Blue Hill at Stone Barns – a Top 50 Restaurant in the World and recently named Best Restaurant in New York by Grub Street – had been near the top of my list for a long time. But the 2 month wait for a reservation and need to drive an hour […]
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Eating in China (Part 2)
This is Part 2 of my Guide to Eating in China. For Part 1, Click Here Beijing Cuisine (aka Jinang) Because Beijing is the capital it draws its culinary traditions from all over China. But the biggest influences are nearby coastal Shangdong Province and the diet of the Emperors. This […]
Eating in China (Part 1)
Other than maybe Italian, Chinese is America’s favorite adopted food. Who doesn’t love them some good sesame chicken, chow mein or egg rolls? Well it turns out the answer is actual Chinese people. Yes, visit China and you will struggle to find anything resembling most of the Americanized classics found […]
Duran Sandwiches
Like all Americans I love few things more than a good sandwich. But two slices of bread filled with a heaping of meat, cheese and mayo increasingly feels like an indulgence my gut can’t afford as often as I would like. Of course, that doesn’t mean I want to be […]
Bite of Hong Kong
Why Come Here? Authentic Cantonese cooking with interesting specialties and an emphasis on seafood Chinese food in New York tends to fall into two categories: the Americanized sweet & salty stuff we all have a love-hate relationship with, dumpling-heavy dim sum and the spicier Szechuan style. Personally I love all […]