Category Archives: Pork

Chopsticks, Grace Bay, Turks and Caicos

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

Posted in Chinese, Pork, Vegan | 1 Comment

Hibachi Dumpling, New York, NY

New York City’s East Village is quickly developing a Dumpling Row of innovative, sometimes quirky, and often tasty dumpling joints. While geographically in Dumpling Row Hibachi Dumpling is light years away from having these qualities. The Dumplings: for a place … Continue reading

Posted in New York City, Pan Fried, Pork | Leave a comment

Mimi Cheng’s, New York City

Mimi Cheng’s is a relatively new joint on what is fast becoming the East Village dumpling row and has been getting a lot of good press lately. This dumpling house is named for the mother of the co-owners sisters Hannah … Continue reading

Posted in Boiled, New York City, Pan Fried, Pork, Vegetarian | Leave a comment

New Big Wong, Washington DC

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

Posted in Chinese, D.C., Pan Fried, Pork | 1 Comment

Plump Dumpling/Pho Seng/Mamak, New York City

It is hard to know even where to start with this place. Maybe it is the fact it is called Plump Dumpling and Pho Seng and Mamak; the owner appears to be operating three restaurants out of one space and … Continue reading

Posted in Pork, Shrimp, Vegan, Vegetarian | Leave a comment

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

Posted in Chinese, Gyoza, Pork | Leave a comment

Banh Mi Saigon, Northampton MA

I have previously described Banh Mi Saigon as one of the few places I’ll write about that does not serve dumplings. But in their new incarnation they have expanded their menu to include wontons, so I can now review them … Continue reading

Posted in Pork, Vegan, Vegetarian, Wontons | Leave a comment

Samurai Noodle, Seattle WA

Samurai Noodle is a Seattle based ramen bar mini-chain that serves fresh homemade noodles.  They have a ton of options for adding ingredients to the base broths and noodles and for the pork broth you can order extra pork fat … Continue reading

Posted in Gyoza, Japanese, Pan Fried, Pork, Shumai, Takoyaki, Vegan, Vegetarian | Leave a comment

Ingredient Hunt: pulled pork at Scott’s B.B.Q.

My recipe for Kimchi & Pulled Pork Dumplings works best with Eastern North Carolina pulled pork. While Central and Western NC styles use a tomato based sauce and slow cook the shoulder cut of the hog, Eastern style BBQ uses … Continue reading

Posted in Pork, Recipe | Leave a comment

Windsor Dim Sum Cafe, Boston, MA

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

Posted in Boston, Buns, Dim Sum, Pork, Shrimp, Soup Dumpling, Steamed | 1 Comment