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Daa! Dumpling, New York, NY
The TurnStyles underground shopping and food arcade at Columbus Circle has blossomed into a hopping venue that reminds me of the great underground arcades attached to subway stations in Seoul and Tokyo. There are several options for dumplings in the … Continue reading
Lucky Pickle, New York, NY
The Upper West Side of Manhattan is experiencing a Chinese food renaissance and the dumpling competition has become fierce. Jacob’s Pickle has a great reputation for pickles and built upon that reputation by opening Maison Pickle. With the new Lucky … Continue reading
Dorjee Momo, Washington DC
This week we have a guest review from Washington, DC, for Dorjee Momo. A short stroll from the U.S. Capitol, a refugee chef has set up shop cooking a personal ode to Tibet. Housed on the second floor of a … Continue reading
Vegan Beef and Leek Dumplings in Lemongrass Consumme
For this dish I used the consumme recipe from Tal Ronnen’s cook book The Conscious Cook and used my recipe for vegan beef and leek dumplings, which uses Gardein beef-less tips. Ronnen is the founder and chef of the high end … Continue reading
Grain House, New York, NY
Last month the weird and excellent Coffee Break (aka Ten Ming Gong Zhe) closed and was replaced by an outpost of Queens’ Grain House. Coffee Break served some of the best Sheng Jian Bao in the City and also had a spectacular … Continue reading
Rising Moon Frozen Spinach Florentine Ravioli
Rating: I previously reviewed (here) Rising Moon’s frozen White Bean and Kale ravioli and also gave them five stars. Rising Moon has been in business for 20 years beginning with a bicycle delivered ravioli subscription service, and then expanding to include … Continue reading
Wontons in Red Chili Oil Battle
Suanla Chaoshou, aka Wontons in Red Chili oil or Szechuan (or Sichuan) Wontons, are fast becoming my favorite dumpling preparation. This dish is pork wontons served with a chili oil dressing, as J. Kenji López-Alt on SeriousEats aptly put it, … Continue reading
Dim Sum VIP, New York, NY
The chefs at Dim Sum VIP have over 30 years of dim sum making experience in restaurants from Hong Kong to New York. Their restaurant is a narrow, bare bones storefront joint, seating maybe 50 people at small tables and a counter. The … Continue reading
Bun Battle: Kimchi Edition
The competitors for this bout are Mama Bunns at Gallery32 and Tour Les Jours just down the street on 32nd Street. Tour Les Jours is one of several Korean-French pastry-coffee shop chains (see also Paris Baguette) that sell huge selections … Continue reading
Izakaya Ida, New York NY
Izakaya Ida is a casual Japanese pub that opened about six months ago in Manhattan’s Upper West Side neighborhood. I went in without checking the menu and it turned out that the only dumplings they serve are Takoyaki. I tried a … Continue reading
The search for the world's best dumplings 