Among au-courant gifts for expectant parents—especially those who use the term “self-care” unironically—is Heng Ou’s book “The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother.” It’s ...

This week’s Battle of the Dishes pits two renditions of Cantonese-style congee against each other. Also known as jook, congee is often eaten for breakfast, sometimes along with a you tiao, or Chinese ...

Ron Yu considers himself lucky. The Chinatown economy crumbled after September 11, and business at Congee Village, the Cantonese restaurant he manages on Allen Street, dropped 10 to 15 percent. But ...

The Department of Health has closed down Congee Chinese Restaurant at 98 Bowery after discovering many alarming violations during an inspection last week. The restaurant—not to be confused with the ...

Since March 16, 2020, when the state first temporarily closed indoor dining, hundreds of new restaurants have opened, including a Brooklyn location of a Tokyo-based restaurant, a permanent location ...

“Everybody leaves here thinking and missing the oxtail congee,” Ly says. The sweet and savory rice porridge comes as the final course in the beef tasting. Typically, the traditional seven-course ...

Christopher Robbins is a New York City reporter covering transportation, affordable housing, local politics, and criminal justice. His work has also appeared in New York Magazine, The Village Voice ...

A wine bar and market in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, a new addition to the Congee Village collection, and more restaurant news. By Florence Fabricant A trellised sidewalk enclave, dense with vines and ...

Year of the Takeout got to nosh with a very special guest Thursday, the Voice‘s Maura Johnston. She had never had congee. Of course, we took it upon ourselves to make her lose her c-card. The $4.45 ...

Isabel Simmons reads SWEET LABA CONGEE by Qiusheng Zhang. With Isabel Simmons, read SWEET LABA CONGEE by Qiusheng Zhang, a book that celebrates traditions, community, and family. After the story, ...