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I’ve written about Wu Liang Ye, New York City’s best Chinese restaurant not in Chinatown, before here. But after a return visit last week, our first time back in over three years since moving to Shanghai, I wanted to post an update, which is… THEY’RE JUST AS GOOD AS EVER!
I went for dinner with colleagues from China and they were equally impressed with the flavors and authenticity of each dish. Here’s a look at some of what we had, and I say “some” as many seafood dishes were not put on the table, but served directly to our plates before I could snap a pic, like their wonderful shrimp and asparagus with garlic.
Appetizer combo with the classic Sichuan cold beef trio of tripe, brisket and tendon…
My go-to dish at WLY, razor clams with a Sichuan peppercorn & scallion vinaigrette…
My fellow diners had never seen a dish like this before and were equally impressed by its taste and presentation…
Double cooked “bacon” with hot peppers…
Shredded chicken in spicy garlic sauce…
Sauteed beef filets in spicy tea sauce…
A tongue-numbing mapo tofu…
And “Ants on a Tree”, which is stir-fried cellophane noodles with minced pork…
While they sell beer, Wu Liang Ye will allow BYOB for special occasions, like this bottle of Moutai that arrived from Beijing with our guests that morning…
With all the changes we’ve seen across this city since coming home, it’s nice to find that things have remained the same here at Wu Liang Ye!
WU LIANG YE
36 W 48th St.
NY, NY 10036
212-398-2308
As folks who follow me here know, I’m not a guy who tends to line up for “hot spots” or rush out to trendy restaurants, so when my friend suggested we hit up brunch at Grand Banks, New York City’s newest “floating dining destination”, I was skeptical to say the least. However, I could not have been more wrong about his boat. I found Grand Banks to a truly enjoyable, easy-going eatery with fantastic food! Here’s a look…
Grand Banks is a restaurant built into a classic schooner anchored off Pier 25 in Hudson River Park on Manhattan’s lower West Side…
Their menu is appropriately seafood-centric so I started my meal off with a gin Bloody Mary, which the bartender referred to as a “Red Snapper”. Whatever you want to call it, the drink she made was one of the best I’ve had in recent memory…
When seated at the raw bar, which I recommend as you get a great view off the water while protected from the sun, we knew we were going to start off with oysters…
The chef/shucker recommended we begin with local Navy Point oysters as they had just been pulled out of the waters off Long Island Sound. Big and briny, they could not have been better…
We also went with a half dozen of their “Oysters Champagne”…
Black Duck Salt oysters from Hog Island Bay, Virginia, topped with cucumber, shishito peppers and champagne mignonette…
Next it was on to wild Jonah crab claws with smoked paprika aioli…
Pickled Fresno chiles added a nice bit of bite…
My favorite dish of the day was the Caviar Hash Brown…
Homemade hash browns served with a DIY assortment of toppings like pickled red onion and creme fraiche…
Along with an ounce of smoked Pacific steelhead trout roe…
Simply superb when layered and eaten all together…
They take their “galley fries” seriously, which were, no joke, some of the best I’ve ever eaten, sprinkled with seaweed salt, served with a sage aioli and spicy ketchup, which weren’t even neccessary…
When we declined dessert, the raw bar kindly sent out some Duxbury Gems to bring our brunch to its end…
In addition to the delectable dining, there’s also the views you get from Grand Banks, where on a clear day, from where were were sitting on the deck, you could see right down to the State of Liberty…
With Chef Kerry Heffernan in the kitchen and its wonderful waterfront location, I highly recommend Grand Banks for an afternoon of floating fun or an evening of seaside serenity.
GRAND BANKS
Pier 25
Hudson River Park
New York, NY 10013
212-660-6312
As reasonably-priced food options continue to dwindle in midtown Manhattan, grilled cheese chain Melt Shop remains a go-to lunch spot for many of us in the Marvel offices. They just introduced a new summer menu, and their Bacon Cheddar Ranch Chicken Sandwich seems to be everyone’s favorite so far! And do not miss out on their tater tots if you go.
MELT SHOP
135 West 50th Street
New York, NY 10019
212-974-3423
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