A wise man once said better late than never, so it's 2008, and another entry. Went to Province in last night for my first truly inspiring meal of the new year. As a longtime obsessor of the Momofuku Berkshire Pork bun, the idea that there's a quick, cheap place to get similar bun sandwiches was enough to get me all the way down to Tribeca.

The meal lived up to expectations and thensome. I started with the Short Rib and Kimchi bun sandwich. The food came very quickly, and the bun was still steaming hot with a balance between the softness of a steamed bun but with the texture and consistency needed for a proper sandwich. The combination of Rib meat and Kimchi also proved somewhat interesting and original but extremely tasty.

I then split the Beef Pancake Roll with my friend which was another rewarding decision. Basically, the chef takes a scallion pancake-type roll and creates a sandwich similar to a burrito. The shredded beef was tender and flavorful, and there was a great addition of cilantro and a mild sauce.

Next on the list was the Spicy Pork sandwich. Again, the bread came out perfectly but the amount of spice and sauce on the pork was amazing. The delicious meat was complemented by pickled daikon (at least that's what I was told it was) which was subtly sweet enough to counteract the spiciness of the pork.

Though I set out to not eat myself disgustingly full, after a long trip down, it was decided that the fried dumplings had to be tried. Again, another somewhat original yet triumphat product. The dumplings are "Shrimp and Pork" and in each thin dumpling is both a pork-filling coupled with a tiny shrimp. They were lightly fried and came with fairly standard dumpling sauce.

If only they built another one of these places further uptown....