Happy Chinese New Year!

I have been neglecting this blog but will be back next week with posts of my trip to Chicago, Lotus of Siam, and a more comprehensive update of what I’ve been up to. For now, a photograph of me, David, Laura, and Laura’s family friends at a Chinese New Year feast we attended over the […]

Let’s do Brunch!

On Saturday, David and I walked by Congee Village and saw this: My article from Page Six Magazine is hanging up in front of Congee Village!

Chinese Stir Fry: Celery and Pressed Tofu

Stir frying vegetables and tofu is a great weeknight dinner that also gets you all of your necessary nutrients. My mom taught me how to make this dish and David and I have recreated it more than a couple times with great results. The key to making the stir fry is getting Chinese celery, which […]

How to Make Mapo Tofu

My mom taught me how to make this dish because it’s a good way to use tofu and it’s much better than anything you’d buy in a Chinese restaurant. It’s also extremely easy to make and is good for a quick weeknight dinner – the amount of hot sauce you add to the dish is […]

Oriental Garden

One of my favorite places for dim sum in Chinatown is Oriental Garden, right next to my other favorite place for dim sum, Jing Fong. The wait at Oriental Garden is usually a lot shorter AND the food is always served a lot hotter than Jing Fong. I always have to share tables (standard in […]


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