Category Archives: Chinese
New China 1, Dumpling Hunting in Detroit
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
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
Posted in Chicago, Chinese, D.C., Dim Sum, Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, Washington
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Xi’an Famous Foods, New York, NY
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
Posted in Boiled, Chinese, Lamb, Vegetarian
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Joe’s Ginger, New York NY
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
Posted in Boiled, Chinese, New York City, Shanghai, Shrimp, Soup Dumpling
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House of Xian Dumplings, San Francisco, CA
House of Xian Dumplings has a great selection of house made boiled dumplings, there is a guy continuously making pot sticker dumplings at a dumpling station at the side of the dining room and another chef in the back kitchen … Continue reading
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Fang Restaurant, San Francisco, CA
I ended up going to Fang Restaurant because it was close to the Cartoon Art Museum and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, but it turns out this is not a good enough reason to go to this restaurant. … Continue reading
Posted in Chinese, Potsticker, Soup Dumpling
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Bund Shanghai Restaurant, San Francisco, CA
The Bund Shanghai Restaurant in San Francisco’s old Chinatown is named after the old colonial business district along the Huangpu River in Shanghai. It gets good reviews online and so it was the first place I tried during my visit. … Continue reading
Posted in Boiled, Chinese, San Francisco, Shrimp
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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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Return to Upper West Side Legend, New York
Following up on my pledge to return to some of the dumpling houses where I had previously only reviewed the meat dumplings and instead to try the vegetable dumplings, I recently returned to Upper West Side Legend.
Posted in Chinese, New York City, Pan Fried, Vegan, Vegetarian
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