Comments on: NYC Gems 2 https://www.saltshaker.net/20130516/nyc-gems-2 Casting a little flavor (and a few aspersions) on the world of food, drink, and life Wed, 06 Jan 2021 13:43:23 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 By: dan https://www.saltshaker.net/20130516/nyc-gems-2#comment-259693 Sun, 17 Dec 2017 18:03:46 +0000 https://www.saltshaker.net/?p=9641#comment-259693 In reply to Oscar.

If that’s truly the case, then the SF original spot is definitely off my list to try!

]]> By: Oscar https://www.saltshaker.net/20130516/nyc-gems-2#comment-259692 Sun, 17 Dec 2017 16:06:10 +0000 https://www.saltshaker.net/?p=9641#comment-259692 Well, this is Mr. Bowen talking about the NYC incarnation in the book I linked above:

“With a kitchen we’d designed ourselves, and without the physical and cultural
limitations of the Lung Shan space, the food got better—better than in San Francisco,
better than I could have hoped. I could cook freely and improve dishes where we’d
taken shortcuts before.”

Go figure!

]]> By: dan https://www.saltshaker.net/20130516/nyc-gems-2#comment-259690 Sun, 17 Dec 2017 11:34:46 +0000 https://www.saltshaker.net/?p=9641#comment-259690 Oscar – I assume you mean Mission. I’d always heard really good things, so it was really disappointing how off the food was, along with all the rest. Maybe when Bowen’s in the house and keeping an eye on things it’s that much better, but that shouldn’t have to be the case. It may also just be that the original SF location is that much better than the NYC one.

]]> By: Oscar https://www.saltshaker.net/20130516/nyc-gems-2#comment-259688 Sun, 17 Dec 2017 00:46:47 +0000 https://www.saltshaker.net/?p=9641#comment-259688 Never ate there, but the book is quite a good read.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062243411

]]> By: Vacation Inspiration https://www.saltshaker.net/20130516/nyc-gems-2#comment-219154 Mon, 27 May 2013 12:55:00 +0000 https://www.saltshaker.net/?p=9641#comment-219154 […] and Washington there were some true highlights (all written about in the last few posts) – the meal at Calliope stands out as the single best meal (and, interestingly the one which contained ingredients near […]

]]> By: dan https://www.saltshaker.net/20130516/nyc-gems-2#comment-219065 Sun, 19 May 2013 13:45:43 +0000 https://www.saltshaker.net/?p=9641#comment-219065 In reply to Allison Johns.

Although that sounds sort of like a canned reply copied from some PR release rather than something personal, my biggest problem with Mission Chinese, and it’s a big one, is that the food wasn’t all that great. All the rest of the stuff – atmosphere and attitude (which doesn’t fit with the goal of having it be a casual place for friends to drop in) – could be completely forgiven if the food had been anything we wanted to eat again.

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