When it opens in April in the Lower East Side at 125 Division St., Little Pine will be owner Cathy Sun’s deeply personal tribute to the bold, soul-warming traditions of her native Northeast China, and how it relates to her current home in the Northeast US.
Inspired by the strong, evergreen spirit of the pine trees common to Northeast China and New York, Sun aims to showcase a Chinese cultural region that is also as resilient as it is flavorful.
“Northeast Chinese food is bold and hearty,” Sun recently told What Now New York. “It makes you feel homey.”…