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Yunnan Restaurant Opens in Manhattan
Posted: Feb 15th, '12, 02:15
by zencha
Re: Yunnan Restaurant Opens in Manhattan
Posted: Feb 15th, '12, 04:36
by wyardley
You must not be looking hard enough
"pu-er tea flavored potted beef shank and quail eggs"
(not sure this is a traditional dish though)
Definitely more expensive than the Yunnan places here.
Re: Yunnan Restaurant Opens in Manhattan
Posted: Feb 15th, '12, 11:05
by bearsbearsbears
The menu is maybe 20-30% authentic Yunnan dishes and 70-80% "i bet they'd eat this in Yunnan"
Re: Yunnan Restaurant Opens in Manhattan
Posted: Feb 15th, '12, 11:16
by zencha
While Lotus Blue isn’t serving traditional Yunnan food (“It’s been adapted for modern palates, for New Yorkers,” says Lim) one of the four partners behind the restaurant.
https://www.facebook.com/lotusbluenyc
http://lotusbluebar.com/
Here's a blog post by the restaurants executive chef , Kian Lam Kho
http://redcook.net/2012/01/11/project-yunnan/#more-1167
Re: Yunnan Restaurant Opens in Manhattan
Posted: Feb 15th, '12, 11:23
by zencha
I meant didn't see any Puerh tea as a beverage .
Re: Yunnan Restaurant Opens in Manhattan
Posted: Feb 15th, '12, 14:08
by wyardley
zencha wrote:I meant didn't see any Puerh tea as a beverage .
I don't think the beverage menu was shown on the NYT post at all.
I can't find the non-alcoholic drink list, but does look like they feature a pu'er and rum cocktail, so I'm guessing they have some sort of hot pu'er that you can enjoy with your $18 bowl of crossing-the-bridge noodles.
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos- ... 1574_n.jpg
Re: Yunnan Restaurant Opens in Manhattan
Posted: Feb 15th, '12, 14:28
by gingkoseto
I assume authentic Yunnan dishes would be a bit too inexpensive to sell in Manhattan
Usually fusion is the key word to make it a big hit.
P.S., I want to add - either too inexpensive or too scary
Re: Yunnan Restaurant Opens in Manhattan
Posted: Feb 15th, '12, 15:02
by Chip
gingkoseto wrote:P.S., I want to add - either too inexpensive or too scary
... or illegal in the USA.
Re: Yunnan Restaurant Opens in Manhattan
Posted: Feb 23rd, '12, 13:15
by zencha
from eater.com :
Tribeca: Lotus Blue, possibly the first ever restaurant in Manhattan to specialize in food from China’s southwestern Yunnan Province, opened on Tuesday night tonight on Reade Street. The menu features Yunnan-inspired dishes like a banana blossom and mango salad, steamed pork belly with candied plums, and sesame pumpkin pancakes for dessert. They also have a specialty cocktail menu with drinks made with things like Thai chili-infused vodka and jasmine tea-infused tequila. Status: Certified Open; 110 Reade St., 212-267-3777.