Back in NYC for the long weekend, we returned to Golden Shopping Mall in Flushing with my parents for yet another eating spree. Armed with chopsticks in hand and Serious Eats loaded on my phone, we started on the first floor with some hearty pork-stuffed fish balls from Old Wang Ji, then descended into the bowels of the building for Lanzhou Handmade Noodles, cumin lamb and gummy “cold skin” noodles from Xian Famous Foods, and a dozen North-South Dumplings which were out of this world. Before heading home, we stopped by the nearby New World Mall to check out the fabled food court there. What we found was far more impressive than anything we had imagined, with nearly 5 times the variety of food stands and a vast central seating area. Already stuffed from our lunch, we vowed to return here the next time we visit. On Sunday, we met up with my old friends in Brooklyn, trying not to suffer a heart attack over fish & chips, fried mac n’ cheese, and a deep-fried Snickers bar at the Chip Shop in Park Slope. After that, we grabbed some mediocre dim sum for breakfast from Grand Harmony before our bus ride back to Boston. Despite stuffing ourselves full, we still managed to catch up with my med school pal at Highland Kitchen for their Monday-night buttermilk-fried chicken special. I’ll definitely miss these foodie adventures together when we move apart this summer.