The Curators: Coming Soon New York ’s Helena Barquet & Fabiana Faria on LES for the Creative Set
(This article by Jenny Nguyen first appeared in Soon Is Today) At the intersection of the Lower East Side and Chinatown, somewhere along the hip end of Orchard Street is Coming Soon New York ”“ A different kind of gift and interiors shop where co-owners Helena Barquet and Fabiana Faria have injected their own kooky-cool […]
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Bar Find: Mr. Fong’s NYC
Situated directly underneath the Manhattan Bridge in NYC’s Chinatown is Mr Fong’s, a laid back new watering hole that harks back to the gritty streets of The Godfather while at the same time catering to a crowd of young, hip New Yorkers à la Lena Dunham’s Girls. The un-marked door on the corner of Market and […]
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Good Coffee Find: Two Hands NYC
(May 21st 2015: Unfortunately, following a recent visit to Two Hands NYC, Melting Butter no longer recommends the cafe’s food or service) Two Hands NYC is that bright, airy café that you would typically find right by a beautiful Sydney beach. You know the ones – where the coffee is always good, the food is simply […]
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London Bar Find: Experimental Cocktail Club
EXPERIMENTAL COCKTAIL CLUB, LONDON CHINATOWN Positioned across 3 floors of an old Chinatown townhouse is the London edition of the Experimental Cocktail Club, a prohibition bar offering shi-shi Londoners a sophisticated way to start off (or end) their evenings. The people lingering outside could be mistaken for those waiting in line for Chinese food next […]
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Restaurant Find: Nom Wah Tea Parlor NYC
This restaurant is worth visiting for the history alone. Dating back to 1920, Nom Wah Tea Parlor is the oldest dim sum restaurant in NYC! Head here for freshly cooked dim sum (made-to-order, not carted around the restaurant) and order the Shrimp and Snow Pea Leaf Dumpling pictured above. A great weekend yum cha outing […]
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Crispy pork belly with apple sauce: A worthy mission
I learned something very interesting about the Dutch this weekend: that they don’t tend to appreciate roast pork with a good piece of crackling like many other countries of the world do. You’re probably asking who on earth wouldn’t love a piece of crackling other than vegetarian? Well according to the butcher at the Noordermarkt, […]
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