Category Archives: News

Oldboy (U.S.) Dumpling Eating Promotion

Posted on October 13, 2013 by rundlea

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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Random Dumpling News: Streaking at a Dumpling House and a New Dumpling Billionaire

Posted on October 12, 2013 by rundlea

Kanazawa, Japan:  Two men were arrested for “public indecency” for sitting naked in a Gyōza no Ōshō (King of Dumplings) restaurant.  The men were from a nearby massage-parlor/sex shop and were apparently at the dumpling house to shoot an add … Continue reading →

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Dumpling Room opening soon, Cambridge MA

Posted on September 5, 2013 by rundlea

Apparently the much anticipated Dumpling Room in Cambridge, MA is having its final inspection and will be opening soon.  Dumpling Room replaces the Beavis and Butthead snigger inducing Pu Pu Hot Pot.  They are already running a delivery service providing … Continue reading →

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NPR Dumpling Week

Posted on August 28, 2013 by rundlea

On both their radio shows and web site NPR is hosting Dumpling Week, a series of stories about our favorite topic, dumplings. One of the things they are trying to do is to crowd source a definitive list of dumplings … Continue reading →

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Dumpling Poisoning in China

Posted on August 1, 2013 by rundlea

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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