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Why Isn't Chinese Food Hip?

Crispy lamb filets with chili cumin from Szechuan Gourmet. Photograph taken by Kathryn Yu Wall Street Journal food writer Raymond Sokolov poses this very question as he decries the dearth of both high-quality, high-end Chinese restaurants in America and contemporary non-Chinese chefs in American kitchens who rarely look to China for inspiration. Is he right? I have an opinion, but I'm sure many other serious eaters do as well....

37 Comments | Posted by Ed Levine, September 9, 2008 at 2:00 PM
Tagged: Chinatown Brasserie, Chinese food, David Chang, dim sum, Grand Sichuan Eastern, Momofuku, Sichuan, Szechuan Gourmet, trends

Table for Two: 'Hecklers and Horse Fat'

In this episode of the Serious Eats series Tables for Two, host Susie Essman talks with Vogue food critic Jeffrey Steingarten about eating horse fat.

2 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, December 19, 2006 at 7:00 AM
Tagged: Chinatown Brasserie, horse fat, Jeffrey Steingarten, Susie Essman, Table for Two, videos

Table for Two: 'We Can Always Order More'

In this episode of Table for Two, Curb Your Enthusiasm's Susie Essman has lunch with Vogue food critic Jeffrey Steingarten. Essman reveals her cannot-eat-list, which Steingarten, when handed the menu, ignores.

7 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, December 13, 2006 at 11:00 AM
Tagged: Chinatown Brasserie, Chinese, dim sum, Jeffrey Steingarten, Susie Essman, Table for Two, videos