taipan bakery: when only the tart is nee...

Posted by cherrypatter in asian, bakery, cheap, chinatown, chinese, food, manhattan on 05 18th, 2010 | No Comments
i do love the egg custard tarts at the end of a dim sum meal, and depending on how flaky, how warm, and how eggy they are, they are a make or break deal for me on the success  of the meal.  and since i’m not always in the mood for dim sum, and don’t tend to like the manhattan or brooklyn...
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mei li wah bakery: quick, cheap, tasty, ...

Posted by cherrypatter in asian, bakery, cheap, chinatown, chinese, food, manhattan on 04 13th, 2010 | No Comments
not much to say here, but for a very quick, very tasty, pork bun that will fill you up full of porky, saucy goodness, head straight to mei li wah bakery in manhattan’s chinatown. a tiny bit off the beaten path, and with plenty of fluorescent lighting, this fast food joint is such a good choice. ...
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michele varian: a little bit of domino i...

Posted by cherrypatter in manhattan, nolita, soho on 01 21st, 2010 | No Comments
i feel like i should have known about michele varian for ages, but for some reason i had never even heard of it, or at least noticed that her wares had been popping up in domino until the last few months or so. when i finally went by, i was thrilled to find yet another great, little unusual gem of...
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lan zhou handmade noodle: a great winter...

Posted by cherrypatter in asian, cheap, chinatown, food, manhattan on 12 8th, 2009 | 1 Comment
for the best noodle soup i have had so far in new york, i would head straight to lan zhou handmade noodle.  no atmosphere, but the fresh noodles are excellent. pulled right there of course (very entertaining), and they are chewy and just a little fatter than spaghetti.  the broth and the green veggies...
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ice skating at the south street seaport:...

Posted by cherrypatter in food, ideas, kids, manhattan on 03 20th, 2009 | No Comments
ok, so i was all energized to finally have one good weekend of ice skating before spring finally arrives, and as i was doing my research i find out that lots of rinks have closed including our local favorite wollman rink located in prospect park as well as the very cool looking and synthetically made  polar...
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