Tittsworth’s penchant for eating exotic and rare foods from around the world is somewhat legendary in the DJ/house music world.  Ask to see his tattoo of all the weird things he’s eaten next time you see him.  So he sent me a link early last week about this famous jerky spot in Chinatown called New Beef King.  Without question, we were going to hit it up the following weekend when he was in town.

Before his set at the Tiger of the Year party at 88 Palace, we stopped in to Prosperity Kitchen on Eldridge for some cheap, cheap pork-and-chive dumplings and sesame pancake with beef.  The food was what you’d expect for last-batch-of-the-night dumplings, but no complaints here.  Jesse stirred up his own blend of Sriracha, soy sauce, and vinegar to kick up the flavor a bit.  Other than being rained on from the condensation inside the tiny shop, the highlight for me was the upside-down OPEN sign in the window.

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