Category Archives: Soup Dumpling

Legend Upper West, New York City

Posted on May 29, 2013 by rundlea

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 →

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Tom Cruise making soup dumplings at Din Tai Fung

Posted on May 20, 2013 by rundlea

Several blogs and news outlets have posted an odd video of Tom Cruise making soup dumplings at Din Tai Fung in Taipei.  See the post at Grub Street.

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Big day for Soup Dumplings in the Media

Posted on April 9, 2013 by rundlea

Its turning out to be a big day for soup dumplings in the media.  The LA Weekly blog has an article online reviewing the Top 10 Soup Dumpling spots in LA.  As expected Din Tai Fung comes in first place … Continue reading →

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How to Eat Xiao Long Bao (Soup Dumplings)

Posted on April 9, 2013 by rundlea

SlashFood at Huffington Post just posted an article and video from 626 Night Market on how to eat Soup Dumplings without scalding your face.  They also posted a photo album of dumplings from restaurants in the San Gabriel Valley, CA.

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Grand Sichuan, NYC

Posted on March 30, 2013 by rundlea

Grand Sichuan is a New York City mini-chain of restaurants with locations in Hells Kitchen, Chelsea, the East and West Village, Flushing Queens and Jersey City. I have been to both the Hell’s Kitchen and Chelsea locations and this review … Continue reading →

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Cafe China, NYC

Posted on March 23, 2013 by rundlea

I have been to Cafe China several times since it opened and have tried a lot of the dishes which have almost always been excellent – try the fried rice with tea smoked duck. The decor evokes images of 1930s … Continue reading →

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Dumpling House, Arcadia CA

Posted on March 10, 2013 by rundlea

This outing to Dumpling House started as my second attempt to eat at Din Tai Fung, this time in Arcadia outside of LA.  We pulled into Din Tai Fung at 1:30 on a Sunday which seems to pretty much be prime … Continue reading →

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Shanghai Asian Cuisine, NYC

Posted on January 19, 2013 by rundlea

I really wanted to give Shanghai Asian Cuisine a great review, both for the nostalgia I have for this spot and for the food, but they shorted us $20 on the change on our bill and when we asked about … Continue reading →

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Yang’s Fried Dumpling, Shanghai, Pan Fried

Posted on November 10, 2012 by rundlea

After my Chinese colleagues told me that Nan Xiang Xiaolong Mantou was for tourists I asked them where they went for dumplings and they took me to Xiao Yang’s (Yang’s Fried Dumplings).  I’ve been to three of the locations, which were … Continue reading →

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Nan Xiang Xiaolong Mantou, Shanghai, Soup Dumplings

Posted on September 30, 2012 by rundlea

Nan Xiang Xiolong Mantou sells delicious Xiaolongbao or traditional Shanghai steamed buns, commonly known as soup dumplings in the U.S.  Nan Xiang has been featured on Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations and in Qiu Xiaolong’s Inspector Chen murder mystery series.  However, … Continue reading →

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