Slurp Shop, Ivan Ramen’s outpost in Gotham West Market, provides a delicate balance of both New York and Japanese culinary influences. The Long Island-born Jewish owner expands on traditional ramen flavors to serve high quality classics with a hint of the Big Apple. Slurp Shop’s Whitefish Donburi epitomizes the union of these two opposing regions. The soon-to-open East Village extension will provide an even greater selection of Jewish-Japanese fusion ramen.
Fung Tu: Per Se Alum’s Chinese-American Restaurant
December 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Fung Tu, a vanguard, casual Chinese-American restaurant, has arrived on 22 Orchard Street on the cusp of the Lower East Side and Chinatown. Experienced restaurateurs are behind the project including Per Se’s Jonathan Wu, Nom Wah Tea Parlor owner Wilson Tang, Mas farmhouse’s John Wells and Nellcôte (in Chicago) vet Jason Wagner. Forward-thinking asian delicacies like silken-fish doufu with dried beef and seaweed, and peanut butter and chocolate ganache sesame balls embody the unconventional (in the best sense) Chinese cuisine.
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