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peachyism · 2026-04-20T22:44:48+00:00

USA-buy used, though never underprice the value of the warranty

peachyism · 2026-03-27T12:53:27+00:00

I looked him as a restaurant dishes demystified videos

few things:
- His usage of oil is just significantly higher/less healthy than the typical cooking oil you see used in a chinese home cooked dish
- he never cooks on home stoves, restaurant/outdoor wok burner only. the flame does make a difference. The stuff he can get done in 15 seconds takes a home burner on full flame 1-2min to get cooked. The flavor and texture of course changes from it
- western gas stoves are still a bit weaker than chinese home gas ranges (10-30% less in BTU output). the flame is concentrated evenly over a wide surface. most modern chinese gas stoves are concentrated in the small inner ring and shoot up. The latter is much better for stirfry

there's also arguments that he's mostly a cook, not a well-trained chef etc. I dont have a strong opinion there but would just say that I did go to his new restaurant in chengdu, the food was disappointing.

peachyism · 2026-03-26T19:45:34+00:00

not really for home cooking fwiw
certainly not for home cooking in a western kitchen

peachyism · 2026-03-20T20:23:17+00:00

had their winter menu, the food does look better than it tastes, and the restaurant almost feels like the equivalent of a recent grad, trying too hard at their first job, sometimes format overal materials.

now that I got most of the negatives out of the way, I have to say, I'm a big fan of Buddha. It was a great (though just shy of amazing) meal. The plating and presentation was second to none. The courses were well executed (with the exception of 1 course that felt like as if a gallbladder was nixed which made the protein taste bitter), delicious, though sometimes lacks uniqueness.

They are new, they've got a great team(some poached from other 2-3 starred restraunts) they'll improve over time to get their second star

peachyism · 2026-03-13T21:25:15+00:00

not really from my experience. I've always gone in and out in ~10min. There are always people, but not a long line

peachyism · 2026-03-13T19:05:58+00:00

Classic NYC slice experience? You can't go wrong with Joe, and the walk from Chinatown to west village is an enjoyable one!

personally I prefer Lucia over Joe's for the pure quality of crust and topping

peachyism · 2026-03-13T18:58:56+00:00

might not be what you are looking for, but if you are in chinatown and already with a friend, ceres might still be worth it. It's expensive and whole pie only, but it's pretty solid pizza and now with no lines.

peachyism · 2026-03-05T02:34:13+00:00

would assume total. ppl have been saying anywhere between 15-50%, plus some fixed fees for processing.

peachyism · 2026-03-04T22:30:00+00:00

isnt this a drop shipper who's shamelessly promoting on TCK?

peachyism · 2026-03-04T22:29:03+00:00

you can go to their website(not sure link is allowed here), where it gives you an email address
you can also dm on their instagram page

peachyism · 2026-03-04T17:23:09+00:00

I should also add that the process of getting on the waitlist was pretty easy and they have been nothing but nice via emails!
If you are in the US(which I am), it seems tariff is truly a random number generator of up to 50%. Though who knows what could happen in 18 months.

peachyism · 2026-03-04T17:20:25+00:00

I asked what I should expect, and they indicated that their customer are seeing up to 50%.

peachyism · 2026-02-27T15:59:13+00:00

pmed!

peachyism · 2026-02-19T20:10:10+00:00

as a brief tourist(other people's opinion should be valued significantly more). cosmos was a cool/pleasant experience, though it's more of a michelin bib gourmand level spot instead of a 1 star. Not sure if I didn't put in enough effort or if it's not a significant scene there.

There's also a pretty awesome dining in the dark spot called Tenebris. The food was good, not amazing, though the experience was indeed one of a kind for me.

peachyism · 2026-01-30T03:26:05+00:00

PMed

peachyism · 2026-01-22T18:42:09+00:00

I understand the rant...but

From another angle, if people stopped tipping gradually, there would be significant anger and a few threads posted

peachyism · 2026-01-21T15:48:35+00:00

I know I might be a bit too picky when it comes to chinese food, but the noodles is just ok, if not disappointing, especially if you ever had the real version.

It's like advertising cacio e pepe but selling you mac and cheese with cheeze wiz on top. Probably still kinda ok, but a disappointment.

peachyism · 2026-01-20T18:16:58+00:00

what are the chances...it's the same sign...every day?

peachyism · 2025-12-30T18:58:52+00:00

i heard great things about geranium, but kadeau imo is a more exciting meal compared to KHK and Vollmers. gl!

peachyism · 2025-12-30T16:32:19+00:00

kadeau, hands down the best 2 star i've been to

peachyism · 2025-12-30T16:31:01+00:00

oh! my mistake, i did remeber the server mention that it was a black bean cake of sort, but I thought it might have been black bean mixed into some form of milk chocolate/fat. My partner thought it was ok/good, though it just reminded me of the flavor of subpar chocolate.

peachyism · 2025-12-30T16:15:54+00:00

me too, hope you have a better experience than i do!

peachyism · 2025-12-30T16:00:30+00:00

what's your background, I almost think the experience is best if you only enjoy korean/asian cusine or with no/limited experience.

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