chinese Archive

Bamboo From Spicy & Tasty

Spicy & Tasty is an excellent name for a restaurant, considering the spiciness and tastiness of the food they serve. Long-time readers will remember that I gave a shout-out to Spicy & Tasty in my favorites of 2012 post, and I made special mention of the “bamboo in hot spicy sauce” as one of the

Vegetarian Taiwan: Stinky Tofu

In February I went to Taiwan for a week, and had an amazing time. Because it was the week of the Lunar New Year, many restaurants (particularly the vegetarian ones) were closed. Luckily, Taiwan has a vibrant street food culture. On my first day I stopped by a road-side stand around the corner from the

Shu Jiao Fu Zhou Cuisine

At the moment I have 83 places saved on my To Eat list. Everyone has one. The problem for me though is that a good half of those places are way out of my budget so therefore I will probably never gonna go. But a good handful, I’m sure I will..someday. Like just few days

LA Eats: The Food Porn Edition

I just came back from a 2 week time off in LA and it was FREAKING wonderful. Though it wasn’t all play. The first week I spent it with these guys (yes I was doing work) and the second week was a total tv on the couch time. Besides eating burgers from In-N-Out and mom’s

Vegetarian At Fu Run

Plenty has been written about Fu Run, in Queens, particularly about specialties like their Muslim Lamb Chop and the Taro dessert. One thing I hadn’t heard much about was their vegetarian food, and so on a recent visit with several of our friends we ordered a ton of food (see the photo above for partial

Tears in Eyes at Legend

A few weeks ago I read about SE:NY’s trip to Legend, a new restaurant in Chelsea. According to SE, Legend was serving pretty good and authentic Sichuan food. I was particular taken with their photo of “Tears in Eyes”, and knew I wanted to try it for myself. When the dish arrived at my table

Mee Sum Cafe

Whenever I’m in Chinatown and walk by Mee Sum Cafe, I always tell myself “one of these days.” But they close rather early so I have never been able to go. Also I have never had the feeling of rushing to try this place. Even after having ate lunch there, Mee Sum Cafe isn’t a