Sweet Tooth Heaven
The 5th annual A Little Peace: Dessert Tasting Fundraiser was held at the Vietnamese American Community Center in Dorchester on April 16, 2011. All proceeds went towards four organizations: Asian American Resource Workshop, API Movement, Boston Korean Adoptees, Inc, and the Coalition for Asian Pacific American Youth. The tasting included over thirty different types of [...]
Seven courses of beef
One of my favorite Vietnamese meals is Bo 7 mon or “7 courses of beef” can be found in the heart of Boston’s Chinatown at Pho Hoa II (17 Beach Street, Boston, MA (617) 423-3934). Although the menu reads that the meal can feed two people, it can easily be eaten amongst three. This is [...]
Dumpling Café=Soup Dumplings
Since last fall, Dumpling Cafe joined the Chinatown food scene (695 Washington Street, Boston). A faux terra cotta warrior at the entrance with a red scarf welcomes you. Everyone from the hostess to the waitstaff is very helpful and efficient. Perusing the whole dining room, a bamboo steamer is seen on every table. A must [...]
China Gourmet Restaurant in Chinatown, Boston
Visitors of Chinatown, who are looking for something to eat, usually head for the larger and more attention-grabbing restaurants, such as the big dim sum palaces, the latest upscale shabu restaurants or the storefronts with the biggest windows and the most neon lights. But tucked in between the more popular places are smaller eateries that [...]
Sichuan Gourmet in Billerica
To find really good Sichuan food in Boston you sometimes have to make a small journey. One of the best Sichuan restaurants in the Boston area is the Sichuan Gourmet in Billerica. Located outside the Route 128 loop, it’s not the place you might go to on the spur of the moment. But if you [...]
