I stopped by the newly reincarnated Mei Lai Wah (64 Bayard Street) today, which is now cleaner and brighter, but, by all accounts, just as good as before. A confession: I hadn’t been there before it ...

Melissa McCart is the lead editor of the Northeast region with more than 20 years of experience as a reporter, critic, editor, and cookbook author. In about a month, a Chinese bakery known for its ...