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 […]

Annisa

The year is almost over and I still have 20+ restaurants to visit before December 31st! Last Sunday, I met up with Sarah from Fritos and Foie Gras for a wonderful meal at Annisa. Sarah responded to my post requesting dining partners and we agreed to meet up at Annisa. Almost like a blind date! […]

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 […]

Betel

Taking a break from the usual Michelin Monday posts to write about a fun dim sum I went to over the weekend with David and Laura. Betel invited some friends and family to a preview of their new dim sum service and I was invited by a coworker. He ended up being out of town […]


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