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...phenomenal dim sum at famous Hong Kong eateries, traditional and painstakingly elaborate multi-course meals in Kyoto, and roast duck at a world-renowned restaurant in Beijing. The last one even gave us a numbered certificate with our meal, in case we doubted the fowl's authenticity...
...would often say, "There's no such thing as a free lunch." The phrase originated with an offer first proffered in American saloons in the mid-1800s. In order to draw patrons, drinking establishment would offer free lunch as long as patrons purchased a drink with their meal. Elaborate economic discourses have ensued over the years, arguing that a free lunch is a logical impossibility. Still, if search data is any indication, we're obsessed with finding just about anything that's free...
...better times, Christos Kortzidis never skips a meal. Yet, for most of this month, the mild-mannered mayor of Hellenikon, a seaside suburb south of Athens, has sat squat in a rusting folding chair in his office, surviving on water and fruit juice. "Starvation," he says, "was my last resort in order to pressure authorities to save the [Greek] beaches from further exploitation." Elected on an independent ticket last October, Kortizidis has lobbied for years against the privatization of Athens' prime beachfront, urging the centre-right government to take on the nightclub owners and entrepreneurs whose leisure venues along...
...tradition of paying to eat a meal at a table alongside strangers can be traced, as so many other dining customs can be, to 18th century France. A 1786 decree ordered caterers, who once fed the nobility in their palaces, to serve all customers in shops. The shared tables in these restaurants were celebrated as social equalizers. Across Europe, community dining has remained a key element of bistros, beer halls and tapas bars. "It's a very European thing," says Vincenzo Lauria, assistant professor of table service at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, N.Y., and a native...
...night, the interaction between groups started with food ("Oh, what's that?" as a plate of shaken chili beef tartare arrived) but quickly progressed to a discussion about the latest handbags from Chloé, a debate about police brutality and an exchange of phone numbers at the end of the meal. Just like at a great dinner party...