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12 Brussels Sprout Dishes We Love in NYC

The brussel sprouts at Alta really are fantastic. We ended up ordering two bowls. I tried recreating it at home but couldn't get it to taste the same. Sigh...

AppetiteforChina at 1:46PM on 01/23/12

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Serious Eats Day 2012: What Day Should We Celebrate?

Feb 4th or 11th works! In NYC.

AppetiteforChina at 7:21PM on 01/03/12

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San Francisco: The Best Tacos in the Mission District?

A huge THANK YOU for including Taqueria Vallarta. I went there at least once or twice a week when I lived in the Mission, and it was somehow even better than any of the taco trucks around.

In New York I thought the only places to get good, CA/Mexican-style tacos were in Sunset Park and Jackson Heights, but last week I stopped by a taco truck parked on Lexington near the 86th St. 4/5/6 stop. Slow, but definitely a taste of CA on the UES.

AppetiteforChina at 2:20PM on 03/05/11

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Terrific Retro Chinese take-out cookbook?

I actually writing a book now that is exactly what you're describing...except it won't come out until 2012. Sorry it didn't come out in time for your sister's present! But if you're willing to wait a year, it's a collection of 100 recipes of Chinese take-out classics, with a lot of history on Chinese food in America. General Tso's, sweet and sour pork, lo mein, etc. Oh yeah, and lots of glossy photos!

If you want to read more about it...
http://appetiteforchina.com/cookbook-announcement

AppetiteforChina at 9:26PM on 03/04/11

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General Tso's Chips from Target: Wait, What?

Terra Chips also makes a General Tso's flavor. You should give them a try; I did a taste-test a month ago and the Target brand is definitely the worse of the two.

http://appetiteforchina.com/taste-test/general-tsos-potato-chips

Chinese Lay's has all kinds of weird flavors, like Red Wine Chicken, Mexican Tomato, Blueberry, and Lychee. In Korea I also saw Mangosteen-flavored gum.

AppetiteforChina at 5:34PM on 12/14/10

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Win Tickets to the 'Potlikker Film Festival'

Eat Drink Man Woman

AppetiteforChina at 11:30AM on 06/02/10

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Equipment: What's the Difference Between a Skillet and a Sauté Pan?

To not spend a ton of money for a great pan, just head down to the restaurant supply stores on the Bowery. You can find 12-inch stainless steel skillets for $15-$20 that last for ages.

AppetiteforChina at 9:46PM on 05/25/10

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Win Tickets to the 'Potlikker Film Festival'

Ed Mitchell...have huge respect for anyone who works with a whole animal.

AppetiteforChina at 11:04AM on 05/18/10

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The 5 Commandments of Sautéing Food

There's always bacon fat for sautéing too.

AppetiteforChina at 11:47PM on 04/15/10

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Cook the Book: 'Ready for Dessert'

Vietnamese coffee ice cream. Anyone's recipe.

AppetiteforChina at 12:35PM on 04/14/10

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The First Issue of 'Gourmet' Magazine: The January 1941 'Holiday Issue'

Are those stalks of wheat coming out of the ears?

AppetiteforChina at 3:51PM on 10/05/09

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Top Movies Starring Chinese Food

You're right...there should be an Oscar for Best Foreign Food Film. Though NYC already has a food film festival.

AppetiteforChina at 10:20PM on 02/23/09

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Cook the Book: 'Baked, New Frontiers in Baking'

Toss-up between cookies dough ice cream and Klondike bar. Still enjoy both, maybe once or twice a year.

AppetiteforChina at 9:51PM on 11/25/08

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A Guide to the Best Doughnuts in New York

The bomboloni at A Voce are also incredible. It's stuffed w/ vanilla cream and used to come with apricot marmelade on the side, though now I think it's a chocolate sauce.

AppetiteforChina at 12:02AM on 10/22/08

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Turf War: Boston's Best Ice Cream

JP Licks is on par with Tosci's. And Boston is one of the few places I know of when, in the dead of winter with below freezing temps, people will still line up out the door for ice cream at popular spots.

AppetiteforChina at 12:14PM on 10/07/08

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