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Oh! Taisho, New York City
The strip of St. Marks Place between 3rd and 2nd Avenue has become a little Tokyo, crowded with Izakaya bars and Asian eateries. Oh! Taisho and its sister bar, Yakitori Taisho three doors down, were two of the first Japanese … Continue reading
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Pitaya, Manhattan Valley, New York City
Pitaya is a fairly new Japanese restaurant that is drumming up foot traffic via the all-you-can-eat sushi special and frequent half-price sushi nights. After a horrifying gastrointestinal experience a couple of years ago that I blame on an all-you-can-eat joint … Continue reading
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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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The search for the world's best dumplings 