Category Archives: Buns

Columbia University’s Chinese Food Cart Strip, NY, NY

Posted on March 2, 2015 by rundlea

Just off Columbia University’s Morningside Heights campus you can find a string of food carts selling Chinese food. These are not hip new food trucks, but old school NYC coffee and falafel carts refurbished to sell Chinese food. They appear … Continue reading →

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456 Shanghai Cuisine, New York, NY

Posted on February 9, 2015 by rundlea

456 Shanghai Cuisine is run by the grandson of the owner of the well regarded original 456 that was located in China Town’s Chatham Square in the 1970s. Forty years later the reborn 456 is an unassuming, plate glass fronted … Continue reading →

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Windsor Dim Sum Cafe, Boston, MA

Posted on July 7, 2014 by rundlea

The reviews on Yelp indicate that Windsor Dim Sum Cafe is the best Dim Sum house in Boston’s Chinatown, and my informal polling of people on the street in Chinatown seems to back that up.  The Windsor doesn’t provide the … Continue reading →

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Ollie’s, New York NY

Posted on June 30, 2014 by rundlea

Locally known as “Oillie’s”, the Manhattan mini-chain Ollie’s has been serving up Sichuan inspired American-Chinese food to West-siders for 25 years.  I recently noticed that the 116th street Columbia University location had a poster in the window advertising that they … Continue reading →

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Kung Fu Steamed Little Buns Ramen, New York, NY

Posted on June 9, 2014 by rundlea

As a huge fan of Kung Fu movies I was predisposed to like Kung Fu Steamed Little Buns Ramen just based on the name and before I ever read the strong review in the New York Times.  Thankfully all of my … Continue reading →

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Huffington Post on Bao

Posted on March 27, 2014 by rundlea

In an attempt to “shift the spotlight onto another Asian carb experience: the baozi…” The Huffington Post just posted “10 Reasons The Bao Is The Best Sandwich You’ve Never Tried“.  The posting is a typical “listicle” with little written content … Continue reading →

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Pão de Queijo, Brazilian Cheese Buns

Posted on March 24, 2014 by rundlea

I recently did a business trip to Rio and had hoped to find dumpling restaurants to report back on, but the trip turned out to be too hectic to do much Dumpling Hunting.  One of the dumpling-esque things I did … Continue reading →

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Wow Bao, Chicago, Ill

Posted on October 30, 2013 by rundlea

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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Din Tai Fung in Arcadia, CA

Posted on June 26, 2013 by rundlea

Finally, on my fourth attempt, twice in Seoul and once before in Arcadia, I finally ate at Din Tai Fung. I feel like a heretic writing this, but I was underwhelmed by the soup dumplings and, especially after all the … Continue reading →

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Legend Upper West, New York City

Posted on May 29, 2013 by rundlea

Legend, part of a local chain of Asian restaurants, is a relatively new Szechuan style restaurant on the border of the Upper West Side and Morningside Heights. They serve a fair amount of American-Chinese dishes, but also some interesting items … Continue reading →

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