Category Archives: Special
Chinese New Year in Chinatown: Dim Sum at Ping’s, Karaoke, Bubble Tea, and Dinner
Dear Food Diary:
Kung Hei Fat Choy 恭喜發財!!! Happy and Prosperous year of the Rabbit!!!
If you’re planning to celebrate at the Annual Chinatown Luna New Year Parade and Festival this Sunday 6th (details here), you could make it a full day event of fun, food and more food in Chinatown. I guess minus the lion and dragon dances, this could be an itinerary for any day.
MORNING: Dim Sum at Ping’s Restaurant
The festivities start at 11am, plenty of time to fill your tummy first. The best dim sum place in Chinatown is Ping’s Restaurant. My all time favorite and to go place for these tasty Hong Kong style “tapas”. It might be a little pricier and everything is smaller, but you honestly get what you pay for. Delicately made, authentic flavors and always consistent.
Park Avenue Winter: why Restaurant Week just isn’t worth it
Dear Food Diary:
Foodbuzz 24×24: Cooking Shanghainese with my ChubbyMama
Dear Food Diary:
For this month’s Foodbuzz 24×24, my proposal was geared towards a personal mission. As you might of realized from reading this blog, I don’t cook much. Yet I grew up eating amazing Shanghainese home cooking and my parents owned restaurants. Friends always ask how was it possible, I’d reply with a big smile that all my efforts were put to good use, developing my taste buds and an hearty appetite. But it got me thinking… maybe it was time to learn these classic dishes for my own good. After all, the best cure for a homesick tummy are these nostalgic meals shared with family. It’s no secret, restaurants just can’t compare.
[Seasonal] MADISON SQ. MARK’T
Dear Food Diary:
We were having a little disagreement (can’t remember what, must of been silly) as we were walking but then we saw this:
Lunch with Bobby Flay, Aunt Becky and Hellman’s… (well…sorta)
