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Thursday, January 18th, 2007I’ve realized recently that for being in New York — where everyone loves to talk about their neighborhood (or the neighborhood of their dreams), I don’t post a lot about the neighborhood I live in.
I live in the upper part of Washington Heights. Not in the area often called Hudson Heights — I live on […]
Why do so many nerd kids grow up to become Anglophiles?
Thursday, December 21st, 2006Do they have a special affinity for the absurdist humor found in the Monty Python reruns on every PBS station? Do they just listen to The Smiths and The Cure too much as awkward, pimply teenagers?
However it happens, I’ve got that nerd-Anglophile combo — as does my husband, otherwise we wouldn’t be married, I’m sure. […]
Taste of Chinatown: The Big Finish
Thursday, October 26th, 2006Okay, I think I can stop coughing just long enough to bang out the rest of this ToC series. Thus, in the words of the immortal Mr. Tone Loc: “Let’s do it.”
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Restaurant 9: Fried Dumpling, 106 Mosco St.
Food: The eponymous fried dumplings
Now, my husband loves dumplings and is always on the lookout for The Perfect […]
Taste of Chinatown: Part III
Monday, October 23rd, 2006Previously on gezellig-girl.com: the roast pork I would marry if I could, fried fish balls, and a mystery sweet that may possibly be mochi.
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Restaurant 7: A Chau Deli, 82A Mulberry St.
Food: Bánh mi — which I’ve been misspelling for the past two days. Oops.
Thanks to Nicky’s Vietnamese Sandwiches, my husband […]
Taste of Chinatown: Part II
Sunday, October 22nd, 2006To recap: so far, I had some really nasty tripe, some okay noodles, and a neat little fried bun thing. I was ready to eat something I knew would be good.
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Restaurant 4: Big Wong King, 67 Mott St.
Food: Roast pork
Now, anyone who’s known me longer than ten minutes knows I think Big Wong’s […]
Taste of Chinatown: Part I
Sunday, October 22nd, 2006Over the course of an afternoon, we ate twelve foods from eleven places — which was still a mere fraction of the fifty-five restaurants showcasing their foods that day — so this should probably be broken down into more than one post. (Note: all the photos in these next posts will be clickable so you […]
To Do: 5th Annual Taste of Chinatown - Saturday, October 21st, from 1:00 - 6:00 p.m
Wednesday, October 18th, 2006From their site:
New York’s most exciting food fest will be cooking on Saturday, October 21st, from 1:00 - 6:00 p.m.!
Pick up a tasting map at the info booth on Mott Street between Canal and Bayard and sample $1 or $2 tasting plates from over 50 restaurants, tea houses, bakeries and specialty food shops serving Chinese, […]
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