NYC - Ming Tsai at Prosperity Dumpling

I had a fairly uneventful flight from San Jose to Newark (via Dallas Fort Worth). It's been years since I went into Manhattan from New Jersey. Much has changed on that side of the river. It's now all condos.

Today I went to dim sum with my brother in Chinatown. As usual, I accompanied him on the task of restocking his freezer. This means stopping by Eldridge Street and going to buy frozen dumplings.

So we go to Prosperity Dumpling (46 Eldridge St), where for $1.25, you can get 5 steamed or fried dumplings. They also sell wonton soup, hot and sour soup, and other food for super low prices.

This shop is very popular with the local kids (there is school across the street), and NYC foodies. As we were leaving, there were other customers who bought dumplings to go. It was 3 asians, a man and two women. One of the women had a large professional camera. It's not unusual to see foodies take picture of their food, but it was when the men said "This is so good!" regarding the fried dumplings, that I realized. It was Ming Tsai, the celebrity chef from Simply Ming on PBS!

Update: this is what it was for

http://newyork.grubstreet.com/2009/09/ming_tsai_picks_his_favorite_downtown_dumpling.html?e=grubstreet--20090929