Din Tai Fung | SINGAPORE

Dim sum, dumplings, or even yum cha... Whatever you wanna call it -though I'm sure there are slight differences between those three- you can't deny how amazing these little pockets of goodness are. Din Tai Fung is something I miss, I wish they had it here in Manila. It's a no-fuss, affordable chain of restos that churn out *hand-made* dumplings like a friggin' machine. I was SO excited to eat here in Singapore; Jon and I went for a mid-morning 11am meal at the Paragon branch. As usual, there was a line - since we expected it, we weren't bugged. They're very efficient though, you write down your order as you wait (which also builds up your appetite!). As soon as your number is called, you hand in your order and wait for the food - how easy is that :)

Throwback :: Din Tai Fung in LA

Din Tai Fung

'Dem some good dimsum!

I had so much fun on Sunday getting to do what my family -when we all lived in the same country- used to do every Sunday: Dimsum. Rich [my fellow NYC foodie] told me he found out about Din Tai Fung in Arcadia; as soon as I heard, I was all in. Din Tai Fung is a popular dumpling house in Singapore that brings me back to high school days. It tastes exactly the same here, I love that authenticity can still be preserved a few thousand miles away ;) We gathered up a crew, our friend Meg, Rich's cousin, Matt and his girlfriend Daniella and drove down together to Arcadia. Let's just cut the story short and say we took on lunch as we would a marathon - no rush, slow and steady finishes the meal, er, race. I think we ordered 50 dumplings in total, plus more dishes!

Tiny fact: all the dumpling tins pictured are *different* orders. They're not 2 pictures of the same dish. They may look the same on the outside, but inside is a whole new filling. That would explain why we rolled out of the restaurant and felt quite like dumplings ourselves :P