Category Archives: Pork
Din Tai Fung, Santa Monica, CA
Continuing my tour of U.S. Din Tai Fung locations, on a recent trip to LA I checked out the Santa Monica location. I have long argued that Din Tai Fung’s Xiao Long Bao are over-rated and Santa Monica reinforced my … Continue reading
DD Soup Dumplings & Hibachi
I generally avoid the Times Square area in NYC, but I needed to get A to the train after a session at Local 42, a great dive bar on 9th ave, and ended up walking along 42nd street. Thankfully I … Continue reading
White Yak Restaurant, Philadelphia, PA
The White Yak Restaurant serves up some excellent Tibetan food in the Roxborough neighborhood of Philadelphia. They serve a wide range of the Himalayan classics, including the Himalayan dumplings known as Momos. The history of the momo dates back to … Continue reading
Omni Plant-Based Pork Teriyaki Bao, a frozen dumpling review
I have made a bunch of dumplings using Omni’s Pork-Style ground plant-based meat, and it has become my go to for making vegan dumplings. But it is increasingly hard to find this product, and the pork strips and luncheon slices, … Continue reading
Return to Pasta B Jinghua, Milan, Italy
I originally tried Milan’s Pasta B Jinghua during a work trip in 2023 and had to go back there again during a recent trip to Italy. It seems like the word is out on how good this place is, it … Continue reading
Dim Sum Time, Florence, Italy
Dim Sum Time is a narrow, brightly lit restaurant in Florence’s historic district, a few minutes walk from the Uffizi museum and the Piazza Della Signora. Much of the vegan food in Florence was not to my friend’s taste and … Continue reading
Pike Place Chinese Cuisine, Seattle, WA
Pike Place Market’s Pike Place Chinese Cuisine, and its sibling store Mee Sung Pastry, hold a special place in my heart. When I moved to Seattle in 1992 and lived at the youth hostel in Pike Place Market for a … Continue reading
Furama, Philadelphia, PA
Furama is a new Dim Sum palace style restaurant in South Philadelphia where dim sum is served from carts that roam the dining room. I am conflicted about dim sum served from carts. I enjoy the tension/surprise of spotting a … Continue reading
Quick Reviews: London, Edinburgh and Glasgow
Itadakizen London. Near King’s Cross St. Pancras train station, Itadakizen is a plant based Japanese restaurant that serves deep fried vegan gyoza. The gyoza were excellent as was the Goma-Q, the vegan Karage and the Shoyu Ramen. I recommend this … Continue reading
Ray’s Café and Tea House, Philadelphia, PA
Ray’s Café and Tea House is a family run Taiwanese café that introduced siphon coffee brewing to Philadelphia and serves some great house made dumplings. Ray’s is a small place that sells drinks and food and ground coffee and packages … Continue reading
The search for the world's best dumplings 