Chef Eddie Huang is tired of Americans eating Chinese food like hooligans, so on this tour of the best Asian restaurants in NYC he teaches you how to eat soup dumpling properly. We also follow him and his crew, which includes Grammy Award-winning producer Emile Haynie and nightlife empresarios Max Koshkerman and Simonez Wolf to some of Eddie’s favorite spots including Nan Xiang Xiao Long Bao and New Imperial Palace in Flushing, Queens. Then off to the Russian Bath and lastly back to BaoHaus for some drunken eats.
Munchies with chef Eddie Huang (contains explicit language)
More about Eddie Huang
Eddie Huang is a writer, chef, entrepreneur and TV personality based in New York. He is best known as the chef and owner of Baohaus, a New York City restaurant which has received critical acclaim and coverage from The New York Times, the New York Post, CNN, NBC, CBS, the Village Voice, Town & Country, XXL, The Source, Complex, Entrepreneur, Wall St. Journal and many more media outlets. Eddie won an impressive “$25 and Under” review from The New York Times, “Best Bun 2010” from New York Magazine, “Best Fries” from Timeout magazine 2010 and “Top 10 Eats” from the Village Voice. Additionally, Eddie made the “Chow 13” in 2011 for his use of social media. While other chefs have stayed in the kitchen, Eddie is as prolific outside as he is inside the kitchen.
Eddie created his own lane as an outspoken cultural commentator with his raw, uncut wit that bridges food with hip-hop, immigration, comedy, politics and downtown New York. He published the his book Fresh Off the Boat, a memoir about his lif, and travels seamlessly between worlds with an uncanny ability to find stories and champion the issues that need to be heard, with a perspective that guarantees to surprise, entertain and inspire.
The crew at channelAPA.com has recently been seeing a McDonald’s Ice Coffee commercial featuring an Asian American bride getting ready for her wedding. Something seems to be missing from her process of prepping for the wedding, so she gets into the wedding decorated car and heads to the drive thru at McDonald’s. The bride gets the McCafe Iced Coffee and brings back some for the rest of her assistants. The commercial features Jenny del Rosario, Shuko Akune, and Adrian Zaw.
McDonald’s has been airing commercials about their Premium Chicken Sandwich. In the commercial, an Asian guy, played by Eddie Mui, in the office decides to take lunch. His fellow co-workers warn him not to go out to eat lunch. (Apparently, those days are gone.) He doesn’t want to be chicken, he wants to eat it. Lunchtime is YOUR time. Go forth and eat chicken.
Want to become a certified world record holder? At Iowa’s 2012 CelebrAsian Heritage Festival, visitors will have the opportunity to be part of the record for most people simultaneously eating a fortune cookie — with a chance to win great prizes.
The 10th annual CelebrAsian will be Saturday, May 12 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the State Capitol Complex — East Campus (E Grand between E 13th and E 14th Street). The event includes food, cultural traditions, education, entertainment, martial arts, health and wellness activities, and art and admission is free.
The record attempt will take place at 1 p.m. around the stage in the East Campus area. To participate, visitors will need to register and receive their fortune cookie by 12:50 p.m. Registration will begin after opening ceremonies at the Entertainment Tent at 10 a.m. Visitors will need to check their fortunes after participating in the record to receive their prizes.
With an expected attendance of more than 40,000 people, CelebrAsian is the largest Asian American event in Iowa. Visitors of all ages can immerse themselves in a wide array of activities including:
family art and children’s activities;
health screenings and wellness activities;
cooking demonstrations;
martial arts competition and performances;
live music (provided by national and local talent;
learning center;
children’s inflatables.
New this year, attendees will have an opportunity to participate in an interactive scavenger hunt, attend the Japanese Sakura Tree Ceremony, meet and greet Hello Kitty, and dance in a flash mob. Numerous sponsors, vendors, and Asian communities from around the state will come together to help attendees experience the rich diversity of the Asian community in Iowa.
Food Network’s long-running hit primetime series Food Network Star returns to New York City May 2012 with fifteen talented hopefuls and completely new twists for season eight – this year, returning stars Bobby Flay and Giada De Laurentiis move from behind the judge’s table to square off with culinary favorite Alton Brown for a three-way team competition to find the next Food Network Star, beginning with a special two-hour premiere episode on Sunday, May 13, 2012 at 9pm ET/PT. Bobby, Giada and Alton, all television producers in addition to being culinary superstars, lead the charge to find and develop the new talent by each hand-selecting a team of five finalists, who they will produce and mentor through the ‘Star’ experience to find one winner who possesses personality and kitchen chops. Viewers can also glance into the ‘Star’ finalist selection process, with a casting special airing on May 12th and in another turn to the series plot, viewers will vote online before the July 22nd finale to determine who will receive the ultimate prize: their own Food Network show, to be produced by their ‘Star’ team leader.
Season eight finalists are: Philip “Ippy” Aiona (Kamuela, HI), Judson Allen (Chicago), Martie Duncan (Birmingham, Ala.), Emily Ellyn (Orlando, Fla.), Martita Jara (San Diego), Eric Lee (Petaluma, Calif.), Yvan Lemoine (Maspeth, N.Y.), Josh Lyons (Jupiter, Fla.), Linkie Marais (North Attleborough, Mass.), Nikki Martin (West Hollywood, Calif.), Malcolm Mitchell (Washington, D.C.), Michele Ragussis (Brooklyn, N.Y.), Cristie Schoen (New Orleans), Kara Sigle (Chicago) and Justin Warner (Brooklyn, N.Y.).
In the premiere episode, the fifteen hopefuls arrive in the Food Network Star kitchen in New York City to meet Bobby Flay, Giada De Laurentiis and Alton Brown – the culinary superstars who hand-selected them to compete on their teams. After meeting with their team leader, special guest Robert Irvine challenges the teams to their first “Star Challenge” – to create their own pop-up restaurant from the ground up, with an extremely limited budget and very little time. Each episode also features a “Producer’s Challenge,” where the contestants up for elimination each shoot a segment with their ‘Star’ mentor/producer to be presented to the selection committee in the “pitch room.” Returning judges Food Network executives Bob Tuschman and Susie Fogelson decide who stays and goes, along with a roster of guest judges scheduled to join.
Upcoming episodes feature amped-up challenges to see who has true Star quality, including a Chopped-style battle judged by Alex Guarnaschelli, Scott Conant and Marc Murphy; a Ted Allen-hosted New York Fashion Week food makeover challenge; holiday-themed specials hosted by Guy Fieri; and a Miami beachside competition where finalists shop at Target to style a VIP event for Paula Deen. Season guest stars also include Food Network’s Sunny Anderson, Anne Burrell, Melissa d’Arabian, Jeff Mauro, Aarn Sanchez and Geoffrey Zakarian, along with Entertainment Weekly’s Jess Cagle and Jill Bernstein, Entertainment Tonight’s Christina McLarty and Serious Eats’ Ed Levine.
Among the contestants is Eric Lee. Eric, 44, graduated with high honors from the Culinary Institute of America, and his kitchen skills, along with his calm confidence, have made him an acclaimed chef in the California wine country. Before going to culinary school, Eric graduated with a degree in sociology from the University of California Los Angeles. For the past 11 years he has served as the executive chef for a Sonoma County winery, where he is well-known for his mastery of food and wine pairing. Eric distinguishes his food by deconstructing and re-creating dishes using alternative ingredients and cooking methods.
NYC readers and foodies, luckyrice is reinventing the night market with the help of Notorius MSG. Serving up traditional as well as interpretive Asian street grub from both established as well as mom-and-pop joints, the Night Market recreates the celebratory chaos and delicious energy of the quintessential Asian night market experience with a distinct Brooklyn flavor. It’s a food experience that brings the flavor of Asian night markets from Taipei to Kuala Lumpur to the historic Archway under the Manhattan Bridge in DUMBO. Here’s more from Hong Kong Fever of Notorious MSG:
On Saturday, May 5, 2012, LUCKYRICE will re-invent their most popular event, the Night Market, and go hardcore on your sweaty buntocks.
Your taste buds will be blasted into a far-east wonderland with the authentic flavors of Asian Street food, served up with traditional and interpretive flair. This will be the quintessential Asian night market experience, captured in all its festive and sizzling ferocity.
And this is where it gets real. This year, me and my band, The Notorious MSG, will be proudly joining you on your multi-sensory street food experience. While your mouth is tasting the flavor of the far east, your ears will be tasting the power of our Chinatown beats. It will be a momentous evening of deliciousness. I am getting emotional just writing this.
It all goes down on May 5th, at the historic Archway under the Manhattan Bridge in DUMBO! See you there, like an Asian pear.
