How to Order a Chinese Banquet
Every year I plan at least one Chinese banquet for my friends in Philadelphia's Chinatown. We always set one up for the Chinese New Year,...
Fried Chicken and Cheese Tea in Chinatown
bb-q chicken opened last winter in Chinatown on Race Street on top of "Sally Skincare Center." Up those stairs is a takeout spot with...
Chinatown Ice Cream Trends: Nitrogen Covered, Rolled, and Activated
You don't have to go farther than Philadelphia's Chinatown to catch many of the Instagram worthy ice cream trends you might be seeing....
Taiwanese Breakfast Crepe is the Hidden Gem
When I am leading my Chinatown food tours, I am always on the look out for new spots. Hidden Gem popped up a few months ago. I stopped in...
Top 4 Spots for Soup Dumplings (xiao long bao) in Philadelphia Chinatown
One of the first "pieces of writing" I remember being proud of was a short story I wrote in 4th grade about trying soup dumplings for the...
A Dim Sum-esque Crawl: Nom Wah and Dim Sum House
Philly's food scene rocks at a lot of things, in recent years it has because something we can brag about. But it does not totally rock at...
Beautifully Bitter Sizzles and S'more Cake Jars at A La Mousse
Thai rolled ice cream may be the hottness food trend right now, but I am more in to what tastes good, that and not waiting in line. A La...
