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Sponge Cake with Pork Floss at Natalie Bakery – NYC

My afternoon snacks are usually sweet, but today it was a little savory and a little sweet. Imagine just the top of a Chinese sponge cake (remember the muffin tops on Seinfeld?) with pork floss and scallions, and that’s basically what I ate. Surprisingly, it was the scallions that made the cake taste more savory than the pork. Also, the scallions did a good job of stinking up my cubicle for a few minutes. All in a good day’s work. MORE »

Chinatown, Quickies, Restaurants

Roast Duck Noodle Soup at New Hon Wong – NYC

04.08.11 | Permalink | 3 Comments

Yesterday I was thinking I should stop going to my usual spots in Chinatown and try a new place. I ended up at New Hon Wong, which is convenient because it’s right by the N/Q/R station on Canal. Roast Duck Noodle Soup ($5.50) with ho fun was decent. The duck was okay (it could have been meatier), but the noodles were too broken up, and there were no vegetables save for some sliced scallions. I was in and out of New Hon Fong in less than thirty minutes though, so if you’re in a rush, it’ll do. MORE »

East Village, Small Shops

A Plate O’ Lamb Meat at Xi’an Famous Foods – NYC

04.03.11 | Permalink | 5 Comments

I was in the mood for noodle soup yesterday, but mistakenly ordered the Stewed Lamb Ribs & Spine ($9.75) at Xi’an Famous Foods. A mistake, but not a loss. The meat was tender and smoky with lots of different textures. Some parts were meaty, other parts more chewy or fatty. The stewed bones come with plastic gloves so you can eat with your hands. Chopsticks won’t work here except to poke out marrow and the spinal cord. David asked if I wanted him to sit next to me to keep me company. I said, “No, this is going to be a dirty affair.” MORE »

Flushing, Restaurants

Dinners at Nan Xiang – NYC

04.02.11 | Permalink | 11 Comments

Two weekends straight, my family and I made a trek to Flushing — my family from Northern New Jersey and me from the East Village — for xiaolongbao (soup dumplings) and more at Nan Xiang. My last post was all about Community Food & Juice not being worth an hour trip from the East Village. In this post, I present to you a restaurant worth the trip from the East Village, New Jersey, and beyond. MORE »

Chinatown, Restaurants

Leftover Salted Squid at Hop Kee – NYC

02.15.11 | Permalink | 2 Comments

On Sunday, after a night of cheap booze on the Lower East Side, I woke up with a massive headache and a hankering for Chinese food. (Well drinks are PURE EVIL!) So after I finally crawled out of bed, the BF and I hopped in a cab and ended up at Hop Kee, our usual Chinatown haunt. This time, along with the usual order of fried flounder and chow fun (By the way, DO NOT order vegetable chow fun and expect extra vegetables. It’s basically their meat chow fun minus the meat, in other words, it’s a plate of noodles, mung bean sprouts, and remnant green specks from the wok.), I also ordered Salted Squid with hot pepper ($16.25), a dish recommended by reader nynyjap. MORE »

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Sponge Cake with Pork Floss at Natalie Bakery – NYC

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Roast Duck Noodle Soup at New Hon Wong – NYC

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A Plate O’ Lamb Meat at Xi’an Famous Foods – NYC

Flushing, Restaurants

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Leftover Salted Squid at Hop Kee – NYC

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