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...Amid a deepening recession, however, prioritizing House expansion has been viewed skeptically—especially in light of recent cuts in the Houses...
...decade to learn - that's why most everything I serve is steamed or dipped, which makes it healthy," claims chef and founder Lin Ping-hui. A former property developer, Lin these days adheres to what he terms the ancient Chinese lifestyle of "humility and cultivating beauty from within." Amid the forests of Yangmingshan National Park above Taipei, in three sparsely furnished pavilions (in which Lin, sporting traditional tunics, meditates every morning with his staff), diners are offered "a chance to lower their voices, and get in touch with their true selves and an appreciation of simple things." (See Time.com/Travel...
...year-old Lin moved to the hills in 2003. Ever since, Shi Yang Shan Fang (attracting around 100 diners on weekdays, double on weekends) has been booked solid, with some customers reserving three months early. Served on knee-high tables amid found-wood sculptures, the lunches and dinners are dazzling, multicourse medleys of organic vegetables and whimsical tidbits - delicate molds of peanut tofu alternating with abalone on mashed potato; cups of herring, pumpkin and lotus root; baskets of raw corn, edible flowers and salmon eggs; slow-boiled medicinal soups; and passion-fruit compotes. These dishes are punctuated with palate-refreshing...
...clubby downstairs bar serves some of Israel's finest vintages to perhaps the nation's most fashionably dressed, while the adjacent restaurant delivers a menu of Euro-Asian goodies inspired by the Broudos' numerous Asian sojourns. They're served amid hardwood floors, cream banquettes and tropical foliage...
...Revelations that members from across the House of Commons have milked the lax expenses system have angered voters and mobilized party activists. Amid calls for radical reform of Britain's fustian political system, the next Parliament is already guaranteed to have a fresh face, with droves of MPs vowing not to run at the next election and others facing ouster by their parties. One veteran still refuses to budge, even as the calls for his head grow louder. Yet after the resignation of two Cabinet ministers in the past 24 hours, Brown's tenure at 10 Downing Street looks precarious...