In honor of Chinese New Years I thought a quick post would be appropriate. The Yardley's have always been connoissuers of great Chinese food, even though the small Nevada town where I grew up had very little to offer in terms of Asian cuisine (we had a lot of Basque restaurants where I grew up, if you believe it). I remember many Friday nights driving down to our little Chinese restaurant and grabbing a few cartons of ham fried rice, chow mein, sweet and sour chicken, and sesame chicken. Those were our staples; we very rarely branched out.
Today my love for Chinese food remains; whether it's the fairly "Americanized" cuisine of Pei Wei and PF Changs, or the more adventurous and nostalgic "hole in the wall" Chinese eateries like those from my childhood ("authentic" may be a more appropriate adjective).
Anyway, please enjoy a few of my favorite dishes. May these pictures inspire you to celebrate this Asian holiday at your favorite Chinese restaurant.
Crispy Spicy Beef
Cafe Zen, Baltimore, MD
Honey Seared Chicken
PF Changs, Hoboken, NJ
Ham fried rice
Anywhere
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