Author Archives: rundlea

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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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Soy Boy Frozen Vegan Ravioli

Posted on May 22, 2017 by rundlea

Rating:      Soy Boy’s Okara Courage Burger is my favorite burger replacement; okara is a by product of tofu production and is high in protein.  Their burger has a flavor and texture similar to falafel and has 14g of protein … Continue reading →

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Tran’s World Market, Hadley, MA

Posted on May 15, 2017 by rundlea

  Tran’s World Market is a family run Asian market in the Pioneer Valley, and probably the best local option for specialty Asian vegetables.  In addition to Asian groceries from a range of countries, they also sell groceries from South America, Africa, … Continue reading →

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East Village Dumpling Tour

Posted on May 8, 2017 by rundlea

New York City’s East Village neighborhood is replete with dumpling eating options.  Historically the East Village was home to Eastern European immigrants and there are still some excellent places to get pierogi and varenyky.  Over the past 15 years a … Continue reading →

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Drunken Dumpling, New York, NY

Posted on May 1, 2017 by rundlea

Drunken Dumpling and its giant soup dumplings has been the darling of the foodie and hipster dumpling eating world since it opened in the fall of 2016.  When I first sampled soup dumplings across Shanghai I was told by my … Continue reading →

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Ramen Yamadaya, Costa Mesa, CA

Posted on April 24, 2017 by rundlea

Ramen Yamadaya is a chain of ramen restaurants that stretches along the California coast from San Francisco to San Diego.  I tried the location in Costa Mesa and ordered the Tonkutsu Kotteri Ramen which comes with a slick of really … Continue reading →

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