emco recos is a spin-off from emco cards — featuring a personally selected collection of my favorite food and drink finds (mostly in NYC, Boston, LA and wherever I travel).
i only draw the ones worth trying.

View fullsize Happy citrus szn! And belated lunar new year! Pomelos are often displayed during lunar new year for continuous prosperity because Chinese people love a good homonym. I just discovered Sweeties and they are a sweeter version of a pomelo or grapefruit
View fullsize laughably belated new year’s greeting that I sent out to f&f in early Jan but wanted to get back into the swing of things here! will be experimenting with some new illustration styles to get my latest recommendations out in a timely manner
View fullsize An oldie but a goodie. Everyone knows about @pauliegee ‘s already but their @pauliegees_sliceshop has been our place to go get a slice or a pie to-go and eat at American Playground or Transmitter Park on the water. The visit back to the origina
View fullsize We moved to Greenpoint and we couldn’t love it any more. Our favorite local coffee shop / bakery is this Colombian bakery @pqcoffee , which has locations in Williamsburg, Greenpoint Ave(by McGuinness and thr Key Foods) and soon, one on Manhatta
View fullsize My story of being Chinese-American starts with my immigrant parents who came here with nothing and gave me everything, not unlike a lot of the API community. This account @emco_recos especially and every bit about me is a perfect combination of my
View fullsize happy lunar new year! made these sticky rice cakes (nian gao) for lunar new year but made them 2021 / (wannabe) gen z 🍭👵🏼. i used all natural @suncorefoods powders for the coloring like pitaya, blue pea flower, purple sweet potato and pumpkin. &
View fullsize @apartment3pizza is slinging pies! They are a quarantine hobby turned serious and are raising money for @bkreliefkitchen in a pizza pop-up on 2/6. I had the honor of illustrating a special edition of their pizza boxes and pizzas for their menu. Havin
View fullsize did a little illustration for @resy ‘s article on the chinese-owned business W.Y Industries, who is behind a lot of the takeout artifacts restaurants use everyday. when i was little, i used to help my mom pour chinese mustard and duck sauce int
View fullsize i’ve been to a lot of omakases in the city and @sushikatsuei is *our* spot. this is our absolute favorite sushi place for omakase between the quality and price point (NYC omakase pricing was getting absurd at one point.. even / esp the masa qua
View fullsize bye 2020. happy new year to everyone. 😊 swipe ➡️
View fullsize 2020 made me realize, *really* realize how important our local restaurants and small businesses are to our beloved neighborhoods. The @nymag “So Long, Friends” article broke my heart and I’m sure if you’re following this accou
View fullsize This summer, I've been able to spend quality time with friends and family in New England that I probably wouldn't have been able to otherwise as much without this pandemic. One of the "big vacays" I took this year was to Portland, Maine and
View fullsize If you’ve been to @lolosshacks with me - it means you’re special and someone I wanted to impress. 😹 It's a self-proclaimed "Carribean meets Cape Cod" joint where you can order things like seafood boils, crabby dip w/ plantain c
View fullsize Another thing I’m eating in quarantine: @traderjoes Elote Corn Chip Dippers. these taste like if Fritos and Cool Ranch Doritos had a baby and then got double-fried 🙃. I’m usually not a corn chip gal but these changed the game. They are a
View fullsize so sad to see some gems closing permanently from this period of The Weirds. 😢 @daddyonyc was one of my favorite non-douchey sports bars by my old apartment in the west village. i've had so many random spontaneous nights end up here with friends and
View fullsize I'm so honored to partner with @merchaid to help out one of my favorite local businesses @wuswontonking during this weird time. We designed a limited edition t-shirt and art print. All profits will go to Wu's Wonton King and their staff. Go to the li
View fullsize WHAT I'M EATING DURING QUARANTINE SNACK SERIES: Ferrero Rochers - the bougie, underrated cousin of the more famed convenience store chocolate candies like M&Ms and Twix. We've been working our way through two trays (!!!) of these... Halfway throu
View fullsize It's a weird and scary time for everyone, especially for restaurants. Re-upping one of my favs in the city @bessounyc - a homey Japanese comfort food restaurant in Greenwich Village. They are still open for takeout/delivery and with each meal, they&r