Food

The Quietly Brilliant Revolution of Asian-American Dessert Menus

The culinary identities of Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese and Thai menus couldn’t be more different, but until recently, many American iterations of East Asian restaurants shared one thing in common: lackluster dessert menus. Asian dessert offerings were dominated by repeat hits like green tea or chai ice cream, mochi, cheesecake and sorbets, or neglected entirely, dessert was lost while savory starters and mains captured diners’ attention at casual Asian...