Podcasts about Nom Wah Tea Parlor

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer's guest is Wilson Tang, owner and operator of Nom Wah, the century-old New York City brand, who has overseen the brand's expansion over the last decade with outposts in Philadelphia, Nolita, Chelsea, and Shenzhen. To celebrate the restaurant's centennial, Wilson published his first cookbook, The Nom Wah Cookbook: Recipes and Stories from 100 Years at New York City's Iconic Dim Sum Restaurant (October 2020), which celebrates his restaurant and the local businesses around it. Today's show also features Shari's PR tip to celebrate lasting brands; Industry News Discussion on The New York Times' The 25 Best Restaurants in Los Angeles Right Now, by Tejal Rao; plus, Shari's Solo Dining experience at the legendary Zingerman's Deli in Ann Arbor, MI, which has been championing local farmers and food purveyors for over 40 years; and the final question. ** Check out Shari's new book, CHEFWISE – Life Lessons from Leading Chefs Around the World (Phaidon, Spring 2023, #CHEFWISEBOOK), now available at Phaidon.com, Amazon.com and wherever books are sold! ** Join Shari in Philadelphia on Monday 10/9 for Happy Hour at El Merkury presented by Cookbooks & Convos where she'll be reading passages from her book and signing copies, and small bites and drinks by Delola will be served; tickets available at OpenTable. ** Shari is also celebrating the 20th year of her company, Bayer Public Relations, which she founded in October 2003. Happy Anniversary! **Photo Courtesy of Nat Chitwood.Listen at Heritage Radio Network; subscribe/rate/review our show at iTunes, Stitcher or Spotify. Follow us @allindustry. Thanks for being a part of All in the Industry®. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support All in the Industry by becoming a member!All in the Industry is Powered by Simplecast.

We're sitting down with Alim Leggett to discuss his comic The Diary of Sweetpea and the Kickstarter for issue 2. We're chatting influences, life stuff, and dumplings. For more info on The Diary of Sweetpea: Sons of Adam Kickstarter, please visit https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sweetpeacomic/sweet-pea2-sons-of-adam?fbclid=IwAR2jSOeX1EDPj3r2HaFxoVSgwApeWS0UwVRYf-1-yoSCzjntCIpZXzB-5Rs For more info on Nom Wah Tea Parlor, please visit https://nomwah.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thehungrybleek/support

Wilson Tang of Nom Wah Tea Parlor in NYC's Chinatown talks about taking over the nearly 100-year-old restaurant from his uncle. He managed to keep it true to its roots while attracting a whole new demographic of young and hungry patrons. After that, BA Food Stylist (and ace cook) Sue Li reminisces about her mom's chive pockets and dumplings--and tells us how to make scallion pancakes at home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nothing says "Happy Holidays" like having all your favorite festive foods in one place. Episode content:Geoffrey Zakarian describes the delicious chocolate log at Sift Bake Shop in Mystic, CT.Brad Miller finds the Yuletide spirit with his favorite holiday steak from Harry's Savoy Grill in Wilmington, Del. Antonia Lofaso's favorite holiday dish is the matzo ball caldo from June's All Day in Austin, TX.Katie Pix brings along her favorite oatmeal toffee cookies from the Sycamore Kitchen in Los Angeles, CA. Jernard Wells chooses a short rib “pot roast” from The FEED Co. Table & Tavern in Tennessee. Claudia Sandoval gets in the holiday spirit by eating tamales from Tamales Ancira in San Diego, CA. Andrew Zimmern delivers a dim sum favorite from New York City's Nom Wah Tea Parlor. Hungry for more Food Network? Go to discoveryplus.com/bestthing to start your free trial today. Terms apply.

"Going back to how welcoming Dao-Yi Chow, Eugene Tong and Ryo Yamamoto are. That sets the tone for everybody else. That's a huge reason why Paolo and I are as welcoming as we are. We've learned from them. We want to pay it forward. We do realize that yes, you can feel alone in a big group of people and we just want people to know that we're not going to leave you behind. That's something we try to drive on a weekly basis and try to emphasize that we are a club for the purpose of community. The PRs will come. It's crazy too that we're not totally after PRs – sometimes we are – but they just come because we're having fun while running. Sometimes you don't realize you're improving while you're improving." Our guests for this new episode are Paolo Alberca and Kim Yee. They are the captains of Old Man Run Club. Paolo Alberca is an account manager for a medical supplier. Kim works in the technology department within the Creative Artists Agency. In this episode, you'll get to know them, how they got into running and eventually caught the marathon big that now has them leading so many others on their respective marathon journeys. What started as a Saturday morning run crew has blown up into one of the biggest running clubs in New York City. They're currently in the middle of their summer training block called Oasis, which is a training and long run series aimed at getting people ready for the fall marathons. If you want the original story of how this club started by Ryo Yamamoto, Dao-Yi Chow and Eugene Tong, you can go back and listen to episode 15. It's one of my favorite episodes, especially seeing the trajectory of this club's footprint on the scene. We recorded this at Nom Wah Tea Parlor, which is where we recorded another past episode. It's a little loud in the background but the substance of the conversation is quality. This is Runners of NYC. A podcast from CITIUS MAG. Hosts Zac Price and Chris Chavez look to bring you many of the untold stories behind luminaries and legends that make up New York City's running culture. You can catch the latest episode of the podcast on iTunes so subscribe and leave a five-star review. We are also on Spotify. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter | @RunnersOfNYC

In this third chapter of our special documentary series “86'd: How A Global Pandemic Rocked The World's Culinary Capital,” Rob Petrone discusses the anger so many in the industry were feeling this time last year, and how much of that anger centered around inequality. (Interviews are time capsules, recorded at various points between April of 2020 and July of 2020.) Plus, Rob makes a big announcement about the documentary.Thanks to (in order of appearance) Ellen Sledge of Penny Lick Ice Cream; Jerry DeJesus of North End Tavern; Joanna Prisco of The Good Witch Coffee Bar; Dale Talde of Goosefeather; Chip Wade of Union Square Hospitality Group; and Wilson Tang of Nom Wah Tea Parlor.For chapter one of 86'd (Ground Zero): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chapter-1-ground-zero-86d-how-global-pandemic-rocked/id1497368408?i=1000512379270For chapter two of 86'd (Adapt & Pivot): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chapter-2-adapt-pivot-86d-how-global-pandemic-rocked/id1497368408?i=1000518031134

India interviews Wilson Tang, owner of Chinatowns oldest dim sum restaurant, Nom Wah Tea Parlor. Jennifer 8. Lee, the acclaimed writer and filmmaker speaks to the unique history of Chinese-Americans and their infamous cuisine. This episode explores dim sum culture and origins on the Silk Road, Wilson’s family’s immigration story from Guangzhou and how he is reinventing the traditional meal. Jaqueline Wang, Head of Commutations at Welcome to Chinatown tells us about the grassroots initiative and how it’s managed to raise $2 million for Chinatown businesses since the start of the pandemic.To visit Nom Wah’s website click here and to order the cookbook click here. You can follow Wilson on instagram @dimsumnycTo learn more about Jennifer 8. Lee and her films and books click here.To donate and purchase merch from Welcome to Chinatown click here. You can follow them on Instagram @welcome.to.chinatownListen, see photos, and read recipes and transcripts at eatingamericawithindia.com and follow us on Instagram and Twitter. Subscribe to the Eating America with India newsletter. Support the show via PayPal.Created and produced by India Witkin @spicymasalamamaOriginal composition and sound mixing by Kilcool @kilcoolbeatsCover art by Suzanne Borderies @art_bysuz and graphics by @graceashworth.designConsulting produced by Dylan GansSupport the showSupport the show (https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=8CYUK3HB9XYAQ)

[REBROADCAST FROM NOVEMBER 25, 2020] Wilson Tang, the owner and operator of Nom Wah Tea Parlor, joins us to discuss The Nom Wah Cookbook: Recipes and Stories from 100 Years at New York City's Iconic Dim Sum Restaurant.  

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In this first installment of 86’d: How A Global Pandemic Rocked The World’s Culinary Capital, Rob Petrone takes us back to the beginning of COVID-19 in New York -- and how the restaurant industry was responding in those early days last March. Take a trip to “Ground Zero,” New Rochelle, to see how one restaurant in the containment zone -- Jerry DeJesus’s North End Tavern -- fared before the government-mandated shutdown.Meet a mom-and-pop ice cream shop owner, Ellen Sledge of Penny Lick Ice Cream Co., who believed she had the virus.Go to Chinatown to learn how the virus impacted businesses -- and life -- there before the rest of New York through the eyes of Wilson Tang of Nom Wah Tea Parlor.Visit with one restaurant industry leader, Chip Wade of Union Square Hospitality Group, grappling with safety concerns.And hear from a celebrity chef, Dale Talde, whose Goosefeather restaurant hasn’t even been open a year as he grapples with what feels like “nuclear warfare.”Rob also speaks with The New Yorker staff writer Helen Rosner about the events of last March -- where we were and what we’ve learned.

Self proclaimed restaurant guy and owner of Nom Wah Tea Parlor, Wilson Tang invited Will and Norm to his humble office in the Lower East Side and gave a glimpse of his life as a CEO, running the oldest Dim Sum eatery in New York City's Chinatown. Wilson shared his journey from starting a failed business to building a celebrated brand and restaurant group that expanded in New York to Philadelphia and internationally in China. Listeners are invited to support our Patreon for special features and early access to the podcast here: www.patreon.com/oldkidproductions Check out the Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/lucky-boys-store Check out the video version of the podcast at youtube.com/luckyboyspodcast You can follow Lucky Boys Podcast on Instagram @luckyboyspodcast, Will Hue @iamwillhue, Norm Lam @nlam25 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/luckyboys/support

The Nom Wah Cookbook Recipes and Stories from 100 Years at New York City’s Iconic Dim Sum RestaurantBy Wilson Tang with Joshua David Stein Intro: Welcome to the number one cookbook podcast, Cookery by the Book with Suzy Chase. She's just a home cook in New York City sitting at her dining room table, talking to cookbook authors.Wilson Tang: Hi my name is Wilson Tang. I'm the owner and operator of Nom Wah Tea Parlor in Manhattan's Chinatown and I have just released our first cookbook, The Nom Wah Cookbook celebrating 100 years in Chinatown with stories and recipes from my family's restaurant.Suzy Chase: My goodness. It's such a thrill to have you on my podcast. I remember coming to Nom Wah in 2010 because my son was in nursery school at the time. And we'd drop by for dumplings, which were his favorite thing after I picked him up in Tribeca. Nom Wah holds such a special place in my heart. We go there for family celebrations and when the lockdown happened here in the city, we stocked up on frozen dumplings. So enough about me now onto you. Growing up as a son of immigrants, your parents expected you to have a white collar job. Can you describe your time at Morgan Stanley in the World Trade Center?Wilson Tang: Yeah, absolutely. I kind of enjoyed my time there. I love the fact that it was very structured. I loved having a set schedule of sorts and getting up in the morning, putting on my suit and my shirt and my trousers, my leather shoes, and being part of a bigger machine. And I think that was a great prerequisite for me to ultimately becoming an entrepreneur and a restauranteur as I am now, but it was definitely a rite of passage it was something that I needed to prove to my immigrant parents that, hey, your kid has made it. I went through the schooling system, graduated with my degree and here I am first born in the U.S. from my mom and dad and working in a prestigious company in the World Trade Center and just kind of breaking the stigma of immigrants, having low level jobs and not knowing the language and I proved to them that I made it happen and it was a really good experience. You know I did enough of it just to learn the ropes and I was ready to move on and to do my own thing.Suzy Chase: Talk about how your parents didn't want the restaurant life for you.Wilson Tang: The restaurant life was definitely not something that they wanted me to do. My dad had ran restaurants, had his own restaurants, did his own restaurant supply distribution and he knew that it was really hard work. I mean it's a seven day operation, breakfast, lunch, and dinner and he did not want, you know I'm his only son, I'm the only child, to be getting into, the restaurant business, especially when they work so hard to put me through school and, wanted all the spotlights that living in the U.S. can bring. And going back into the restaurant business. You know, this is more than 10 years ago, but they were not happy about it.Suzy Chase: So it's the quintessential story of the American dream, Uncle Wally Tang worked his way up from dishwasher to cook, to waiter, to owning Nam Wah. I am dying to hear about Uncle Wally.Wilson Tang: Uncle Wally is a man of few words. He is where I kind of learned about patients and kind of seeing things through and just putting your head down and work hard and the fruits of your labor will come eventually and he's the perfect example of that starting from, you know, like you said, dishwasher to ultimately owning the business and the real estate. So I look up to him a lot. He really taught me a lot growing up about just what hard work can do. I think that's a very similar story for first-generation immigrants. People that came in the 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's especially when they don't know the language, they don't know the American culture and just trying to learn and work and make a living to support their own families.Suzy Chase: In the summer of 2010 you met up with him at The Red Egg. Can you tell us about that conversation?Wilson Tang: Absolutely. My uncle knew that I had hospitality in my DNA. You know, he sat me down at this place. It's closed now called The Red Egg on Centre Street and it was kind of like your modern take of dim sum. And he presented Nom Wah as potentially looking like Red Egg, meaning just a more modern decor. And my answer to him was like, wait a second this is not actually what I want to do. I mean, I would keep Nom Wah the way it looks now, it's kind of like a throwback. It looks like a Chinese diner of last century. And I was, no, I would just keep it the way it is because I think it is one of my jobs to keep old New York old and, and this was my opportunity to do so. So, you know, he pitched me to taking over the restaurant 10 years ago. My response to him was like I actually would be honored to take on this new role in good ole Nom Wah, just the way it is, you know, a little, a little elbow grease, we clean it up a little bit, fresh coat of paint. Uh, you know, we put in like a computer terminal and like an upgraded the air conditioning unit and we were ready to go.Suzy Chase: The old cash register. Isn't that still there?Wilson Tang: It's still there. I mean, it serves as a memory of the past and we have it on display at the restaurant next to our old chamber stoves. And it's, a kind of a throwback, walk down history or memory lane for a lot of our customers. And it's just very intriguing for our new customers to see that, wow, this place has been here for a long time with the old cash register and the old stove and the old steamers behind the register,Suzy Chase: And the tin ceilings and the light fixtures and the floor. I cannot tell you how many photos I've taken for Instagram of the floor.Wilson Tang: Yes, it is. It's quite an elaborate tiling. And you know, to this day, I'm not sick of seeing it because it's, they just don't do it like that anymore. There's no replica of, of that anywhere. And it's just a memory of what old New York looked like. And these things are vanishing as we speak so it's really an honor to run an old restaurant and, and keep it going until who knows maybe my son wants to take it over, but as for now, I'm just a gatekeeper and, hopefully it lasts another hundred years.Suzy Chase: So I want to ask you about one more thing inside the restaurant that built in cabinet, where you store glasses and teapots. It's the most beautiful shade of baby blue. I always take a picture of that when I'm there too.Wilson Tang: Yes. It used to be green, to be honest with you and through the decades, the color has been change a couple of times. In 2010, I had an interior designer, friend of mine that basically told me, hey, you should paint it this color it'll kind of match the stools where the counter seating is. And I just kind of went with that. And that's probably one of the more modern upgrades is the actual color of the tea cabinet.Suzy Chase: So tell us a little bit about the rich history of Doyers.Wilson Tang: Yeah. Doyers Street is one of the original streets of Manhattan's Chinatown. The other two that intersect it are Pell and Mott street. That's really where Chinatown began and through the decades it grew outwards from those three main blocks. And, you know, from just stories of that, my uncle has told me it's seen a lot through the past hundred years from being the core of Chinatown, to being a place where rival gangs would meet to do their work to being...Suzy Chase: To do their work!!Wilson Tang: How do I say that nicely, right? Or to kill each other, but to it being a post office later on in the 1900's to kind of like a nightlife destination, pre-COVID, with our neighbors Apotheke and now Chinese Tuxedo. So it's gone through a lot of different variations, but I love going to Nom Wah really early in the morning where time is almost at a standstill it's quiet, you'll see moms dragging their kids along, taking them to school. You'll see the men with their hand trucks of meat and vegetables going from the distributor to the restaurant and to when the sun hits people are just going about their business and it's kind of like a short cut through Chinatown. It's really a special block. It's one of the shortest, most unique blocks in New York city, I would say.Suzy Chase: And I love how during COVID you were just able to block it off.Wilson Tang: Yeah. So that was actually very key for us when the city and the department of transportation came up with their open streets and open restaurant programs. I was definitely one of the first to sign up. Doyers Street was the first street in Chinatown to be closed off to vehicle traffic and then we were able to apply for the open restaurant component, which allowed us to set out tables and chairs and umbrellas and it made it really look like as the kids would say a vibe. And it really kind of gave us some hope with COVID through the summer. We did decent amount of business people knew we were around and it was great for the summer and into the fall.Suzy Chase: So this cookbook, isn't just about the stories and recipes from the restaurant. It's also a legacy piece for yourself and a love letter to Chinatown. You have so graciously shared stories of various business owners in Chinatown, and I'd love for you to chat about Paul Eng of Fong On. One of those places that's been on my to-do list for years.Wilson Tang: Again, like what you said about the cookbook. It's not about the restaurant, it's not just about the restaurant or about my legacy, but really about the mom and pop stores that make Chinatown unique. And Paul and David of Fong On is definitely a key component in the fabric of Chinatown. And, you know, now Paul, the youngest brother has taken it over and has quite the setup on Division street in Chinatown where they do fresh soy milk and fresh tofu and rice cakes. And it really is a treat to go and check it out to try their savory tofu. And you can see all of the machinery in the background on how they make the tofu and the soy milk so it's definitely a nice little trip to take down to Chinatown and visit.Suzy Chase: So every time I'm at the restaurant, I'm always trying to take a peek into the kitchen to catch a glimpse of where the magic happens. I'd love to hear about your dim sum chefs.Wilson Tang: Absolutely this component of the business near and dear to me, you know, the dim sum profession is really a dying art and not many people are entering this line of work because it's just a lot of components from some hand to all the different types of marinades, to the art, of working a wok, to the steam station and to make rice rolls. It's just a very complicated profession. The guys in the kitchen really have been with me since the beginning. You know my head chef has been with my uncle actually back in the 80's and right now we make a lot of stuff on premise, but we've also, the business has grown where we have a secondary, a commissary kitchen to produce all the varieties of dim sum that we have and to also supply our second and third stores in Nolita in New York and also Philadelphia, it's a work of art. It's a labor of love. That's really what dim sum means a touch of heart. And you know, they're also getting older and we're figuring out innovations on how we can keep this art alive. Part of it is going to mass production with machines. We have machines and make them some potstickers and dumplings now but also just like training, like constantly looking for new people to come in and learn and help out, sad but, you know, it's also hard to find like young folks to learn it. So anyone listening to this podcast, that's interested in learning the art of dim sum, or is in the restaurant world wanting to change gears, please send me a message or find me on Instagram and send me a DM something, because we are constantly looking for people to join our team and to keep the art of dim sum alive.Suzy Chase: I think this is one of your favorite dishes, the original egg roll.Wilson Tang: Yes.Suzy Chase: So your uncle swears, he invented it and it's not like any other egg roll I've ever eaten. Can you describe it and tell us why it's one of your favorites?Wilson Tang: It's one of my favorites because it is indeed a labor of love. We have stopped making it at the current time, just because we're not doing the volume that we were doing and this is one of the items that is very labor intensive, because it involves making crepes of egg. And we're talking about hundreds of them every day with a 10 inch skillet. And we would take the beaten eggs and ladle a scoop of the egg into a skillet to form the crepe. And we would just smack the crepe of eggs out of the pan onto a paper towel. And we would just watch these crepes pile up until they're like a foot high. And then once these crepes are cooled down, we will wrap our chicken and vegetable filling into the crepe of egg. And when an order comes in for that, we gently batter the egg roll and we kind of just pop it in the fryer real quick and then pull it back out. And the result is a very aromatic, crunchy, and just full of flavor and textures. You can put like hot oil, you can put plum sauce, but it's just a very special item that my uncle swears that he invented the egg roll and we've had another menu since he's been working there. You know, it, it's just that one very special item and we call it the OG egg roll. Um, if you get an egg roll at any kind of Chinese takeout, restaurant is typically made with a prefabricated wrapper, almost like a spring roll and they just roll in the filling and then just drop it in the fryer, so this multi-step production is really what makes this special and tasty and a top seller for us for many years.Suzy Chase: Ok, this is a dream come true for me. So I want to go over my top dishes at Nom Wah. And can you give a really short description of these? And I might add these are all in the cookbook, too. Awesome. Okay. The shrimp shumai.Wilson Tang: Shrimp shumai, amazing product and if you were reading the cookbook so this is part of the shrimp master filling. And this is basically shrimp, there's a little bit of squid and our proprietary marinade, and it is beaten in a mixer into a pasty consistency. And we use a yellow wrapper, and I think there's illustrations in the book on how to turn and twist the shumai into the shape of the cup of your hand and patting down with a butter knife on top to get the filling into the wrapper really tight and squeezing your hand into a fist and really pressing the shrimp mixture into the wrapper until it looks like an open face dumpling.Suzy Chase: And then there's a little green pea on top.Wilson Tang: Exactly. Then you put a little green pea on top just for color and contrast, and also something that is a reminder that that was the shrimp one, versus like the chicken one or the pork pork and shrimp one.Suzy Chase: I did not know that. So second on my list is the chicken shumai.Wilson Tang: The same kind of way we make it, all made by hand this one, we take ground chicken with our marinades and ginger. This is actually one of the top sellers for us at the restaurant. Our dim sum is primarily shrimp and pork so having a chicken one is really cool and it kind of breaks up the normal a little bit for us.Suzy Chase: Okay. The next on my list... Your wait staff is always like are you sure you want four orders of this? Because we have a 14 year old now. And we're like, yeah, I swear to God, we want four orders. The crystal shrimp dumplings, har gow, is that how you pronounce it?Wilson Tang: Har gow yeah. You know, like most dim sum restaurants are judged by the quality of their har gow and this is because the skin is super hard to perfect. Your formula has to be precise, to enable the skin to be translucent. So we used to make this by hand and we sold so much of it that we finally in 2015 ordered a machine that makes it.Suzy Chase: Yeah. I think my kid pushed you over the edge.Wilson Tang: Yea if you order four orders, you know, can you imagine rolling dough and then marinading the shrimp mixture and then the dough, literally it is cut into pieces, a couple of ounces per piece, and with a cleaver, it is pressed against the table to form the rapper skin.Wilson Tang: And this is one of the hardest things to perfect, but we had exhausted the way we made it by hand because we had so much volume that we finally went into making it by machine.Suzy Chase: Okay. Steamed spare ribs.Wilson Tang: Yeah. I love that Chinese steam ribs are more like riblets and through the marination with the black bean sauce and the salt, and the sauces that we use this item is so special because it's tasty, is juicy and I just love being able to kind of gnaw the cartilage and some of the meat falls off the bone. I grew up eating this and I remember. And we have this at the restaurant also is like a plate of this spare rib tips over like some rice noodles where the oil and the black bean sauce, like soaks up into the rice noodles. It is just so tasty. It is actually making me salivate right now talking about it. But it's another classic, it's up there with the shrimp dumplings and the shrimp shumai, these are your OG just classics from back on the Silk Road where people were kind of just getting these dim sum snacks through their travels. Like this has a really, really long history. These are the items that really are our signature when we talk about classic dims sum.Suzy Chase: Okay. I have a couple more the shrimp rice roll.Wilson Tang: So shrimp rice roll. I mean like any rice role is fantastic because it's basically rice that is broken down into a liquid form. We lay this liquid onto a steaming sheet to form the noodle and inside, you know, shrimp is one of my favorites because the shrimp that we use from Louisiana, has great texture and it's just got a good snap when you bite into it. But, you know, for those who don't like shrimp, it works well just on its own. The rice roll on its own, very silky smooth, and it tastes incredible with just some sweet soy sauce and chili oil, if you like, and even scallion and cilantro is a good choice for rice rolls, but shrimp is my favorite. The look of it is beautiful because the orange-y shrimp actually, you can see the shrimp inside the noodle when it comes out fresh. It looks amazing to me once you put the sweet soy sauce on it, and a little bit of a chili oil, I can't even, I'm speechless. It's so tasty, the texture, the silkiness of the, of the noodle is just a really good item.Suzy Chase: Okay. Something that I got so hooked on probably a couple of years ago is your salt and pepper pork chop.Wilson Tang: That's actually not your classic dim sum item. And the story for that is we wanted a bunch of items that can work for like dinner time too. And because dim sum traditionally is breakfast, lunch, brunch, and we incorporated that item, it's very Chinese American, to be honest with you, it's literally a fried pork chop cut to manageable pieces. And a little bit of a salt and pepper and secret ingredient a little bit of cinnamon. But I think that's the secret ingredient in that dish. This is definitely not dim sum item, but it made it onto our menu to add depth to a menu that never changes, but that could work for breakfast, lunch and dinner.Suzy Chase: Okay. So the last thing, every time we go there, we have to order, well, it's my husband and son, and they have to order like five of these, your sesame balls,Wilson Tang: You know dim sum restaurants and Cantonese cuisine in general are not big on desserts. So this is definitely a top seller because it's literally one of like three items that we have that are in the dessert realm, but how can you go wrong? Right? Like it's basically a fried ball of flour with sweet lotus paste inside. So it's crunchy chewy, sweet, the sesame seeds on the outside, give it an extra layer of texture. And I mean, those are all the keywords, right? Sweet, gooey, crunchy, golden brown color looks amazing. And this is, this is classic. I mean, that's a treat when we as a child growing up for dessert and even something that I would, that was served, um, when I got married, you know, that this was part of the dessert component of my Chinese banquet when I got married. So always forever in my thoughts this classic chewy sweet crunchy item.Suzy Chase: Now to my segment called Last Night's Dinner, where I ask you what you had last night for dinnerWilson Tang: We had tacos last night. Yeah, we do it actually once a week and pretty simple. We make a quick guac, pan tossed peppers and onions and ground chicken with some taco seasoning and then the hard shell tacos, some lettuce, tomato, and then we kind of do our own taco, fix it, taco bar. So the kids love that it's actually very easy for us to do we just mise everything out, and then we lay everything on the dining room table. And we just kind of take turns like almost like a taco buffet. And my daughter loves breaking the shell apart, almost making a taco salad. And my wife is more no shell. She just puts everything on a plate. And my son and I are just trying to pile up our tacos as high as we can. We'll challenge each other to see who finishes first. So yeah, taco night last night, tonight's hotpot. We've got hotpot going on tonight. Yeah. We've got all the different vegetables, all the sliced meats and, and a good broth going right now. So we went from tacos to hotpot.Suzy Chase: Okay. I'll be right over. So where can we find you on the web social media and in New York City?Wilson Tang: Our website has all the information of all our locations in New York, Philadelphia, even in Shenzhen, China, we have two locations there and you're able to purchase all sorts of gift cards, merchandise, our cookbook is all available online, to purchase at NomWah.com. If you follow us on Instagram, it's just @NomWah or you can follow me personally, my Instagram handle is @DimSumNYC. Tea parlor is located at 13 Doyers Street in Chinatown Manhattan and our sister location in Nolita, is more fast casual option is at 10 Kenmare in the heart of Nolita.Suzy Chase: This has been a complete thrill for me. Thank you so much, Wilson for coming on Cookery by the Book podcast.Wilson Tang: Thanks for having me. I had a great time.Outro: Subscribe over on CookerybytheBook.com and thanks for listening to the number one cookbook podcast, Cookery by the Book.

Wilson Tang, the owner and operator of Nom Wah Tea Parlor, joins us to discuss The Nom Wah Cookbook: Recipes and Stories from 100 Years at New York City's Iconic Dim Sum Restaurant. From The Nom Wah Cookbook by Wilson Tang with Joshua David Stein. Copyright 2020 Wilson Tang. Excerpted by permission of Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins. Turnip CakesSERVES 6 5 dried shiitake mushrooms2 medium daikon (Chinese radishes), approximately 21/2 pounds1/2 teaspoon kosher salt2 tablespoon neutral oil, plus more for greasing1 link Chinese sausage, roughly chopped1 tablespoon dried shrimp, soaked in warm water for 30 minutes, dried, then roughly chopped1/2 teaspoon sugar1/2 teaspoon chicken powder 11/4 cups rice flourGround white pepper1 tablespoon cornstarch 1 scallion, finely chopped Hoisin sauce for serving SUBMERGE mushrooms in hot water for 20 to 30 minutes until tender. Drain and roughly chop. PEEL the daikon and grate it on the largest holes of a box grater. Transfer to a large bowl along with the salt and mix together lightly. Cover with plastic wrap and let sit for 20 minutes. WRAP the daikon in a kitchen towel and squeeze it over a bowl. Set the dry daikon aside. If you have less than 31⁄3 cups of daikon water in the bowl, add enough warm tap water to reach that amount. IN a large pot, preferably with a wide bottom, heat 1 tablespoon of the neutral oil over medium heat. Add the sausage, along with the hydrated shrimp and mushrooms, and cook, stirring constantly, until you see fat releasing from the sausage and it becomes slightly crisp, approximately 2 minutes.USING a slotted spoon, transfer the sausage, shrimp, and mushrooms to a small bowl. Leave the fat in the pot. Stir in the dry daikon, sugar, and chicken powder. Cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes. Do not brown. Add the daikon water and bring to a boil, stirring frequently, then lower the heat to medium-low. IN a small bowl, whisk the rice flour, white pepper, and cornstarch, then whisk in just as much water as needed to form a slurry. Add the slurry to the pot and stir constantly for 2 minutes, or until a thick paste has formed. Turn off the heat. Return the sausage, shrimp, and mushrooms to the pot and stir to combine. STEAM according to instructions on page 10. Oil a 9 x 13-inch baking dish, and use a rubber spatula to distribute the mixture evenly into the dish. Place the dish in the steamer and steam for 45 minutes to 1 hour, until cake is pearlescent and holds its form. Let cool in the refrigerator overnight. TO portion, remove the turnip cake from the baking dish, either by cutting it into pieces and removing with a spatula or, preferably, turning it out whole. If the latter, cut in half, then lengthwise in thirds, again lengthwise in thirds, and then across in thirds to form flat squares. HEAT the remaining 2 tablespoons neutral oil a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Place the turnip cake slices in the pan, working in batches if needed. Cook, without stirring or moving them, for 3 to 4 minutes, until the turnip cakes are crispy on one side. Flip and repeat on the other side. Transfer to a paper towel–lined plate to drain excess oil. TO serve, place the slices on a serving platter, garnish with the scallion, and serve with hoisin sauce.

Wilson Tang of Nom Wah Tea Parlor talks about the future of the QR code menu system and how the cell phone has taken over ordering and paying at his restaurants in China. Amanda and Dan talk ferris wheel dining, delivery, and Whole Foods trend forecasting. Follow the hosts! Amanda Kludt (@kludt), Editor in Chief, Eater Daniel Geneen (@danielgeneen), Producer, Eater More to explore: Check out more great reporting from the Eater newsroom. Subscribe to Amanda’s weekly newsletter here. Follow Us: Eater.com Facebok.com/Eater YouTube.com/Eater @eater on Twitter and Instagram Get in Touch: digest@eater.com About Eater: Eater obsessively covers the world through the lens of food, telling stories via audio, television, digital video, and publications in 24 cities across the US and UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob Petrone chats with Nom Wah Tea Parlor owner Wilson Tang about running one of New York’s most iconic restaurants during COVID-19, whether the city’s move to allow indoor dining at a quarter capacity at the end of September will be enough to save restaurants and all the (premature) obituaries being written about their city. Rob and Wilson also debate whether federal bailouts are the answer to the industry’s problems. Plus … are Sesame Chicken and General Tso’s Chicken the same thing? Are soup dumplings the best dumplings? The two share hot takes on Chinese food.

Nom Wah Tea Parlor is a Chinatown mainstay in New York, celebrating its centennial this year. When Wilson Tang took over as owner and proprietor ten years ago, he breathed new life into the establishment, taking it from bakery to vintage dim sum parlor, opening new locations, and branching out into new forms of customer engagement. Opportunities were endless. And then COVID happened. Wilson talks about what this period has meant for him as a caretaker of a business and its employees, a mentor and investor in other hospitality ventures, and as a parent and model for his children. Photo credit Natalie Chitwood.

As businesses from mom and pop stores to billion-dollar corporations scramble to find ways to survive COVID-19, how can we do the same? This episode features the Nom Wah Tea Parlor, a hundred-year-old icon in New York City's vibrant restaurant scene.

Wilson Tang began to see a downturn in his business as the world was getting its first reports about the coronavirus in China. He runs Nom Wah Tea Parlor in New York City's Chinatown. The unassuming restaurant is an anchor of the neighborhood and will celebrate its 100th anniversary this year. Wilson opens up about how his staff, and the neighborhood, have been affected by the pandemic and what it will take to move forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

COVID-19 is here, and as of this week, plans for reducing its impact are starting to affect Americans’ day-to-day lives. Hundreds of events have been cancelled or suspended, including SXSW and the remainder of the NBA’s season. The stock market is basically a financial roller coaster due to global uncertainty in the face of COVID-19, and President Trump instituted a ban on travel from Europe, with the exception of the UK. However, the virus continues to spread in communities across the country.In a public health crisis, it can sometimes feel like the food system is being reshuffled before our eyes. That’s why this week we are taking a look at how outbreaks, both past and present, shape the way that we eat.We have stories about COVID-19's effects on NYC's Chinatowns, how World Central Kitchen mobilized to provide emergency food logistics for the Diamond Princess in Japan, the locust plague wreaking havoc in East Africa and South Asia, and why food fraud is so dangerous and hard to detect.Meat and Three is powered by Simplecast.

Wilson Tang is the owner of Nom Wah Tea Parlor on 13 Doyer Street. The restaurant has been around since 1920 and seen different iterations as a bakery, tea parlor and it’s New York’s premiere dim sum parlor. Wilson grew up in Queens but spent much of his childhood in Chinatown, where Doyers Street was one of the most dangerous streets in the neighborhood due to gang violence. His parents immigrated from China and quickly settled in the restaurant and bakery industry. Wilson grew up helping out his family and attended college at Pace University. In 2011, he left his career in finance and took over for his uncle at Nom Wah. Ever since then, he has kept so much of the restaurant’s history in the Chinatown community alive. One step in there and you can immediately feel that history. The restaurant now has more locations in Manhattan, Philadelphia and China. When he’s not at his restaurants, Wilson is running for fun and frequently runs the New York City Marathon. He started off using the sport as a means to get healthy and lose weight. Now he’s just happy to be a part of it as one of the key members of Old Man Run Club. Catch Wilson on a run and he’s likely smiling. We think you’ll catch some of that in this conversation that we had when he hosted us at the original restaurant. ▶ Follow Wilson on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dimsumnyc/ Recommended Read: Chinese Restaurants Are Closing. That’s a Good Thing, the Owners Say | New York Times https://nyti.ms/2V236rl New York’s Oldest Dim-Sum Restaurant Just Might Be the Future of Dumplings | GrubSrreet https://www.grubstreet.com/2017/10/wilson-tang-profile.html Support for this episode comes from FICS NYC (206 West 23rd Street, 3rd Floor) a fitness recovery and wellness studio. They have curated the top fitness recovery and wellness machines and combined them with classic techniques to elevate each individual’s pursuit of natural performance and overall physical and mental wellbeing. FICS will concierge you through their modalities and provide you a space to relax, recover, and unwind at their modern-day athlete's spa. Use code RUNNERSOFNYC to get 20% off all services, packages and memberships (only for first month). First-time users also get their choice of one modality for free on their initial visit. | https://ficsnyc.com/

This episode, Jessi gets out of the office and heads downtown to eat at a 99-year-old Chinese restaurant. Hear her conversation with Wilson Tang of Nom Wah Tea Parlor, as the two talk about what it’s like to inherit a family business, how Wilson added his own modern touch, and how he grew a small family restaurant into a global brand.

New York's Got Talent:  Episode 19 - The Chinatown Episode With Wilson Tang, Tommy Jewels and Joshua David Stein   Nico chats with a couple iconic Chinatown personalities: Wilson Tang, owner of Nom Wah Tea Parlor on Doyers St, Tommy Jewels, owner of Oro Latino Jewelry on Bowery, and special guest Joshua David Stein, co-author of the Nom Wah centennial book.    New York's Got Talent is a podcast hosted by New York Nico (@newyorknico) that highlights the unique individuals that make New York the best city on earth.   @Newyorknico @dimsumnyc @tommyjewels88 @joshuadavidstein

Each month, the Masters of Social Gastronomy take on a curious food topic and break down the history, science, and stories behind it. This month, that all-American institution: THE DINER. Together, we'll uncover the history of the original definition of a diner and trace how it evolved to a requisite thousand-page menu. We'll learn about Greek diners and of two iconic NYC diners close to Sarah's heart: B&H Dairy and Nom Wah Tea Parlor. But don't worry, non-native New Yorkers - we'll be decoding the secret Waffle House language and stopping by Denny's, too! And don't forget to join us the last Monday of everyone month for our live show at Caveat NYC.

Nom Wah Tea Parlor is an iconic NYC establishment which has been a part of Wilson Tang's family for nearly 50 years. After trying his hand at the corporate life as well as running cafes, Wilson took the Nom Wah reins over from his uncle and has been focused on expansion ever since. Nom Wah's brand holds a special place in patrons' hearts given its long history on Doyers Street. We get some insight into the restaurant world as well as different avenues available to grow... and, by different, we mean multiple avenues but also unique routes to grow the business. https://instagram.com/dimsumnyc

Elaine Chen of The New York Times and Wilson Tang of Nom Wah Tea Parlor join us to talk about the evolution of Chinatown -- one of the few historic immigrant working class neighborhoods left in Manhattan. We dive into Elaine’s experience writing her Times article “As Manhattan’s Chinatown Changes, Food Vendors Keep a Bit of the Old with the New”, Wilson’s experience running the iconic Nom Wah Tea Parlor in Chinatown, and we discuss the broader cultural trends of a changing neighborhood. We attempt to get to the essence of what makes Chinatown, Chinatown. Photo by Mary Inhea Kang for The New York Times Feast Meets West is powered by Simplecast.

Wilson Tang was working in the World Trade Center on 9-11. Like many survivors, those attacks lead him to reassess what he wanted to do with his life. Tired of sitting behind a computer screen, Tang devoted himself to the restaurant business -- taking over the famed Nom Wah Tea Parlor. Now he's innovating ways to introduce the brand into new venues.

On today's show, we welcome the owner and operator of Nom Wah Tea Parlor and several other NYC restaurants. Wilson Tang took over the flagship Nom Wah in 2011 from his uncle Wally and infused with new life and excitement and a few hints of modernity while maintaining the classic elements of the menu dining room and vibe. In addition to Nom Wah which opened nearly 100 years ago, Wilson operates Nom Wah Nolita and Nom Wah Kuai, both fast-casual concepts; and Nom Wah Tu. In this episode We discuss defying parents wishes and getting into the restaurant business, how a business degree can be helpful in the epic competition of NYC and and navigating the world of expansion. The Line is powered by Simplecast

Wilson Tang of Nom Wah Tea Parlor in NYC's Chinatown talks about taking over the nearly 100-year-old restaurant from his uncle. He managed to keep it true to its roots while attracting a whole new demographic of young and hungry patrons. After that, BA Food Stylist (and ace cook) Sue Li reminisces about her mom's chive pockets and dumplings--and tells us how to make scallion pancakes at home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Food Talk is back this week with a brand new episode as Mike Colameco welcomes Chef Jonathan Wu and Wilson Tang talking about their partnership on the new restaurant Fung Tu. With Wilson in charge of the legendary Chinatown staple, Nom Wah Tea Parlor, and Jonathan hot off fine-dining kitchens like Per Se, the duo chat about the 50-seat establishment that houses their own brand of creative and personal interpretations of American Chinese food.  Next up, Mike chats with Ryan Sutton, food critic at Eater about the highs and lows of the 2015 food scene in New York City and detailing his more recent reviews.  Author of the new book, “Food Whore,” Jessica Tom rounds out the show talking about the inspiration behind the book which is full of wit and mouth-watering cuisines, the novel offers a clever insider take on the rarefied world of New York City’s dining scene in the tradition of The Devil Wears Prada meets Kitchen Confidential.  With a fresh movie deal on the books, Jessica and Mike hash out why her generation is all about photogenic, well reviewed food. “I wanted to write a novel that was like reading Eater or Grub Street!” [59:30] –Jessica Tom on Food Talk