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Katz's pastrami used to be good - now it's not as fatty rich and they totally skim on the portion size. :(

(Note: I don't get lean.)

How is eating offal a fad if many cultures have been doing it for centuries? Good work, Chichi! How 'bout some intestines next? :)

Oh my goodness! That's horrible customer service. Really, what would you do with that sliver of cake? Does anyone else find that sometimes the high-end stores really lack in customer service? I wonder if they think that since they're so unique they can get away with poor service because no one offers what they have?

(To be fair, I do love their signature cake...I just wish it wasn't $7 a slice!)

Dosa Hutt in Flushing is great, too. No one else makes a better dosa or mango lassi. YUM!

@MMinNYC: Do you db for Xtreme NY?

I'm all for sharing - IF I LIKE YOU. If I don't like you, don't touch.

Family style rocks when it's a group of like-minded friends.

Her blog was one of the first ones out there so it's natural that she'd have a large audience compared to someone who started blogging now. Also, a digital camera wasn't as affordable back then as it is now hence the widespread presence of blogs with pictures.

Her book seems less about food more focused on her angst in general. I'm still wondering why she got a book deal and much less a movie deal.

For soup dumplings in Flushing, I go to:

Shanghai Tide
13520 40th Rd
Flushing, NY 11354
(718) 661-0900

This place was recommended to me by a former roommate who was from Shanghai. They're usually quite juicy, with thin skins and well-seasoned fillings. They are smaller than the ones at Nan Xiang, but you get more to the basket. It's cheap enough to give it a whirl. :)

@ Zach - My bad, I thought you chose the picture to post. I didn't realize the editor chose it for you. The editor needs a talking to and not you! :)

I agree, smaller is better for dim sum places. The large, stadium like restaurants usually have poor dim sum. By the time the cart gets to the halfway mark, the food's lost it's appeal. Dim sum dregs are a sad, sad thing.

The soup dumplings aren't usually on a dim sum menu because, well, it's not what they specialize in. It's a Johnny-come-lately to the dim sum scene. Old school dim sum houses aren't going to have that on the menu.

Jade Asian is as good as the old Gum Fung was but cleaned up. I recommend it for people new to the dim sum scene. It's far better than East Buffet. Blech.

New Tung Yi Fung is across the street from Gala Manor. It's a two story restaurant. The strategy is to get there before 11am and score a table on the first floor near the kitchen. It's old school HK style - you gotta know how to make your presence known with the host so the pushy elders don't snag your table. :)

To eat more vegetables!

My mom's homemade wonton soup!

Everything bagel with regular cream cheese, a TON of lox and a few capers. For the fiber...LOL!

Oh please. They can't even handle the business at ONE location, much less five. It's all hype, no substance. They should get a handle on how to run a business first before trying to expand it.