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Bian Dang, formerly known as NYC Cravings, everyone’s favorite Taiwanese food truck, just opened shop in NYC. It is located inside Food Gallery 32 at 11 West 32nd Street.
CoCo
CoCo, Fresh Tea & Juice, is the largest industry player of freshly-made drink in China and the leading brand of this industry around the world. By the end of 2010, CoCo has more than 600 stores worldwide, including shops in Grand Central in New York City, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and major cities in China. People from different countries and with various cultural background now can enjoy tasty CoCo’s products from hundreds of stores. Key factors to build up this multi-national enterprise including the well-designed training programs, the efficient retail auditing system, the cutting-edge product innovation, and the professional management team, are the foundation to lead the company to the bright future and continuous success.
Having rooted in Taiwan and China, CoCo continues to expand its business ambition to the rest of the world, such as north and south Asia, Middle East, America, Canada, New Zealand and Australia. In spite of the worldwide financial crisis, CoCo is delivering the amazing sales growth rate with more than 50% during the past two years.
We are so excited to partner with Taiwanese American Terry Chen and Filled with Sweets (FWS). FWS is a NYC based baking company devoted to creating Asian-influenced baked goods with accompanying fillings. Taking inspiration from her background, FWS’s products embody Asian flavors like Vanilla Taro, Honey Jasmine, and Black Sesame and only use high quality ingredients. She truly has unique and tasty goodies that everyone should rush to try! Check out all her awesome cupcakes at filledwithsweets.com and be sure to stop by to visit her popup stand at Park Here (201 Mulberry St.) on Feb 12th and 13th. You can also find out where she will be by following her on Facebook and Twitter.
LUCKYRICE is an integrated media and marketing company with a big appetite for Asian-style cuisine and culture. They work with hundreds of chefs and restaurants as well as corporate and culinary partners to bring the diverse worlds of Asian culinary culture to consumers. They work with some of our other sponsors like The Shaved Ice Shop as well! As a special for the month, LUCKYRICE will be giving TAP members 10% off any of their events by entering TAP as the coupon code at checkout!
TAP-NY members will receive 10% off the cost of any Manhattan GMAT 9-session prep course (In-person or Live Online). Please note that the discount code can also be used for the purchase of a MGMAT Self Study-Package but does not apply to individual product purchases (i.e., books). TAP NY only partners with the best, and Manhattan GMAT is the premier GMAT provider in the country – hands down! Discount Code: TAPNY
Next Media Animation
Come get your daily dose of news by Next Media Animation at nma.tv. Next Media Animation is a Taiwanese company that is taking America by storm by blending news and entertainment into a viral web sensation. It is among the funniest and most creative animated projects currently in production! Join them on twitter and facebook to learn more: @NMAtv and facebook.com/NMAtv.
New York finally has a place to get Taiwanese Shaved Ice done the right way. Believe it! In partnership with TAP NY, if you mention our name they will happily hook you up with one FREE topping. Click here to become a fan on Facebook and see where they will be next!
The shaved ice is snow-flake-like, with a delightfully creamy texture and taste to it. Some toppings and flavors they are mangos, kiwi, strawberry, watermelon, grass jelly, homemade red bean, taro, peanuts, fruity pebbles, granola and frosted flakes. It can be topped with the fruit and/or toppings and of course with condensed milk, plus a scoop of ice cream.
First produced in 1922 and after 88 years, New York finally has Taiwan Beer. Brewed with all local Taiwanese ingredients, from the water to the native ponlai rice, Taiwan Beer yields an extraordinary flavor. Taiwan Beer is teaming up with TAP NY to get the word out, so be on the look-out for a future event!
You can buy it currently at the following locations:
1) Whole Foods Market on 95 Houston St. (in the Lower East Side)
2) Hotel Chantelle on 92 Ludlow St. (in the Lower East Side)
3) Hung Ry on 55 Bond St (in NoHo)
4) Udu Cafe (aka Bai Du Huo Guo) in Flushing (3704 Prince St.)
5) Red Chopsticks in Flushing (136-17 41st Ave)
6) Khim’s Millenium Market on Driggs Ave (Brooklyn)
Cousins David Sat, Danny Che and Kenneth Sa are dishing out a multicultural ice blend near City Hall. A Taiwanese-Hawaiian shaver produces snow ice which is flaky layers of sweet milk, green tea or milky-chocolate ice ($5 small, $7 large), which is then hit with ingredients such as sea-salt-leche syrup, mochi and kiwis (and brownie chunks for good measure). ANY TAP members that follow them on twitter and tweet them, will receive a FREE upgrade to their Mammoth size, which is essentially a 20% discount!!! Wooly’s Ice, Municipal Plaza, 1 Centre St. (at Reade St.) on weekdays. Follow them on twitter.com/WoolysIce or http://www.facebook.com/woolys