December 2012
The Archives
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Chinatown, Small Shops
Happy Star Makes Me Happy – NYC
12.30.12 | Permalink | 2 Comments
Rice rolls (cheung fun) are always good, but fresh rice rolls are another story. A wonderful delicious story. At Happy Star Bakery, formerly Sun Light Bakery, rice rolls (or rice noodles as they’re called there) are steamed fresh to order for $2.50 a serving or less. MORE »
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Alphabet City, Delis, East Village, Small Shops
Tamales at Zaragoza – NYC
12.24.12 | Permalink | 2 Comments
Are tamales a Christmas tradition in your family? In my family, no, but it should be. I just found out this summer while in Mexico that my mom is as obsessed with tamales as I am. To think of all the years we could have been eating tamales together! So where to get tamales today? Unless you’re one of the lucky ones to have a Mexican grandma who has been toiling away all night making homemade tamales, you’ll have to go out and buy some, and Zaragoza in the East Village is as good of a place as any. MORE »
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Bite vs. Bite, Chinatown, Restaurants
Fried Flounder in Chinatown – NYC
Everyone loves lobster in Chinatown, but I still haven’t found a great lobster spot. My recent favorite was the house special baked lobster with cheese at Danny Ng’s Place, which sounds weird, but was really tender with a thin, salty cheese crust. Unfortunately, that restaurant recently folded. According to Danny at Food in Mouth, it was due to asbestos (the secret menu featured cancer, mesothelioma, and asbestosis), but according to Bowery Boogie, a mixed-use building being built in its place may be the cause. In any case, while the perfect lobster in Chinatown is yet to be found, good fried flounder is easier to find. A few months ago, I had a flounder at Fuleen Seafood, and last month at Oriental Garden. Both were good, but one was much better. MORE »
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Bushwick, Jamaica, Restaurants, Small Shops, Street Eats
Two days of Pupusas – NYC
Two weeks ago, I took a week off from work for a much needed staycation. No real plans were made, just one to relax and decompress. I didn’t do much, but I did eat a lot of pupusas (Salvadoran stuffed corn tortillas traditionally served with curtido, pickled cabbage slaw), which is a good way to pass the time as any. MORE »
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Chinatown, Restaurants
Congee at Hing Huang – NYC
12.11.12 | Permalink | 5 Comments
I’m recovering from slight food poisoning. All fingers point to momos from a street cart in Queens as the culprit since that’s the one thing my BF didn’t eat and I did last week, but of course, I can’t be hundred percent sure. For scientific purposes, I tried to get David to eat a leftover momo in the fridge after I got sick to verify the source of contamination, but he strangely refused. I guess love has its limits. Fortunately, my case of food poisoning is pretty mild, and I’m coping by eating plain foods that don’t exacerbate my constant nausea. Yesterday, that came in the form of congee at Hing Huang. MORE »
