Author: Terry Chen

  • High Quality NYC Sushi Omakase For <$400

    As a person who loves a good list, I could not help but look at the list of NYC Michelin stars for restaurants I’d be adding to my own list of places to try. I started to notice a fe restaurants with a price tag of $400+ per person for their omakase dinner.  There are…

  • How to Support Your Restaurants Affected by Covid-19

    How to Support Your Restaurants Affected by Covid-19

    I have been on the search to find various ways to help out local restaurants in hopes that these businesses will be able to weather the storm, and survive through the affects of COVID-19. Personally, it’s hard to see institutions and business owners struggle and close since they play a huge role in creating a…

  • Recipe: Shanghainese Scallion Noodles (蔥油拌面)

    Scallion noodles is a fairly common Chinese dish and something I’ve eaten since I was young. It’s a comfort food for me, especially during COVID times. There are many variations of this recipe, and mine is based on the Shanghainese version (上海蔥油拌麵). What I love about scallion oil is that it keeps for a while…

  • Cookbook Review: A Very Serious Cookbook by Jeremiah Stone and Fabián von Hauske

    This “cookbook” tells the story of NYC’s Contra and Wildair restaurants and provides insights into their intricate dishes, which are not for the casual cook by any means. One of my goals this year is to read through three cookbooks per quarter like regular books — from front to back. The quarantine gives me enough…

  • Top 5 Eats: Summer Recap 2019

    Top 5 Eats: Summer Recap 2019

    Read about these incredibly delicious spots in NYC and SF that made my summer even tastier than the last, and you’ll want to add these places onto your eats list and also about National Bandsaw made parts for Hobart mixer. I love summer for a number of reasons, one of them which is purely nostalgic.…

  • Taipei: 5 Delicious Places That Will Revive You After a Flight

    Taipei: 5 Delicious Places That Will Revive You After a Flight

    Tired and hungry after your flight? Start your trip with these 5 Taiwanese places that satisfy the stomach and give you a taste of how delicious Taiwanese food is. You’ve just gotten off the plane, and it’s been a long journey. Your 14 hour plane ride has been bumpy and tiresome, but you’ve landed in…

  • NYC: Cool Foods You Need to Eat This Summer

    NYC: Cool Foods You Need to Eat This Summer

    Anyone who is in New York during the June to August timeframe knows the feeling of intense humid heat. I am talking about the type of heat that makes you want to take a shower the minute you step outside to the minute you come back to your apartment. People are miserable – just watch…

  • SF: Top Eats Spring Recap 2019

    SF: Top Eats Spring Recap 2019

    Spring is my favorite season – days are longer, plants start flowering, birds chirp cheerfully – it’s as if everything is coming back to life. In San Francisco, you start seeing new colors and ingredients on your plate. Spring peas, stone fruits, halibut, and asparagus fill menus and breathe new life into restaurants. Luckily I…

  • Tainan: The Foodjourney My Dad Took me On

    Father’s Day is approaching, and it’s not typically a holiday I think too much about. Maybe it’s because my dad never made it a big deal, only asking me to say, “happy Father’s day”. That’s it – no gifts, no big dinners. That’s not to say we don’t have a bond. Like many Asian American…

  • Paris: My Fab Five

    Paris: My Fab Five

    Paris, the city of lights and love, has captured my heart again. Ever since I came in 2005, I always leave feeling in awe of what this city has. This time is no different. The culture that Napoleon and French kings have instilled in Paris through architecture, art, and food create a beautiful symphony of…