Chef Danny Bowien loves when things get weird. With a reputation for cooking Chinese food with an unexpected twist (like a classic Shanghai soup dumpling disguised as a lettuce wrap), Bowien’s Mission Chinese Food is all about celebrating uniqueness and turning classic on its head. That’s why the culture clashing vibrancy of New York City’s Chinatown–filled with old school dumpling joints, alleyway wonders, and restaurants opened by some of the city’s best rising chefs–is the perfect place for Mission Chinese Food’s East Coast outpost.
“WITH MY OWN RESTAURANT, I REALLY WANTED TO MAKE A COMMUNITY, A DEMOCRATIC WAY OF EATING THAT PEOPLE COULD AFFORD.”