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Murasaki Sake Bar, Chicago, Il

Murasaki is a intimate sake bar on Chicago’s Gold Coast and after this trip is our favorite Chicago cocktail bar.  The bar has a wide range of Sake, Shochu and Japanese whiskeys and a small menu of Japanese bar snacks, … Continue reading

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Pierogi Heaven, Chicago Ill

Historically Chicago was home to large populations of immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe; in 1900 77% of the population was either first or second generation immigrants, with Germans, Irish, Poles, Swedes and Czechs making up nearly two-thirds of the … Continue reading

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Banh Mi Strong – Fundraiser

The guys at Banh Mi Saigon have launched a GoFundMe.com crowd sourced fundraiser to help rebuild their business after it was destroyed in a huge fire that wiped out the entire strip mall they were in.  As first time business … Continue reading

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Wow Bao, Chicago, Ill

Based on its signage alone I had really wanted to like Wow Bao, but it really wasn’t that great, just basically meh.  Wow Bao is a local Chicago Asian fast food chain with four locations and a food truck, and … Continue reading

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Very sad news, Banh Mi Saigon destroyed in a fire

In very sad news, Banh Mi Saigon in Hadley MA and the rest of the strip mall it is part of, were destroyed last night in a huge fire.  Banh Mi Saigon doesn’t sell dumplings but it is the best … Continue reading

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Sun Chan, Manhattan, NY

Sun Chan is a great little Izakaya stye Japanese restaurant on Manhattan’s Upper West Side.  Izakaya are essentially Japanese pubs that sell small plates of food, often Yakitori, Robata, Katsu, Ochazuke and Yakisoba, to go along with a night of … Continue reading

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Village Voice, Best of NYC 2013

The Village Voice just published its Best of NYC issue and included two categories relevant to this blog; Best Soup Dumpling and Best Dumpling. For the Best Soup Dumpling category the award went to  Shanghai Cafe on Mott Street in … Continue reading

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Left over Dumplings – Southern Style

A friend of the blog from down South sent me some photos and this meal plan, not quite a recipe, for using left-over dumplings. “Dumplings in a tomato/roasted garlic sauce with cherry tomatoes, okra and mozzarella – a sort of … Continue reading

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Oldboy (U.S.) Dumpling Eating Promotion

The South Korean film Oldboy is one of my favorite movies and I have some misgivings about the Hollywood remake, you should all see the original.  But as dumplings play a key plot point in the film and the PR … Continue reading

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Random Dumpling News: Streaking at a Dumpling House and a New Dumpling Billionaire

Kanazawa, Japan:  Two men were arrested for “public indecency” for sitting naked in a Gyōza no Ōshō (King of Dumplings) restaurant.  The men were from a nearby massage-parlor/sex shop and were apparently at the dumpling house to shoot an add … Continue reading

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