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The Source, Washington, D.C.

The Source is Wolfgang Puck’s pan-Asian restaurant in the Newseum in Washington, D.C. The executive chef, Scott Drewno, has won several D.C. dining awards, so I had high-hopes for this place.  The stylish three-level restaurant seats 250 people, with a small … Continue reading

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East Dumpling House, New York City

East Dumpling House is actually on the West side of Manhattan and located at 106th Street is probably the northern most dumpling house in Manhattan.  The place seems to mainly cater to local Columbia students and appears to do a … Continue reading

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Amherst Chinese, Amherst MA

Having been open for around for almost 30 years, Amherst Chinese is a local institution in Western MA.   One of the cool things about Am-Chi, as it is known locally, is that it has its own farm that provides … Continue reading

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Yang’s Fried Dumpling, Shanghai, Pan Fried

After my Chinese colleagues told me that Nan Xiang Xiaolong Mantou was for tourists I asked them where they went for dumplings and they took me to Xiao Yang’s (Yang’s Fried Dumplings).  I’ve been to three of the locations, which were … Continue reading

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Mandoo Bar, New York City, Mandoo

Mandoo Bar is in New York City’s Manhattan Korea Town and serves Korean style dumplings and a quite a few other Korean dishes – the selection of non-dumpling offerings seems to be growing.  The dumpling making station is in the … Continue reading

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Myeongdong Gyoza, Seoul, Steamed.

Myeongdong Gyoza, also beloved for its Kalguksu (hand cut noodles), is a famous dumpling restaurant in the Myeongdong neighborhood of Seoul.  There are two locations on the same street, within about 100 yards of each other.  Both spots are really … Continue reading

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New York Times Dumpling Article

Wednesday’s Dining and Wine section of the New York Times had an article on dumpling spots in New York City.  The article mainly feature places selling nouveau, new twists or deconstructed dumplings.  Some of the spots sound great, will be … Continue reading

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Fried Dumplings, New York City. Pan Fried.

In an alley at the edge of Chinatown in New York City, this spot simply called Fried Dumplings is the best deal for tasty dumplings in the city. There is almost always a line down the block at lunch time … Continue reading

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Zen, Northampton MA, & Zen, Shanghai, Gyoza.

Zen is a pan-Asian restaurant in Northampton, MA and serves, at best, mediocre food.  The gyoza there appear to be frozen and then microwaved. I have eaten dumplings there twice and on both occasions some of the gyoza were still … Continue reading

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Bukchon Mandoo, Seoul Korea

Bukchon Dumplings is in the Insadong neighborhood of Seoul, which is well worth going to even if this spot wasn’t there.  The deep fried pork mandoo at Bukchon are excellent and make Insadong even more of a destination neighborhood.  Bukchon … Continue reading

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