Category Archives: Vegan

Very sad news, Banh Mi Saigon destroyed in a fire

Posted on October 29, 2013 by rundlea

In very sad news, Banh Mi Saigon in Hadley MA and the rest of the strip mall it is part of, were destroyed last night in a huge fire.  Banh Mi Saigon doesn’t sell dumplings but it is the best … Continue reading →

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Return to Upper West Side Legend, New York

Posted on September 16, 2013 by rundlea

Following up on my pledge to return to some of the dumpling houses where I had previously only reviewed the meat dumplings and instead to try the vegetable dumplings, I recently returned to Upper West Side Legend.

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Oriental Flavor, Amherst MA: Best Chinese restaurant in the Pioneer Valley

Posted on September 7, 2013 by rundlea

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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Vegan Pho Soup Dumpling Recipe

Posted on August 12, 2013 by rundlea

These dumplings are a vegetable soup dumpling designed to mimic the flavors of Vietnamese Pho.  The filling could be made of any of the ingredients you often find in Pho, but I used spinach, tofu, carrots and scallions.  Bean sprouts … Continue reading →

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Pu Pu Hot Pot replaced by The Dumpling Room, Cambridge, MA

Posted on August 3, 2013 by rundlea

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 →

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Ping’s Dumpling House and Market

Posted on July 22, 2013 by rundlea

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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Return to P.F. Chang’s

Posted on July 10, 2013 by rundlea

Sometimes you just can’t avoid going to the mall and, as I noted recently, P.F. Chang’s is a bright spot in the food desert that is the typical American mall. In its favor it has vegan and gluten free meal … Continue reading →

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Buddha’s Belly, Santa Monica

Posted on July 3, 2013 by rundlea

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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Philadelphia Vegan* Dumpling Road Trip

Posted on May 15, 2013 by rundlea

I recently took a road trip to Philadelphia and since my traveling companion was a vegan we did a mini-tour of places serving vegan dumplings. We hit New Harmony and Sammy Chon’s K-Town BBQ in Chinatown and Su Xing House … Continue reading →

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Vegan Potato Momo Recipe (Himalayan Dumplings)

Posted on May 7, 2013 by rundlea

Momos are Himalayan dumplings found in Tibet, Nepal and Northern India. They are commonly filled with potato, chicken, yak, or beef and are flavored with ginger, coriander, cilantro and garlic. I tried making potato momos with a recipe I cobbled … Continue reading →

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