Mission Chinese Food
Enter to Win Our Seriously Delicious Holiday Gift Giveaways!
We're giving away a Le Creuset Dutch oven, a pizza-emblazoned towel, 24-karat-gold beef jerky, and a hell of a lot more.
Our Favorite Cookbooks of 2015
We here at MUNCHIES have tirelessly racked our greasy brains to compile the best food-related gifts on planet Earth, and quite possibly the universe. Behold, The MUNCHIES Holiday Gift Guide.
Making Your Own Cocktail Bitters Is Easy as Hell
Mission Chinese Food's Beverage Director Sam Anderson came by our garden, made a ton of herbaceous, Szechuan mouth-numbing bitters, and even taught us how to make our own fernet at home.
Dirty Work: Getting Fish Drunk on Lemongrass-Chili Sauce with Angela Dimayuga of Mission Chinese Food
Angela Dimayuga of Mission Chinese Food shows us that you can use freshly picked eggplants, peppers, and tomatoes to get a fish drunk. Well—to make 'drunken fish,' that is.
Danny Bowien Thinks Failure Makes Everything Easier
Read the full interview from our first episode of 'MUNCHIES: The Podcast', in which editor-in-chief Helen Hollyman speaks to Danny Bowien about why failure defines greatness.
How I Created Fashion Week's Weirdest Dinner
Mission Chinese Food's party for Opening Ceremony involved sundaes served in papayas, upscale sweet and sour pork, and holding Spike Jonze like a baby.
How Mission Chinese Transformed noma into a Wonderland of Fried Chicken and 'Titanic'
I watched Danny Bowien and Angela Dimayuga transform the world-renowned restaurant noma into a Gonzo-esque space where beautifully composed dishes including koji-fried chicken paired with weed were served alongside the Titanic soundtrack. The...
We Made Your Favorite Illegal Summer Drinks Taste Even Better
Miss the insanity of Summer Coolers or the illegal fun of Phrosties? We had two of our favorite bartenders make their own versions of these bad boys.
The Sober Bartender That Is Making One of New York's Most Inventive Cocktail Menus
How exactly does Sam Anderson, the talented beverage director at Mission Chinese Food, spend half his year abstaining from boozing while redefining the parameters of the traditional cocktail list?
Your Fancy Cocktail Was Made by a Former Dirtbag Door Guy
When I first started in dive bars, it was all about sneering at the customers who ordered Long Island Iced Teas. But if someone orders a Long Island Iced Tea, you should know how to make it.
Go Listen to Nine Inch Nails and Put Some Mayo on Your Greens
Make like Angela Dimayuga, the executive chef of Mission Chinese Food, and get on a psychedelic level when it comes to dressing your baby bok choy.