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Goody's was my first go-to place for soup dumplings, and then they changed hands and seemed to go downhill. Any thoughts about their version, past or present?

Sing it, Girl Slice. I'll be your Greek chorus. Give me Totonno's or Frank Pepe's anytime. In fact, give me Stouffer's - at least then I won't have paid through the nose for it and I can throw it away with less guilt than I did the gamey-tasting oil-bomb that was a DiFara's pie.

I don't understand - the title of your review says "Great Dim Sum," but nearly every description on your slideshow photos is critical. Did you like the meal in retrospect or overall more than you liked the individual dishes? Based on many of your comments, I felt my eagerness to go here heading southward.

Cadbury, Dove, and Cote d'Or are definitely missing from this list. And I think Hershey's tastes like vomit. Literally.

MUST haves at Nyonya: chendol with your meal (not after), pearl noodles, and deep fried whole fish with thai sauce. Their Hainanese chicken is very good but quite mild and delicate in flavor, and they used to have a dish that was mainly a big bowl of coconut curry with some bone-in chicken and potatoes in it, that they'd serve with extremely fresh and crispy rice flour baguette - I didn't see it in the appetizer list, but it may be #3 on the poultry list. Wow, I miss this place.

Thanks for introducing me to this place - when I told them I'd learned about them from SE NY, they were delighted. Turns out that the above savory bun is actually chicken - the pork is mixed with cabbage and scallions and is much looser in texture than the chicken.

They were out of the pumpkin bun, but suggested I try the egg custard steam bun. OH MY. It was creamy, dense, and such a perfect filling for the pillowy-soft, vaguely sweet bread. Please try it if you haven't yet!

@graciecat: I thought so, too, but apparently they are just different kinds of the same cookie. Or so says Wikipedia, anyway.

Lifethyme on 6th Ave. between 8th and 9th streets definitely has beets behind their juice counter. Also, in Harlem on 125th street between Park and Lex, I believe, is a phenomenal juice and vegan baked goods place - I had an apple, beet and ginger juice there that was the best I think I've ever had.

My partner and I had our first anniversary meal here - the tasting menu with wine pairings. It may have been the best meal I've ever eaten, but if not, it's certainly up in the top 3. The service was delightful, the wines were spectacular, and almost every dish danced upon and lit up my tastebuds. It was also the most expensive meal I'd eaten until that moment (and I do mean really expensive), but it was also a 2.5-hour affair that I'll never forget.

Imho, you nailed it - this and the shakshuka were hands-down not only my favorite dishes at Miriam, but for brunch in Park Slope, period. I wish I'd known about ordering labneh, but even without it this dish sang in my mouth and was as much fun to put together as it was to eat.

I've had an open bag of fermented salted black beans in the fridge for about 2 months. Does anyone know if they're still okay to use?

Adobo - the pre-mixed store-bought kind, best thing available for roast chicken. Also comes in a spicy version and a black-pepper version.

Garlic powder - excellent feeling-lazy flavor enhancer.

Gochujang - Korean red-pepper paste: sweet, salty, spicy, my personal trifecta. So amazing mixed with leftover Asian rice and any vegetables you can slice up and briefly saute.

Salt! A pinch lights up every single dish, even sweet ones. Food would be flatlined without it.

I LOVE cupcakes and milk. I love peanut butter sandwiches and milk. What's wrong with a cold glass of milk?