Chinese

1 Minute Meal: “Bao Down”

by James Boo June 17, 2013

Episode 03: The Baoery. Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York. (Photograph by Caroline M. LeFevre) This episode of 1 Minute Meal is my first time lapse production! To tell the story, I spent an entire workday with The Baoery, a Brooklyn-based pop-up restaurant specializing in, well, bao. [...]

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Real Cheap Eats: Winter Warmer

by James Boo February 20, 2013

Striking at the heart of winter, the Real Cheap Eats food writers’ collective is warming up 21 new additions to its $10-or-less digest. Highlights from our selection include a West African sweat potato leaf stew, an Indian breakfast gem, a bargain seafood soon dooboo (courtesy [...]

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I Will Find a City, Find Myself a City to Eat Chinese Food In

by James Boo September 26, 2012

I don’t understand Toronto. Having spent a week in the city, hosted warmly by friends and given ample room to explore, I can’t give Toronto a just summary in writing. I won’t say the same for New York, where I’ve lived for four years, or [...]

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The Scent of Chili Oil Rises

by Zach Mann August 1, 2012

Sometimes I glance at a clock and retroactively feel hungry. This happened often when I worked from home in San Francisco, when the sun would fall low enough to stab me in the eyes before I remembered to take my lunch break. Then I’d open [...]

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Real Cheap Eats: “It’s Chinatown, Jake.”

by James Boo April 30, 2012

Another season, another collection of pro tips from the Real Cheap Eats crew! This Spring, we’re focused on New York’s chinatowns, with 22 highlights in Manhattan and Flushing. Recommendations range from a porchetta Sandwich on the Chinatown border to one of Queens’ top slices (and [...]

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Rama Food on iPhone: A New Way to Reach Flavor Country

by James Boo April 6, 2012

Since this announcement was published, Rama has folded. These tours are no longer available. Dear readers, A while back, Layne Mosler of Taxi Gourmet approached J.O. and me with her newest project: a series of self-guided food tours, written by local experts and sold through [...]

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Dumplings to Savor

by James Boo March 15, 2012

Editor’s Note: Savor Fusion Food Court has closed, with no signs of re-opening in the same space. I suggest checking this Chowhound thread for further news on the court and its cooks. Hours after a recent trip to Flushing’s newest destination food court, J.O. and [...]

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Single Serving: Portugese Egg Tart at New Flushing Bakery in Flushing, Queens

by James Boo February 20, 2012

The egg tart is perhaps not as lionized as the soup dumpling, but it can be just as much the subject of fantasy. Praises have been sung. Lists have been compiled. At least one film has been made. A good egg tart – not too [...]

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What We Talk About When We Talk About Soup Dumplings

by James Boo February 2, 2012

My first conversation on xiaolongbao was one-way. As I recall, it consisted of Boykji explaining to me: “You’ve never had xiaolongbao? They’re the bomb.” Typically, when “the bomb” is used is a predicate, I expect disproportionate amounts of irony or gravity. Not so in this [...]

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