New MATCHA Place A La Mousse
Jeujeubee and I discovered something wonderful in Chinatown yesterday…. the Sizzling Ice Cream at A La Mousse!! A La Mousse is this new dessert place that has replaced Audabon (the … Continue reading
The Adventures of Audabon
I went on a mission today – a mission for macarons! Well, it was more a mission for fresh veggies that somehow segued into a mission for macarons. Typical munchimonster… … Continue reading
Hand-Drawn Beef Noodles
At 兰州拉面 (Lan Zhou Hand-Drawn Noodles) in Philly Chinatown, you can get a giant hearty bowl of beef noodle soup for only $5. That’s where Jan-Jan and I went when … Continue reading
Night Market Adventures
Although I was feeling under the weather last Thursday night, I couldn’t pass up the chance to check out the Chinatown Night Market. It was supposed to be modeled after … Continue reading
Sakura: Japanese, Taiwanese, or Shanghainese?
Adorned with bright green on the corner of 10th and Race, Sakura always seemed like a mystery to me. The name implies Japanese food, but the location is definitely Chinatown. … Continue reading
Battle of the Fruit Shakes Pt 1
Although they all look like the same metal box from the outside, the fruit carts are all inherently different based on freshness, portions, and their smoothies. I used to always … Continue reading
First Dim Sum in Philly!
On Sunday, Ninja-Kitty and I got up early to enjoy Sunday brunch, Hong Kong style. We went to Ocean Harbor for dim sum, supposedly one of the best places in … Continue reading
Some More Southeast Asian Food
I’ve been to Banana Leaf in Philly’s Chinatown before and had decent experiences food-wise, but felt uncomfortable by its overly vigilant and suspicious servers. However, this wasn’t much of a problem … Continue reading
Philly’s Bubble Tea
I was going to open up this post with some sort of profound prologue about starting college in Philadelphia and how this is going to affect the location of my … Continue reading