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| | Cho Dang Gol | | | “Fresh tofu: You won't believe the difference.” —nymag | | Cuisine: Korean |
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| | | | | | Koreatown’s considerable bustle may orbit around the cramped little block of 32nd between 5th and 6th Avenues, but I’m starting to think that its true culinary center of gravity might actually reside three blocks directly north of there on 35th Street. Our long-time favorite classic Korean restauran... Read More | | | | | | Coming off a week-long trip to the Czech Republic that was excellent in all respects other than the culinary department, I was in the mood for a pig out session in the company of other committed foodies. Thankfully, one of my favorite Meetup groups, the NYC Pepperheads, had an event going on - fiery... Read More | | | | | | Tofu is like chopped liver in the world of haute cuisine—overlooked and undervalued. A handful of restaurants are challenging that attitude though by presenting dishes with tofu front and center. A few even take the next step and make tofu from scratch. At En Japanese Brasserie in the West Village, ... Read More | | | | | | [Initially I hoped to write about stuff I ate a month ago. But the meals...oh, they keep piling on. Because I've procrastinated too much and have yet to stop consuming. So that I'm no longer a month behind, here's a recap of what I ate yesterday. I'll have to catch up on the other stuff later.] ... Read More | | | | | | 55 W. 35th St, btwn 5th and 6th Ave (212) 695-8222 Pricing: Not Cheap Venue: Sit Down Cuisine: Korean Favorite Dish(es): Mo Doo Boo Nak Ji Bokum (M6 on menu $17.95) - squid, vegetables, noodles, and tofu stir fried in a red spicy sauce and served on a hot stone plate; Dak Gal Bi (B3 on menu $1... Read More | | | | | | [Intro: Today I welcome The Amateur Gourmet as he stops by on his virtual book tour! Canada isn't over yet—I still have a final entry, which will go up this weekend.] Nothing is more frustrating, more anger-inducing than laboring over a dinner that explodes in your oven, that mocks your goodwill a... Read More | | | | | | CHO DANG GOL 55 W 35th St (5th & 6th Ave) 212-695-8222 map/subway $$ Kimchi sot bab is steamed rice mixed with kimchi and pork (or beef or shrimp) in a hot stone pot. It arrives at the table still cooking in the stone pot. The rice sticks to the pot and gets cooked to a crisp, then gets sc... Read More | | | | | | Mm, dumples. U Like "Do you want to get some dumplings?" asked John. "OH SWEET JESUS YES!" was my internal reply, although I probably said something less frighteningly enthusiastic like, "Um...sure!" Three weeks ago when I went to John's apartment in Brooklyn (Be... Read More | | | |
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