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Thanh Da in Sunset Park is one of my favorite Vietnamese spots in the city. I used to only go for the (delicious) banh mi, neglecting everything else on the menu. Then one day I saw that they offered bun rieu, a Vietnamese crab and tomato noodle soup that I hadn’t seen anywhere else in New York.
And what a shame too. This dish is immensely flavorful, with bright tomato-y broth, bits of crab paste, tender pork, fried tofu puffs, and a hearty amount of rice noodles, all topped with fresh mint and bean sprouts. To compare: the last time I had a bowl of bun rieu was in Hanoi at a street stall. Thanh Da’s version is almost as good, without requiring a plane ride to Vietnam. Read the full article →
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Hello again! Wow, it’s been quite a month. Since we last spoke, things have gotten crazy here at Brooklyn Galley HQ (which, as some of you may know, is also Appetite for China HQ). So I just wanted to update you on what has been going on!
First things first. My 2-year-old project The Chinese Takeout Cookbook was finally released on December 11th. The day was exciting and nerve-wracking at the same time. I had a small launch party at 61 Local, one of my favorite Brooklyn bars, and had a great turnout from friends, food bloggers, and others in the NY food community. (Read more about the launch party here!) Read the full article →
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For the past few months I’ve been taking morning walks several times a week in Prospect Park. I am, mind you, not a morning person. I used to habitually set my alarm on weekday mornings with good intentions to go to the gym or yoga class, then proceed to hit snooze 10 times, until it was actually time to get to work. It was a bad habit, to be sure. And a waste of a gym membership.
But in August, my friend Elizabeth and I decided that it’d be much harder to make excuses for not exercising (or keep hitting snooze, in my case) if we had scheduled power walking dates. And so as much as I still hate getting up at 7am, I actually feel much better once I get going and take in some fresh air. Read the full article →
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Summer is long gone, but I’m still finding myself craving iced coffee in the morning. I blame the radiator. Like many NY apartment dwellers, I have no control over the heat, so once the heat comes on for the season, the entire apartment becomes a furnace unless you leave the windows wide open.
This is where the iced coffee comes in.
Usually, to get my iced coffee fix, I just make enough coffee in the French press for two or three days, then refrigerate what I don’t use. But recently I started using Grady’s Cold Brew, which I had heard about for a while but never tried. And wow, this stuff is strong. I’m hooked. Read the full article →
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