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...Hong Kong's Hollywood Road-passing grimy shop fronts and shabby apartment buildings-I become aware that this is one of them. Because just for tonight, I'm going to mentally tear up the mildly disappointing results of a physical checkup I had three months ago, and play fast and loose with cardiovascular health. I'm headed for the Cheese Room, triglyceride levels be damned...
...trends forecaster for the food industry, and what I find interesting is that fast food is not new at all. It simply acquired a name in recent history. But people have been able to buy gyros outside the Sorbonne in Paris for many years, and satay sticks have been served from mopeds and in markets in Thailand forever...
...Fast Food from Afar
...Stein's "The Hungry American" [April 9]: I doubt that the Filipino Jollibee franchises in the U.S. are really meant to cater to the American palate. They are simply a response to Filipinos in the U.S. who have grown tired of eating bland burgers and fried chicken in American fast-food restaurants. The Yumburger and Chickenjoy are made to suit Filipinos' taste buds. These mimeographed restaurants you referred to actually have something better-tasting to offer. And if the hungry American likes it too, then I've proved my point...
...Istithmar Hotels to open another 38 in the Middle East, North Africa and Asia. Meanwhile, a third Yotel may open as soon as year-end at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport. Kuwait's IFA Hotels and Resorts, which is providing financial backing for the Yotels, "wants to expand very, very fast around the world," Woodroffe says. Clearly, the pace of change is picking up speed in the once-sleepy hospitality industry. These days, if you snooze, you lose customers...