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Mooncake Mid-Autumn Festival at MOCA

Mooncake Mid-Autumn Festival at MOCA

Colorful molded Play-Doh dropped from the plastic mooncake molds into the hands of impatiently waiting children. They squealed in delight. Families weaved through the museum stopping to try the star food: mooncakes. Traditionally, Chinese people hold the Mid-Autumn Harvest Festival to mark the end of a successful Harvest season. They […]

 
 

Mensho: A Ramen Joint Open for Three Weeks

Mensho: A Ramen Joint Open for Three Weeks

David Bokov stood in line outside of a tiny Japanese restaurant in downtown Manhattan. The place only has 10 seats, and only serves three dishes. Everyone’s favorite noodle runs out early. “I’ve been waiting all month for this,” said Bokov, a visiting student from Seattle. Welcome to the Ramen Lab, […]

 
 

The San Gennaro Festival Scavenger Hunt

The San Gennaro Festival Scavenger Hunt

It was 70 degrees, and the afternoon sun baked on the concrete streets. Little Italy, in Manhattan’s Lower East Side, was filled with people attending the 11-day “Feast of San Gennaro.” But in the middle of the crowd was Jason Kan, 21. He came for more than the food. This electrical […]