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NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
Where's the petition? I want to sign.

OK so this is what we've found out about the chocolate mousse tower. Our friends picked it up from Greene Provisions in Brooklyn. Green Provisions gets it (along with some other desserts) from a local baker named Michael Allen. They did not know if he had a storefront or website.
753 Fulton Street at S. Portland Ave.
(718) 233-2700

Ed,
We are 100% behind you and your eat less of the things you love diet - as a serious lover of food it doesn't make any sense to sacrifice taste for weight! We too believe strongly in eating in moderation, no need to stop eating delicious and tasty things.
-M+Y

oops it's more like shrimp over rice noodles, not a shrimp bun...

Robyn - Have you tried fried rice rolls before? We'd never seen them on the menu until Congee Village the other day. It's a similar rice crepe wrapping to the rice noodle rolls but fried. I know, so delicious. This is a bad picture but still:
http://lunchstudio.blogspot.com/2008/10/congee-village.html

And what's really nice about Francis Lam's plug for Cong Ly is that they're one of the only Chinatown places that offer Hu Tieu on the menu - not to mention the wet and dry versions!

An irresistible review! It's definitely going on our lunch wish list for when we next find ourselves in the West Village.

My mom makes these every year too. It's such a nice tradition, sitting around the kitchen table all day assembling all the parts into one delicious cake. Bánh Tét is what they call it in the south, and it's round. In the north it's called Bánh Chưng and square.

The Conspirator's Cookbook by Century Downing, published in 1967. Similar in vein to Steingarten, Century Downing writes opinionatedly about diverse food related matters. The book also has one of the best (and easiest) poached egg, garlic and beef broth soups ever.