Category Archives: Chinese
Oriental Flavor, Amherst MA: Best Chinese restaurant in the Pioneer Valley
Oriental Flavor is a Dim Sum restaurant that was recently opened by a waiter and a chef from the previously great, but now sadly fading Amherst Chinese. As a true Dim Sum restaurant, Oriental Flavor opens for breakfast and serves congee. … Continue reading
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Ginger Garden, Amherst, MA
Since the decline of Amherst Chinese I have been looking for a new Chinese restaurant in Western MA, and Ginger Garden may become my new go-to spot. Its main menu is a pan-Asian mix of Thai, Vietnamese, Japanese and Chinese … Continue reading
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Pu Pu Hot Pot replaced by The Dumpling Room, Cambridge, MA
I periodically visit Cambridge, MA and stay at a hotel across the street from the restaurant Pu Pu Hot Pot, seeing the sign always causes me to flash back to Beavis and Butthead. On my most recent trip Pu Pu … Continue reading
Dumpling Poisoning in China
Lu Yueting pleaded guilty on Tuesday to, in 2008, spiking frozen dumpling made by Tianyang Food in China with the pesticide methamidophos. It was reported at the time that 80 people fell ill from the dumplings, but reports of the … Continue reading
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Ping’s Dumpling House and Market
On past trips to Seattle I had read several good reviews of Ping’s on Yelp and in the Seattle Times and decided to try the spot on my next trip. Ping’s started out as a market with a small dumpling … Continue reading
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Kansas City Dumpling Maker
There is a great article (here) in the Kansas City Star magazine about Mr. Hok Kun Ng who used to run Bo Ling’s restaurant in Kansas City. The article is about his life and his process for making dumplings at … Continue reading
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Buddha’s Belly, Santa Monica
I was in Santa Monica for work recently and spent an evening walking along the beach and through the 3rd Street Promenade. I ended up stopping in at the Buddha’s Belly, an Asian-Fusion joint. Usually I try and avoid Fusion … Continue reading
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Din Tai Fung in Arcadia, CA
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
Posted in Buns, Chinese, Soup Dumpling, Vegetarian
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Seasonal Dumplings At Amherst Chinese
One of the really nice things about Amherst Chinese is that the owner also runs a farm so the restaurant has access to fresh and seasonal greens – I have waxed on about their Pea Green and Shrimp dumplings previously. … Continue reading
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Legend Upper West, New York City
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
Posted in Buns, Chinese, New York City, Pork, Sichuan Dumplings, Soup Dumpling
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