Fung Tu Restaurant Review:
Sip a creative cocktail (try the Fung Tu Gibson: Zubrowka vodka and dry vermouth) while perusing the menu at this restaurant on the border of Chinatown and the Lower East Side, which boasts a Per Se alum in the kitchen. Any meal should start with an order of delectable duck-stuffed smoked dates before moving on to the butternut squash-loaded steamed buns, a refreshing alternative to the near...
In the headwaters of Orchard Street, just off East Broadway’s warren of Fujianese places, the chef Jonathan Wu plunders Chinese traditions to weave a modern cuisine of his own imagining. A two-year veteran of Per Se, his cooking relies heavily on nuance, and as the restaurant has matured the accents have been filled in. There is plenty of power in the Sichuan pork sauce in his china-quiles, a...
With a Per Se alum for a chef and an owner who's the proprietor of Nom Wah, this urbane arrival to the LES/Chinatown border is turning out interesting takes on Chinese-American standards. The snug, quirky interior features a bar up front mixing classic cocktails with a twist.
Nom Wah's Wilson Tang and Per Se's Jonathan Wu team up with sommelier Jason Wagner to bring creative Chinese cuisine to the Lower East Side. Fung Tu (Fung = Wind Tu = Soil) features a creative and personal style of Chinese-American food that is complimented by a terroir-driven beverage program. The distinctive and intimate dining room features design elements created by the chef's wife, Jane...