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• Cheng Du Heaven (成都天府)

  

  Things are always changing in Flushing. Many of these changes are unwelcome ones, like the demise of Maple Snacks, the disappearance of Sichuan Dish, and the... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2014 DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK

• Tawa Tandoor

  

  The Indian buffet is, at this point, pretty much a classic restaurant genre. Yet finding a decent one in NYC can be rather tricky. Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2014 DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK

• Sodesh

  

  In the Norwood neighborhood of the Bronx, there is a relatively new restaurant called Sodesh that says it serves Bangladeshi, Indian and Pakistani food. Whateve... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2013 DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK

• Mei Li Wah (羙麗華)

  

  Roast pork buns are truly beautiful things, and my favorite baked ones (焗叉燒包 - jú chā shāo bāo) in the city are available all day until 10:30 p.m. at Mei Li... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2013 DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK

• Shanghai Café (上海喬家柵)

  

  I had been curious to try Shanghai Café (上海喬家柵 - shàng hǎi qiáo jiā shān), in Manhattan's Chinatown, for quite some time now because of one dish I had read abou... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2013 DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK

• Sammy's Halal Food Cart

  

  It seems almost inconceivable to me that anyone interested in the kind of food I'm interested in doesn't already know about Sammy's Halal Food Cart, but for... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2013 DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK

• Coimbra Restaurant

  

  is one of those places I've been meaning to write about for years, but just haven't got around to it until now (finally remembering to bring my camera helped... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2013 DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK

• 天津餡餅 (Tianjin Xian Bing)

  

  For a couple of years now, one of my favorite Flushing snacks has been the stuffed bǐng from 天津餡餅 (Tianjin Xian Bing) at the Golden Shopping Mall. Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2013 DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK

• Kungfu Express Cart

  

  Next door to the Northwestern Famous cart on Broadway by Columbia University is Kungfu Express, a cart run by a woman from Henan. Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2013 DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK

• Northwestern Famous (中國西北名吃)

  

  My neighborhood, Morningside Heights/Columbia University, like the Upper West Side in general, is a notorious wasteland when it comes to actual good food. Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2013 DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK

• Kung Fu Xiao Long Bao (功夫小龍包)

  

  Until the other night, easily the best xiǎo lóng bāo (小龍包 - "soup dumplings", although foodies tend to refer to them as XLB) I had tried in New York were those... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2013 DINING OUT

• City Island

  

  Sometimes, you just want to be somewhere else besides New York City, although you happen to be in it. And sometimes, you just want to chow down on some fried... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2013 DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK

• Lao Dong Bei (老东北風味), Pt. 2

  

  Lao Dong Bei (老东北風味) has held its undisputed place as my favorite restaurant in Flushing for over 6 months now, and, after trying yet another stellar dish this... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2013 DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK

• Xiao Du Hui (小都會)

  

  I recently ran across a reference to Xiao Du Hui (小都會) online and wondered why I had no clue as to what it was. I have walked past the place dozens of times... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2013 DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK

• Hunan House (湘水山莊)

  

  I had eaten at Hunan House (湘水山莊 – xiāng shuǐ shān zhuāng, or Xiang River-the symbol for Hunan province-mountain villa) a couple of times before and somehow... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2013 DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK

• Rural (興順逹)

  

  Flushing sure has a lot of good Dongbei restaurants these days. Tonight I joined a small group of Chowhounders at Rural (興順逹) (the Chinese name seems to be one... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2013 DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK

• White Bear (白熊)

  

  Posting about the wontons in red oil (紅油餛飩 - hóng yóu hún tún, or just ask for No. 6) at White Bear (白熊) is something I can't believe I haven't done... I've bee... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2013 DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK

• Cafe Avat

  

  Today, I had the good fortune to join an expedition to the Bath Beach neighborhood of Brooklyn to try a Kyrgyz restaurant that Charles Bibilos, creator of the... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2013 DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK

• Arirang (아리랑)

  

  This evening, I had the some of the most wonderful Korean cooking I have ever tasted. Bearing in mind that my ideal food is made by someone's grandmother from... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2013 DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK

• Fare Thee Well, Traditional Hunan Style (天天湘上)

  

  Another visit to Traditional Hunan Style in Flushing this evening – it's nice to see they're becoming popular. Unfortunately, the popularity is strong among... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2013 DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK