Last week during the extremely uncomfortable heat, I tried to stay away from the stove but still managed to get into the kitchen to whip up some food for me and David. Green Papaya Salad is really great for the summer time because it’s not labor intensive and you probably already have all of the [...]
A couple of weekends ago, I went home to North Carolina for the Dragonboat Festival. The Chinese Association was having a large party and wrapping zongzi for the occasion, so I decided to fly home to learn how to make the rice dumplings and also to spend time with my mom and her wonderful friends. [...]
I couldn’t make it to the night market event tonight, but my brother was able to attend…and he took this picture of David Chang and Jeffrey Steingarten: Did you go to the night market event? Was it fun? David said he drank and ate a lot of good food and that even though it was [...]
A few weeks ago, one of my fans invited me out for dinner in Chinatown. I’ve never met up with a reader for dinner so I jumped at the opportunity! We met up at Shanghai Cafe in Chinatown for their soup dumplings: Their soup dumplings are hand made in the front of the restaurant and [...]
So everyone LOVES Momofuku’s pork buns, right? They’re actually really easy to make, especially if you outsource the buns. I picked some up in Chinatown (at Hong Kong Grocery store) for $2.99 and ended up recreating Momofuku’s pork buns for much less than what I’d spend if I went to the restaurant. Try recreating this [...]
