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I used to think New Malaysia was Ol' Faithful but I really don't like the food there anymore and basically gave up on Chinatown Malaysian. Taste Good is the current standard-bearer, unless you want to go upscale (worth it) and go to Laut.

Indonesian food? Java Village is extremely low-key although they hooked up their dining room and is the best of the lot, better than those 3 elmhurst places unfortunately; upi jaya was a disappointment; minang asli with its new management is no good and Mie Jakarta is no longer fresh. The only place to get good Indonesian is at the summer outdoor bazaar at the Astoria mosque (http://www.eatingintranslation.com/2011/05/indonesian-food.html)

ivy7577, I passed a place in upper manhattan called Cachapas y Mas on Dyckman but I dunno if that is literally what they sell there versus . . . . mas. but I do love the one from Caracas Arepa Bar.

indeed, I do like the place on 82nd street, a storefront or two away from the movie theater (the one with 4 ovens going at all times); it's a different one from the brazilian ones in astoria and I do recall having the Calle Ocho ones that were in their "bread" basket during brunch. my sister always used to get these from a brazilian place in astoria, I wonder if that is the one listed above.

is the mega-ton ramen at hide-chan not worth getting? I'm tempted cuz . . . it's big and it's $15 but will it have the same components as their hakata ramen?

my last ramen at terakawa was kinda lame unfortunately. but until I try hide-chan, ippudo has been tops so far.

there is also fresh kaya to be had at Curry Leaf in Flushing (40th road, I think).

fire and ice land number one? I thought their ice was alright; bit too granular. You should give the ice at Yi Jia a try; they only have one flavor, "ba-bao" or eight-treasure but it gets a bit monotonous since its mostly different jellies, but their ice is done perfectly. if you went there and just asked for red bean, condensed milk and grass jelly, it would make a fine ice.

mellie's glass plate definitely looks fancier, but I still found their stuff to be too watery. great survey though, good call on hitting up the bakeries for their shave ice although many of them seems to be selling shave ice from the same "kit" that comes with the same toppings and even the same marketing poster.

still, there must be other contenders, I can't imagine that Fire Ice Land's shave ice can be number 1.

roasted sweet potato (diced into 3/4" cubes) + celery diced + red onion diced + jalapeño diced + balsamic + olive oil + walnuts. it's simple and killer.

amazing flavors, that's awesome; I really hope they can be consistently located somewhere, I'd definitely hit up all those flavors.

this is a crazy recipe right here:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/275003

I've not attempted it yet.

i usually do a triple-slice if the bagel is fat enough, esp. on an inferior bagel where toasting is necessary. for crunch geeks, it's fairly obvious the reason: more surface area!

i would have attended but well, no publicity, at least in neighboring rego park. was it different than the typical corporate crap? I bet there was still a mozzarepa® vendor.

why is this listed in vegetarian sandwiches if it has meat in it?

you got the wrong asian dog at Taipan and should have found a different Fay-Da; they have their hot dog wrap which is a 7-8" crepe/pancake-like thing wrapped around a hot dog with lettuce, mayo and some other garnishes. guilty pleasure.

with you guys on this for sure. what a weird article for Bittman to write; especially when he talks so much crap about being pretty much vegetarian.