, Etc.
This post originally took place on August 22. It's 10:30 a.m. in Flushing. What do you start your day with? DUMPS. Pork soup dumplings from Nan Xiang Xiao Long Bao. Thinly skinned, semi-translucent pouches cradling a pork meatball in a...
The Hand Pulled Noodles of March
So many noodles. Just how many noodles? Perhaps...oodles. I ate at so many hand pulled noodle shops during the past few months that I figured, "Heeey, I may as well eat at every hand pulled noodle shop in the...
Flushing Like I've Never Flushed Before
This post originally took place on March 8. Kathryn wrote a great summary on Chowhound if you want the quick version of our day. And you might, because this entry is looong. I've taken some notes from Kathryn, who is...
Grand Sichuan, I Love You
This entry originally took place on February 16 and March 11. Grand Sichuan My favorite Chinese restaurant in the city is Grand Sichuan, partially because of its multiple convenient locations (I go to the ones in Chelsea and on St....
An Addiction That Won't Kill Me: Snow Pea Shoots
They give off an angelic glow. Or maybe that was Photoshop. Twice in the past two weeks days I've detoured to Manhattan's Chinatown on the way back home purely driven by a craving for one thing: snow pea shoots (also...
I Like Ovaltine
What do Ovaltine, Horlicks, and Milo have in common? They were born in the West (Switzerland, US, and Australia respectively, if Wikipedia hasn't failed me, although today Ovaltine and Horlicks are owned by British companies), are very popular in the...
I Think I Want to Eat Everything in Flushing, Mostly at Golden Shopping Mall
This entry originally took place in January 3rd. Yeah, I'm swamped—if I go to bed before 2 a.m I give myself a half-assed high five and sluggishly mutter, "Halleujah." I have four more posts in the works. Huh? I don't...
The Bolo Bao's Further Adventures in Potential Food Blog Names
Notes 'n stuff: Updates may suck for a while as I've been sickly all week, yet still as busy as I would be under optimal nasal, throat, and brain functions. All function are currently sub-optimal. I'll try to go to...
Cupcakes, Roast Pork, Hot Chocolate, and Fish Bladders
Note: This entry originally took place on December 14, 2008. My memory of events that happened nearly a month ago are rather iffy; you're best off enjoying the food porn. Additionally, I'm writing this at a stupidly late hour that...
String Beans and More (String Beans) from Famous Sichuan
I'm obsessed with a certain foodstuff. And it's not wheat based. Or sugar based. Or fat based. BUT ROBYN, WHAT ELSE COULD BE WORTHY OF YOUR OBSESSION?, you ask. In italics. Sautéed string beans. Specifically, the ones from Famous Sichuan....
A Bunch of Tasty Bites, And Some Liquids
BECAUSE TIME IS PRECIOUS AND MY STOMACH CAPACITY IS VAST and the brain is sleepy... ...Also, I'm just very far behind. There are so many little (and big) things I eat that never make it to the blog because the...
Kåre Week, Day 4: Dim Sum, Random Art, and Arepas
Note: This post originally took place on October 19. I've never really understood why people in New York City have a tendency to go apeshit over weekend brunch. Not to say that pancakes, waffles, and ten variations of eggs aren't...
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