Mission Chinese
If you live in NYC there is a 99% probability that you've at least heard of Mission Chinese. There hasn't been this much press about a new chef since David Chang started his Momofuku empire years ago. Chef Danny Bowien opened the first Mission Chinese out in San Francisco and then came to NYC last year for his second outpost, bringing his love of "Americanized Oriental Food" to the LES. His restaurant quickly started a clut following of sorts and has been picked by just about every food critic as the top new restaurant of 2012. Danny isn't just about creating unique eats its about giving back and he donates .75 of each entree he sells to the Food Bank of NYC. The long lines and the promise of face numbing heat (my tongue was completely numb for a full hour after a bite of noodles from Xi'an) scared me off a bit but finally Mr. T and I stopped in for dinner last week. I loved the dive bar atmosphere...