Tag Archives: Chinese

Worijip BBQ Pork Buns, New York City

Posted on April 20, 2025 by rundlea

Worijip is an amazing Korean prepared food store on 32nd street in Korea Town. Before the pandemic they had a long self-serve food bar where you could load up a to-go container and pay by weight. Now they have removed … Continue reading →

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Ray’s Café and Tea House, Philadelphia, PA

Posted on September 28, 2024 by rundlea

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 →

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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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Dumpling Tour of Paris

Posted on May 26, 2013 by rundlea

I am planning a trip to Paris and thought I would try some dumpling houses while I was there.  According to my web reading Chinese food in Paris is pretty poor, while Korean food in Paris gets very good reviews, … Continue reading →

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P.F. Chang’s

Posted on May 11, 2013 by rundlea

When you are a vegan, stuck shopping in a mall in the suburbs and don’t want to eat french fries for lunch, P.F. Chang’s starts to look like a non-terrible idea. It doesn’t ever rise to being a good idea … Continue reading →

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Nom Wah Tea Parlor, New York City

Posted on April 24, 2013 by rundlea

Nom Wah opened in 1920 and claims to be the first dim sum restaurant in New York City. Originally located at 13-15 Doyers Street as a bakery and a tea parlor, Nom Wah moved to 11-13 Doyers Street in 1968. … Continue reading →

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Return to Shanghai Garden, Seattle

Posted on March 31, 2013 by rundlea

We landed at SEATAC airport at 4:30 smack into the middle of Seattle’s terrible rush-hour traffic.  So rather than battle our way north past downtown to our destination we stopped in the International District and had dinner at Shanghai Garden.  … Continue reading →

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XO Kitchen, New York City

Posted on February 23, 2013 by rundlea

XO Kitchen mainly serves dim sum style small plates and has a huge menu supplemented by at least two other specials menus and by specials and additions listed on pieces of paper taped to the walls. The menu ranges from … Continue reading →

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Kimchi & North Carolina BBQ Pork Dumpling Recipe

Posted on January 5, 2013 by rundlea

This Christmas my brother and I experimented with making North Carolina BBQ pork and kimchi dumplings. We thought we would take the current trend of adding kimchi to basically everything, and try and make Kimchi & North Carolina BBQ Pork-Chinese … Continue reading →

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Vanessa’s Dumplings, New York City

Posted on December 26, 2012 by rundlea

Vanessa’s Dumplings is becoming something of a cheap dumpling institution in New York City, with a location on Eldridge Street in China Town and a location on 14th street at the northern border of the East Village. Vanessa’s tag line … Continue reading →

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