Author Archives: rundlea

Asian Taste, Northampton, MA

Posted on August 7, 2017 by rundlea

Asian Taste opened a little under a month ago and doesn’t seem to want anyone to know its exists, no web page, Facebook, Instagram or internet presence at all.  The only mention of the restaurant that I can find online … Continue reading →

Posted in Crab Rangoon, Japanese, Korea, Shrimp, Shumai, Thai, Vegan, Vegetarian, Veggie Dumplings | Leave a comment

104 Broadway Farms, New York, NY

Posted on July 17, 2017 by rundlea

The Korean family owned corner deli/grocery store has been a staple in New York City for over 40 years.  The phenomena of Korean owned grocery stores started in the ’70s and spread across NYC providing a quintessential ethnic employment niche … Continue reading →

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Momo Tibetan Restaurant

Posted on July 10, 2017 by rundlea

Amherst, MA recently gained a new, ostensibly Tibetan, restaurant called Momo Tibetan Restaurant.  The Tibetan dishes seem to be confined to the appetizers and Momo sections of the menu, otherwise the dishes appear to be mainly Americanized-Chinese fare. The Dumplings:  there … Continue reading →

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At Last the Dumpling Emoji

Posted on July 6, 2017 by rundlea

Emoji 5.0 was recently released with 69 new Unicode Consortium approved Emoji, which when gender and variations in skin tone are taken into account yields 239 new emoji.  This emojji update includes the dumpling emoji, which will be displayed as … Continue reading →

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Return to Ginger Garden, Amherst, MA

Posted on July 3, 2017 by rundlea

I reviewed Ginger Garden about 4 years ago and at the time predicted it would become my new Western, MA go-to dumpling spot. It turns out I was wrong, Oriental Flavor and then Oriental Taste became my go-to spots.  But … Continue reading →

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Dumpling Galaxy, Queens, NY

Posted on June 26, 2017 by rundlea

The Chinese name for Dumpling Galaxy is ‘100 Kinds of Dumpling Garden’, I didn’t take the time to count up all the menu options but I think I could easily spend the rest of 2017’s blog posts solely reporting on … Continue reading →

Posted in Boiled, Chinese, Duck, Lamb, New York City, Pan Fried, Pork, Potsticker | Leave a comment

Yakitori Sun Chan, New York, NY

Posted on June 19, 2017 by rundlea

Long time readers of this blog know that I am a huge fan of Yakitori Sun Chan, prior posts are here and here.  They were knocked out of commission for over six months by Con Ed’s problems with the gas … Continue reading →

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Dumplings in the News

Posted on June 12, 2017 by rundlea

The NY Times ran an article on two new dumpling ventures in NYC.  They report that a branch of the Hong Kong based dim sum restaurant Tim Ho Wan has opened in the East Village.  Tim Ho Wan was started by the … Continue reading →

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Happy Hot Hunan Restaurant, New York, NY

Posted on June 5, 2017 by rundlea

Happy Hot Hunan Restaurant opened back in 2015 in a prior location of the Wondee Siam chain.  The new owners kept the dining room fixtures, threw up some Chinese decorations and started cooking traditional Hunan style food – there is … Continue reading →

Posted in Buns, Chinese, New York City, Pork, Soup Dumpling, Vegan, Vegetarian | 1 Comment

Coffee Break, New York, NY

Posted on May 30, 2017 by rundlea

Coffee Break is a french pastry coffee shop that suddenly decided to add Chinese food, primarily Shanghainese dishes, to its menu. Coffee Break caught my eye because the new signage advertised Pan Fried Buns (Sheng Jian Bao). The chef is from Shanghai … Continue reading →

Posted in Buns, New York City, Sheng Jian Bao, Soup Dumpling, Xiao Long Bao | 3 Comments