 Yeah, that's probably not the most traditional way to eat it. Damn, you scooping that fish like ice cream. They did give me the spoon though. What else am I supposed to do with the spoon? Then scoop. We really strive to impress our customers and give them a nice experience with Chinese food. China is a big place and often filled with contradictions. On one hand, it's painted as traditional and ancient and viewed with a stuck-in-time mysticism. On the other hand, there's ultra-modern aspects like magnetic bullet trains, mobile apps, and endless skyscrapers. But what about a mix between East and West that took place 100 years ago in the city of Shanghai? The high-pie period took place between the 1920s and 1950s and is a special era that's being brought back to life in 2020 through restaurants. Today, we're hitting up three different spots in NYC that really represent new retro, Chinese style, from the decor to the menus. Could this be the future of Chinese restaurants in America? 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Listen, it's not every day that you walk into a seven-year Michelin-star Chinese restaurant, but does it live up to the hype? And how'd they do it? We're here at Cafe China, but we're at the owner's end. Tell us about your spot. We actually opened in 2011. We are the only Chinese restaurant in town that doesn't serve American Chinese food. In 2011. In 2011. Like, now it's more common, in 2020. And our chef actually thought we were suicidal because we didn't have that. But actually, we proved them wrong because next year we got a Michelin-star. Oh, nice. How did you guys know that it was gonna work? We didn't. But I think the point is that we wanted to do this because we felt as customers, Chinese restaurant. We wanna take a friend to a Chinese restaurant that's respectable, so good food, has good service. But unfortunately, there was nothing around that we can take them to. So we said, well, we could get a chance to do that ourselves. We want to do something proper. We want to do something that we would like to take our friends to. As a Shanghaianese, my wife, she designed everything she knows of my partner and she wants to evoke a kind of cozy 1930s Shanghaianese restaurant feel without actually replicating it. When she put everything together, it all made sense. So a lot of people are a little bit confused. Like, why do you have a Shanghaianese restaurant with a Chinese cuisine? But we say, well, it doesn't really matter because it's good Chinese food, authentic Chinese food. And in a very unique environment, you guys should just enjoy it. I think that at a time where people don't really have the confidence in the Chinese culture because they don't really know how people perceive it or maybe the people who did it prior kind of like fumbled it, you guys did it the right way. And once you do it the right way, that's a spark and build other people's confidence to continue down that lane. Exactly. So now you go around, you see a lot of restaurants having no American Chinese food. They have regional Chinese cuisine. I don't want to take all the credit but I think we helped. You could serve the food you want. You could give them a decor that's unique and it could work and it could serve all types of people. So congratulations on that because now every spot gets to feel be more authentic. Man, I'm excited to try the food. Kudos to you. Like we said, cafe China, I gotta eat. All right, cool. All right, everybody. We're starting off with our appetizers, AKA our small plates. And I think it's so interesting. They serve it home style. You know, they kind of give you that vibe where it's almost like you're really eating at home. This dish right here, it looks like the dim sum Laomai guy. I've actually seen older people kind of cooking this in like the Sichuan or like Yunnan-like forest. Yeah, this is such a simple dish. It's a piece of beef rib and it's wrapped up in sticky rice and it's steamed. You can still see that it has the bone in on it. I'm gonna take a bite of the beef rib. Honestly, it tastes like somebody's mom made this. You really taste the flavor of the beef rib. It's not overpowered by anything. It's not spicy or it's really just savory. I think it's official, David. Anything steamed in a lotus leaf is delicious. David, our next dish is the husband and wife dish. The Fujifilm. I didn't know the story. That basically it came from a butcher and you know, there's wife wanted to save money. So she goes, you know what? Let's make a dish out of like the discarded pieces of beef. And this is what they came up with. But then over time it turns into something just like beloved. That chili oil is so delicious. It's flavored perfectly. These pieces are cut super tender. I know why. This dish alone tells me why they won a Michelin star for like six years straight. That's super good. I'm going in. Up next we have the Dandan Mian. And then I have the Koshu Aji which is mouth watering chicken. This is boneless. So a lot of times Koshu Aji has the bones in it, but they have pulled the chicken off the bone, making it easier to eat because it's true. That dish got a lot of bones. Let's try this Dandan Mian, David, here. I mean, this is probably one of the most popular Chinese noodle dishes in the entire world. Specifically from Sichuan. That's really good. Everything here has been really, really, really good. Getting that ma la, buzz. That's nice. And of course, Andrew, I've just got tendon noodles. They've been sliced to look like noodles. Then here I have the savory tofu with celery. Mm, tendon was flavorful, man. Dude, it's crazy the level that they approach these like simple dishes with. Wow. This savory tofu is a big sleeper and it surprises you because it has a very, very strong smoky flavor, which I did not expect. So I gotta say, man, this is one of the top appetizers I had. How do you make the dried tofu taste like smoked turkey? All right, David, before we get into our entrees, we have a quick cocktail break. We have three cocktails and they're all named after famous Chinese directors. 2046, Chungking Express, and then here is the only one. Lust and caution. Mm. Are you double-fisting? I am double-fisting. Calvary China right now? Zia, Zia, have you seen this before? No. All right, next we got the sauteed lobster Sichuan style. This looks so saucy. Bro, look at this piece of the lobster tail right there, man. This is gonna be really good. I don't think they got that many lobsters in Chengdu. Chengdu is very landlocked, Sichuan, generally. Well, this might be that, you know, northeast of America fusion right here, sauteed lobster. Let me tell you this, it's the right amount of spicy, but it doesn't overpower the flavor of the lobster. Wow. Man, give this spot another Michelin star this year, right now, out of this video. Bring it back. They did a great job of balancing it here. They were like, oh, y'all, let me give you the mala, but I'mma reel it back. Andrew, let me introduce the Lajiji, chopped up chicken pieces, diced with a lot of chili peppers. David, one of your favorite dishes. I am about popcorn chicken. I am about fried chicken, you know, pieces. Mm. Even though there's a good amount of crust on that, I can still really taste the chicken, and that's why I appreciate it about that. All right, you guys, we're at Cafe China. We're talking about Michelin star for six years, so much pressure, but they delivered. You said this is kung fu shrimp? It's called kung fu shrimp. Oh, and get close for this crunch. It's super hot. Wow. This is a Sichuan Lajiji. Wow. Oh, and you can eat the peppers too. They just fall apart in your mouth. Guys, these are cooked so well that they're really brolic shrimp, but you can eat the whole thing, shell and everything. You know what? I wasn't gonna eat another one, but just for looking so butterfly and delayed. David, in my hand, I have the fish blossom. Now, this is a popular dish that you'll see even at like a Sichuan or Shanghainese restaurant, but it's done a little bit differently here. Oftentimes, the fish is like kind of fried upward with all the cuts in the night of it. More of the Shanghainese style. Right, but this one has no bones, and it's actually not that spicy. I've had this dish before, and I never order it. It always has that really sweet red sauce on it. As soon as way more like angles that it hits you at, but I would say traditionally people call that fish blossom like sweet and sour fried fish. That's like how some people refer to it. All right, you guys, I am looking at a version of Sui Zhu Yu Chongqing style. This is the red one. It can come in white, it can come in green. All three of them, Andrew, they're hot. Tilapia filet right here. Oh, hold on, wait for me. Oil braised fish. Because they have tofu pieces, which almost kind of give you that texture of also fish as well. I love it that they got the pork in there too, because sometimes, you know, this doesn't have any pork. It's all bunch of fish pieces, but they threw some other stuff at you. All right, I'll tell you this. It looks like a 9.5 out of 10 on the spicy scale. I'll say it's really probably only a seven. It's not that bad. That's what I personally love about Cafe China is the fact that they give you that mala authentically, but then they reel it back a little bit. It's almost like three steps forward, two steps back. And for me, that's my perfect zone of Sichuan food. You buzzed two different ways, David, from the alcohol and the mala, because your face is a little bit lit up. David, this was a tough round, but what was your favorite? Two, man. Going with the lobster and the shrimp. Man. For me, I'm going with the Mr. Lobby and Mr. Shrimpy. All right, I'm coming in for one last bite, one last chili right here. This is the crispiest chili I've ever had. Oh my gosh. No leftovers of this dish, no, no way. You guys, for the longest time, Cafe China was the only Chinese restaurant on the Michelin list. And we're talking about the top tier list, the list list. I can tell exactly why. So shout out to Xi'en, shout out to Yi Ming. This is it. You cannot say you love Sichuan food and not check this out in New York. Okay, Cafe China lived up to the hype, but were they just lucky? If their second concept is just as good, then what can we all learn from them? We are at Xi'en and Yi Ming's other spot, birds of a feather here in Brooklyn. We're in Williamsburg. Thank you for having us. I mean, this place, honestly, it really has a vibe. What do you think it is that helps you guys do different designs and do something with Chinese restaurants that no one has seen before? This is Williamsburg. So the design, I want to reflect the Brooklyn spirit. I want it to be modern, to be hip. We really strive to impress our customers and give them a nice experience with Chinese food. So this round, we are doing modernized Chinese food. But, you know, the chefs are classic latrine. So they have a very strong grasp of the classic techniques. And I think that's very essential to do something creative on top of that. That's a good point. Tell us about the name birds of a feather, because you were saying that that's a more kind of a loose translation of the Chinese meaning. It's the Chinese motif for a love relationship or some brotherly relationship could be, as well. Is it similar to the Hong Kong milk tea, Yuan Yang? Oh, yeah, yeah, that's the same. Oh, that's the same one? Yes. Oh, that's the same, the half-tea, half-coffee. So it's half-tea, half-coffee. That's what I love about Chinese culture. I feel like it's so, it's got so many layers to it, is you just got to keep peeling them away. This was already just fascinating just talking to you, and we didn't even get any food. So I can imagine how good it's going to be once we get to the culinary aspect. All right, you guys, we are here at Birds of a Feather. They do some modernized versions of Sichuan Thai. We got to start with the dishes that are most eye-catching. Well, immediately, then I would go to this Pidan Dou Fu. Wow. What a special green chili mala version. Bro, that is by far the single most aesthetically, I got to say, pretty dish or beautiful or cool. That is the most beautiful Pidan Dou Fu I've ever seen. But then I got to try, this is the fried eggplant in sweet and sour sauce, but this one's spiral cut so that it kind of stretches out. It's very interesting. It's gone. Mm. That is so good. What is this eggplant stuffed with? It's actually not stuffed with anything. It's just cut in a spiral so that it kind of stretches out, so there's crispiness in between the slices of eggplant. OK. It's delicious, man. Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh. It does fall apart quickly, so you got to eat it. Hurry, hurry. I've got to say that that's one of the best Pidan Dou Fu I've ever had. That's incredible, man. Wow. I'm really impressed that Yi Ming, obviously, as a designer, she was able to make things aesthetic, but then still bring the flavor. David, you're a fan of matcha, and they all have all types of beer and sake here. And this is a beer from Kyoto. This is a matcha IPA. Oh, green. All right, Anna, so they do have some Shanghainese touches here on the menu, makes sense, because the weird thing about Shanghainese food is, Andrew, is I feel like Shanghainese is not embraced as an entire cuisine, but certain dishes are almost ultra-embraced. Oh, there are certain dishes from the Shanghainese cuisine that are everywhere. And this, of course, the Shaolongbao is one of them. I did not expect the Shaolongbao to be that good. That broth has a lot of, like, ginger flavor in it. That was a really good Shaolongbao. Let's get through these appetizers real quick. Give me some of this, what is this? This is a peanut tofu dish. Mm, that's silky and buttery. Wow. What? A lot of people might think that a really soft tofu with just chili oil and nuts is nothing special, but I'm telling you, you haven't had this one before. In these next two, one's a classic, and one's not really a classic. Here, we have the one tons of chili oil, and then here, we have the okra wrapped in pork belly. That's different. Oh, my goodness. Mm. I've never had that before. That's an interesting cold dish right there. Very sweet, actually. This is a little bit elevated looking. This is just not like some regular spicy one tons you got. Ooh. That malatake hits you right away. Wow. I would say it's very authentic about those hongyo chaosos, those spicy one tons. It's more ma than la. Mm. Like we said, guys, earlier, Sichuan at its core is supposed to be more ma than la. Next, I have a Sichuan smoked duck. Actually, you know, it's just a smoked duck. It's seasoned heavily. It's very flavorful, so you don't even need any sauce. This is just wood ears. I'm sure this is way more flavorful than it looks. Mm. One of my favorite Chinese salads is the wood ear salad. Wood ears is not really something that's eaten in Western culture often, but in Asia and other cultures, you know it's popular. This is almost like the cooldown. Almost like that radish you get in Japanese food. Dude, that is wiping clean all the mala from my mouth right now. This tea smoked duck is actually something I do know that they do eat in Sichuan, but maybe not visually in this form. Mm. Tea smoked duck. From Sichuan. It's smoky. It has this really deep tea flavor. It's a little bit spicy, but then this white bao, this bun right here, kind of adds that soft sweetness to it. Mm. Almost it tastes like it's been grilled on top of like some oak wood. All right, in my hand, we are returning to the Shanghai Knees Cuisine. This is the Shanghai Shaomai. We have here a Sichuan version of cold roe. So this is slices of braised marinated pork belly on top of preserved veggies, on top of house-made tofu. Mm. All right, guys, let's try the Shanghai Shaomai. I would not compare it really to the Cantonese Siu Mai because it doesn't have the pork, it doesn't have the shrimp. It obviously- The meat. Yeah, it doesn't have the really, the meat has a little bit of pork inside, but it really does taste more almost like a sticky rice dish, just in a dumpling form. Andrew, look at this. Look how aesthetic this is, Andrew. I mean, how different does it look than like Chinatown? Bro, this looks beautiful. I'm not gonna lie, man. Wow. At some point, the pork belly fat is so tender, it feels like the silken tofu. Wow. Man, the food here is crazy, man. I'm going in for another piece of duck and I'm gonna go in for another piece of pork belly. Let me just dab that. God, it's good. We gotta get some sparkling sake they have here. Sparkling sake is fire. Here we go, David. I'm pouring this sparkling sake. Let's do that. And I have the authentic Mapo tofu. Some of these Chinese names when translated to English are hilarious. Mapo tofu. Mm, super deep, dark flavor, very beany. Spicy, but not that spicy. The tofu has the perfect consistency. It's kind of plump, but not too firm, definitely not too soft. Man, between this and the peat-on tofu, you might be like some of the best versions of this dish I ever had, man. Bro, what the? And we didn't even get to the final dish. We didn't even get to the final boss. What, just tell us, man, about King Koopa. King Koopa is a huge fatty tilapia fish. Bone in, as you know, keeping it authentic. Lots of peppercorn, lots of chilies. Oh my God, let's go. Sichuan fish, tilapia. They're able to really strike that difficult balance. There's a lot of ma, just enough la, but not too much. You scoopin' that fish like ice cream. All right, let me, let me. I love steamed fish, man. We just finished two spots from a husband and wife designer, restaurateur couple, ZN, Yiming. Philosophers, I'm gonna just throw that in there for them. Talking to Yiming earlier, all her analogies and how she's like, oh, this spot is like a container of my dreams. I was like, yo, the way she's talkin' about it, man, I'm enjoying the food even more. Listen, guys, if you guys are into Chinese food at all, especially anything spicy, you need to check out birds of a feather. Everything's done so intentionally. This is just the future of Chinese food. They're thinking about everything, not just kinda doing it in the big picture, doing it in the big picture, and the mid, and the micro, micro, mid, macro, those are the three levels of perspective, they got all of them. What do you think the future is of Chinese food in America? You're going to see a lot more diversity in terms of regional cuisine. I think the Chinese chefs are going to try to find new ideas based on their cultural backgrounds, and that is going to feed into kinda mainstream American cuisine. It's still a big world to develop. I think people start to get to know Sichuan and maybe some Chinese food, but, you know, adventure means food. It's somehow still limited, so I think there is a lot of potential there. So maybe Xi'an and Yiming are the J and Beyonce of romantic Sichuan food in New York City. But, up next, we meet a pair of young entrepreneurs putting Hunan food on the map in their own way, and they just opened up. All right you guys, we made it all the way to Midtown. The 1920s, 1930s Shanghai aesthetic continues. We are outside of a spot called Blue Willow. It actually just recently opened up. It has a similar aesthetic and it's super vibe-y inside. They serve a lot of Hunan and Sichuan dishes, but since we just had a lot of Sichuan food, we're definitely gonna focus on the Hunan dishes here. All right, we're here with Vincent. He's the owner of Blue Willow. As far as the design, you went for kind of like a 1930s type of Shanghai, Hong Kong vibe. What made you want to pick that approach? Me and my girlfriend, Mandy, we always think that like we probably, you know, we grew up in a different time than what we would like to be. We would like to be, you know, born in that period of time. There were a lot of just very romantic times. Why did you want to open up a spot like this? The reason why we opened it up is because we want to change the approach for Chinese cuisine, change a lot of stereotypes, and trying to bring more exposure to Hunan concept, just different sort of spices that specifically comes from Hunan. What is people's reaction? The reaction is, I think it's because they haven't really tried many Hunan food, so they'll probably associate that with Sichuan food. But once we explain to them that these are the differences between Sichuan food and Hunan food, then they're like, oh, you know what, you're right. This is more spicy. This is less mala and this is less sweet and sour, but it's delicious. We have, yeah, a lot of Hunan these people come here. Their reaction is just like, we're glad that something like this opened up. We are eating at a 1930s, 1920s Shanghai themed spot, Blue Willow, but eating authentic Hunan food cooked by Chef from Hunan. We have a feast in front of us. David, I think we have to start with particularly Hunan dishes. We are looking at the preserved pork with preserved radish. This is an incredibly Hunan dish right here. Super smoky. They cured this pork for a month. I will say this about Hunan food. It doesn't look as cool or colorful as Sichuan food, but to me, the flavor is just as much there. Hunan la ro. I love this dish because it kind of gives you that bacon vibe, but it also gives you a lot of crunch from the veggies. It's a really good balance. Bro, that's like eating Chinese smoked bacon right there. Dude. I think for Western palates, Hunan food's gotta be the most slept on Chinese province. In terms of like, it's completely unexposed to Western taste buds, but they'd like it. This next dish is one of my favorite. David, this is the Century Egg Clay Pot with eggplant and peppers, and it's mashed up with this mortal and pestle. Trust me, the flavor is there. Mmm. Wow. Whoa. This one's bamming me. I love this dish, man. So good. As you smash it up, it becomes really smooth, especially with the duck egg yolk that's preserved there. Moving on to the world famous, Mao's Hong Xiaorou. So Andrew, Mao Zedong, obviously, a man who needs no introduction, but Mao actually really loved eating this. I love how they put it on a bed of bok choy so you kind of get the vegetable balance in there. This Hong Xiaorou is cut into smaller pieces. I actually prefer that. Yeah, some people like it in really big pieces. Guys, Mao's Hong Xiaorou. Mmm. Usually this dish is very savory, a little bit more sweeter, comes in like the big pot. I actually really like this one. It's extra spicy. Chairman Mao knew how to pick a pork belly. Immediately, Andrew, between the eggplant, pidan tofu and the Hong Xiaorou, crazy. All right, our next two dishes. Here we have chicken wings with fried Lao Gan Ma chili sauce on it. I've seen chicken wings many different ways, Andrew. This is my very first time seeing Hunan chicken wings. And then here we have the salted egg yolk corn. So this is called golden corn. It's covered in salted egg yolk. It's fried. It's a great snack. You eat it with your cocktails. You want to grab a Hunan wing? Do I? Look on the inside. Ho ho. Hacking the flavor. Even though this is a small wing, it's got a big flavor. I've got to tell you that that is a new one and that's a good one. That's up there. All right, guys, trying the golden corn. It's a little crispy on the outside. It's juicy on the inside. It's got that sweet corn juice burst into my mouth with the salted egg yolk flavoring. I like that a lot. Wow. I gotta say, man, the food here at Blue Willow is really, really good. Two more pan Chinese dishes that are not particularly Hunan, but served at a lot of spots, David. Classic spicy wonton. I mean, we had it at a bunch of spots, but every spot kind of does it different. This is a staple dish that I think everybody orders. That's a hot one. Whoa, David, if you think that's spicy, let me cool it down with some salted egg yolk tofu. This salted egg yolk tofu would definitely be the cool down dish. It's got a calming effect. All right, in my hand, I have the Hunan take on Arctic surf clams. You know, like we said, Hunan food typically landlocked, but they're like, you know what? We're in America now. We're in the Northeast. We've got access to great Arctic surf clams. Let's Hunan it out. Ooh, wasabi kick. I don't know why wasabi just across the board just works well in seafood, man. Mm. All right, we have the Hunan fried rice. And what's very Hunan about it are these little preserved green beans. I would say the Hunan food is really good, but maybe one of the things holding it back is that due to the use of preserved veggies and stuff aesthetically, it doesn't really hit with people, you know what I mean? With the bright contrasting. But I'm telling you this, just from a flavor perspective, it's crazy deep. I have the Hunan brine beef rice noodles. They eat rice noodles a lot of Hunan. And look how much flavor this has. David, you're holding up. I have a Hunan braised fish right here. This looks like the end scene from a crouching tiger hidden dragon where like the red leaves are falling. All the chilies on top of that actually really let the fish shine. And there's kind of this brightness to the chilies. And that's what I love about Hunan food is that the chilies are not always like cooked and dried to the point where they're like pulverized. I really like how it's still bright and fresh. Yo, I'm not gonna lie. Going coming here in a blue villa, I did not really know what to expect. But I honestly put it up there. Food has been hitting specifically the Hunan food. Guys, this is the beef rice noodle. Whoa, tell them. Whoa, specifically the noodles themselves, man. Whoa, I don't even need the beef. Wow, when noodles are that brown, you know they got the flavor. If you love delicious food and you guys happen to be in New York City around Central Park, come to Blue Willow. This is the fish filet chili pot. This is a popular Sichuan dish. They have fresh peppercorns on top. We're gonna pair that with this Sichuan cocktail because they put a Sichuan chili and some peppercorns in this malai drink. This is insane. Oh, mm. Wow, got a spicy kick on the cocktail. No, not bad, guys. Fish filets are cut very thin. The malai kick is not too crazy. The numbing is not overpowering. It's still very enjoyable. Shout out to them. They found a good balance. I think what stands out to me too is how thin the fish slices were and they were deboned. Yeah. David, what was your top two dishes that you had here? That just surprised you. It shocked you. Oh my goodness, man. I love Hunan food and I actually just reminded me that I don't get to eat it enough maybe because it's not presented in this modern, cool, elevated way. But I would have to say a plant-century dish and then I'm actually gonna go with the preserved pork dish. Ooh, not bad. This was a killer. Yeah. My favorite that surprised me, I do have to say, I think it's the beef rice noodles. It's such a simple dish. I didn't, to be honest, expect much from it but I enjoyed it so much. And then I do have to say, man, the century egg clay pot. This is a winner right here. If you guys ever get the chance to try this, go to Hunan restaurant and order this dish. Please, because anybody who makes this dish is probably gonna do a good version of it. We have tried so many different things on this crawl. Sort of understanding where the future of Chinese food is going, specifically with the Shanghai 1920s, 1930s aesthetic. I know it's such a popular design sort of genre right now. This is the aesthetic nowadays. This is where people wanna eat food. It just seems like kind of this era that people really wanna hold onto and remember. And I look forward to seeing even maybe more spots opening with this aesthetic. For decades, Chinese restaurants in New York City were in a funny position. They were either a great value but had questionable service. Or you only wanted to eat there with your elders or family. Or they were wildly overpriced for those outside of the community. But now you have respectable, cool, vibey spots that won't make you go bankrupt. And when it comes to changing the image of Chinese food, it starts on an individual basis. Every customer served is another customer that has a wider range of what they believe can be Chinese food. So maybe we just wanna expand what it means. I mean, it can be $3, it could be $30 or it could even be $300. And maybe it's still worth it at all those levels. Thank you so much for joining us on this very special episode of Phone Girls Food. Make sure you like, subscribe, turn on your notifications. And you guys, please let us know in the comments section below what you think of the whole 1920s, 1930s aesthetic. And until next time, we're out, please. What do you think it takes to be as intentional as you guys are as a couple running all your restaurants? The two of us will be coming a long way to this point. You know, enjoying the adventure of food. I think people can travel through food. That's really the biggest encouragement for us to go further.