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for indian, two good cheap options are minar on 31st near 5th ave and sirtaj, which sits right next to hill country.

sashimi, kara age, edamame, pork belly

definitely mark bittman's how to cook everything for recipes and for simple cooking techniques

it's always hard to choose. but pancakes are usually my favorite these days.

dim sum, pancakes, chilaquiles

i go back and forth between savory and sweet. pancakes for sweet, migas or dim sum for savory!

in new york city, hill country

making dumplings from scratch with my grandmother: the smell of the filling -a mixture of meat, dried shrimp, mushrooms - wafting through the house; sneaking addictively delicious spoonfuls of it into my mouth; rolling out the dough; and trying but never succeeding at folding the dumpling's edges as well as my grandmother.

I have seen a few rainbows in my lifetime but was amazed to see some giant ones very clearly in Boquete, Panama, and soon was stunned even more by my first sight of DOUBLE rainbows!

i never get tired of eating chow fun

calvin trillin

dark, no question!

dim sum; french toast or pancakes