Andrew Kuo with some of his essentials. Illustration: Margalit Cutler The painter Andrew Kuo misses Chinatown. Not just the streets but the life of the neighborhood, the dumpling shops, grocery stores, and his treasured dollar stores. “Growing up in New York, going to Mott Street and Chinese restaurants in Flushing was a huge part of my life,” he says. “I never really understood a life without it.
A little before 7, I chugged a big cup of PG Tips iced tea that I brewed and chilled the night before to prep into a workout . It was the easiest way to get through it. It was a busy day. Didn’t eat again until after 4 p.m., when I ate a fistful of too-mushy blueberries, some watermelon chunks I picked up at Essex Market, and two mini oranges. Snuck three small Japanese pickles, too. Weird combo! I was trying to get something in my stomach that wasn’t potato chips. Sometimes I’ll forget to eat. I also have, when the COVID stuff started, some of us weren’t working as much.
One sip of apple cider I got from the Union Square Farmers Market three weeks ago. Still good but still too sweet. I shut down at 4 or 5 a.m. because I just love being up at night. For many of the reasons that people talk about: It’s quiet, it feels like you’re alone to do things like paint or watch a movie. My brain just works better then. I try to wake up at 10 and to take a nap at 7 p.m. I like those hours. They suit me well.Had a cup of Irish breakfast tea and a banana.
Earlier in quarantine, I was desperate for Chinese vegetables. In delis and supermarkets you can get broccoli and bok choy and carrots and celery, and all that stuff is great. But I was really missing leafy greens like snow pea leaves, mustard greens, all those vegetables that are not boring and Asians do such a good job at. I was trying to find them and it was very bleak. Places are slowly opening.
For dinner, I made some soy-sauce egg noodles with mushrooms and scallions. I’m really into a $20 nonstick pan I got a few weeks ago. I realized through YouTube that nonstick pans don’t work according to cost. Cheap ones work great! Let the noodles get crispy at the end. It has made frying noodles a joy, because they don’t stick and it’s very frustrating when they do that. I cannot talk about that thing enough. Followed that up with an orange and a ton of water.
Grabbed a fistful of Jalapeño flavor Kettle Chips. NY Deli are the best ones but these are second. Jalapeño is the best snake flavor.
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