Category Archives: Chinese

M Shanghai Bistro and Garden, Brooklyn, NY

Posted on April 27, 2015 by rundlea

Following on from the East Village, I have been expecting an explosion of dumpling restaurants in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood but it hasn’t really happened yet. There is an outpost of Vanessa’s and the nearby M Shanghai Bistro and Garden. While M … Continue reading →

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Mom’s Dumpling and Noodle, Amherst, MA

Posted on March 9, 2015 by rundlea

Mom’s Dumpling and Noodle is a little bit of a misnomer, it only sells two varieties of dumplings and three varieties of noodles.  The menu lists more rice plates that it does dumplings, and also includes kimchi, braised pork feet … Continue reading →

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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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Chopsticks, Grace Bay, Turks and Caicos

Posted on January 26, 2015 by rundlea

Chopsticks is one of the few Asian restaurants on Turks and Caicos but is essentially an airport terminal food court “Wok and Roll” level Chinese restaurant. They charge a $10 delivery fee and it still took an hour to get … Continue reading →

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New Big Wong, Washington DC

Posted on November 24, 2014 by rundlea

Usually I am skeptical of restaurants in Washington, DC’s Chinatown but New Big Wong has built a reputation as a spot where chef’s and restaurant staff gather for late night Chinese food – Mike Isabella (of Top Chef fame) and Nick … Continue reading →

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New China 1, Dumpling Hunting in Detroit

Posted on October 27, 2014 by rundlea

I recently took a business trip to Detroit and when I checked into my downtown hotel the front desk guy told me that the hotel restaurant and room service were out of commission, but here have some menus for pizza … Continue reading →

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Gothamist seems to have gone mad for Dumplings

Posted on August 13, 2014 by rundlea

The Gothamist, which runs a series of city specific blogs, seems to have gone mad for dumplings this summer, they put out dumpling related list-icles across almost of their outlets. Gothamist:  The 8 Best Chinese Dumplings in NYC LAist:  The Best … Continue reading →

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Xi’an Famous Foods, New York, NY

Posted on June 22, 2014 by rundlea

I really like the boiled lamb dumplings that are indigenous to western China and the city of Xi’an. New York’s Xi’an Famous Foods chain-lette got its start as a ten seat noodle bar in the Golden Shopping Mall basement food … Continue reading →

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Joe’s Ginger, New York NY

Posted on April 1, 2014 by rundlea

I was in the mood for soup dumplings so I decided to check out Joe’s Shanghai in New York’s Chinatown.  But in what seems to be a re-occurring theme when I try to go to soup dumpling hot spots, Joe’s … Continue reading →

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