With so many eateries offering prix-fixe lunches, it can be hard to distinguish the good from the seriously good. Here are five favorites in the pan-Asian genre. Momofuku Ssam Bar For $25, Ssam Bar lets you choose one of three...
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According to Gael Greene, the insatiable critic herself, Chinatown Brasserie is now offering a terrific lunchtime bargain for what may be New York's best dim sum: "8 of Joe Ng's dumplings for $12 and the “dim sum deluxe,” a dozen...
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I ate lunch recently at the Chinatown Brasserie with Brian Yarvin, a terrific writer and photography who's just written a fun but substantial A World of Dumplings. More about Brian and his book in another post, because after another phenomenal...
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Adam Platt disses Wakiya big-time in New York magazine this week. He asks: "So when, exactly, did the glamour and mystery of Chinese cuisine disappear from New York?" A valid question, but I feel compelled to report that Platt gave...
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I know it's going to seem socio-culturally incorrect to say this, but it's very possible that the best dim sum to be had in NY is to be had at the recently opened, non-Chinese-owned Chinatown Brasserie. Photo courtesy of eater.curbed.com...
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