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WANTED: CANTONESE STYLE RESTAURANT IN MANHATTAN

A Quest On behalf of my cousin (Mee Mi Kee), I am sending out an official request for the name of a CLASSIC Cantonese style restaurant in NYC (Manhattan, but not China Town). He is looking for an old style restaurant that we all grew up on. This place would conjure up images of Sunday night dinners with family. Perhaps it ...

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GOING UPSCALE AT PEARL EAST IN MANHASSET

Putting on the Ritz Once you get past the front door, you know you are not in Kansas (or Copiague) anymore. I imagine this is what a restaurant in Hong Kong might look like. Previously, our adventure has taken us to more moderate instituitions. Pearl East is high end Chinese, and sure does look the part. One thing that strikes me everytime ...

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The Silent Mee Speaks

Harpo? But, I can’t tell you what he said. But, I can tell you it could be something very exciting indeed. The other Mee has been so quiet lately that I was going to nickname him Mee Harpo.  And, actually there is a bit of resemblance, don’t you think?  Perhaps not.  But, they are both Jewish.  And at least one ...

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Reviews

I just wanted to take a minute to welcome all our new readers and followers!  Newsday was very good bringing us all this new exposure!  Thank you Newsday! For those of you that are new to us, I’m sure you came here because you heard we are on this magical quest to find the best Chinese Restaurant on all of ...

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RECOGNITION IS SO SWEET

Chinese Quest Featured in Newsday

We are in Newsday “There are two things people want more than sex and money…..recognition and praise”     Mary Kay Ash Well, aint that the truth! This blog has been around barely a few months, and already we are being noticed. Did you see page 30 in Newsday today?   How cool is that? We are having so much fun checking ...

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