Bao Out

It's everything you ever wanted to know about xiao long bao ("XLB") Chinese soup dumplings, according to Mick Vann at the Austin Chronicle. XLB are hard to find in Austin because people here don't know what they are and they're a huge hassle to make, anyway. Undeterred, Vann manages to find three restaurants selling the dumplings: Chinatown on Mopac and downtown, Shanghai near Highland Mall and Ivy's Deli in Round Rock. [Austin Chronicle]