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...from style-conscious tourists eager to sniff out the capital's hidden boutiques to Londoners keen on rediscovering their hometown. "The walks listed on our site are meant as a guideline - we'll consider all requests," says Caruth, who once set up a day-long tour for an Irish restaurateur intent on exploring London's noodle bars...
...came back to America and unveiled the revised plan to my parents: I would work in restaurants for any restaurateur that would hire me so I could learn the industry from the ground up. They were slightly perplexed, but I seemed passionate, so they tried their best to hide it (“How about restaurant consulting?” they asked. No, no). I began pursuing the dream by stalking every friend of a cousin of a friend I could get my hands on. They, too, were often perplexed—“You seem to be right...
Local knowledge is essential in a neon jungle like Hong Kong. Restaurateur, architect and Hong Kong resident Frank Sun recommends starting with a drink at the historic Mandarin Oriental hotel, followed by a walk to Sheung Wan--a "very different side of old Hong Kong and one that is rapidly disappearing." Satisfy your appetite at the Tung Po seafood restaurant in North Point, above the market at 99 Java Road, a 20-minute tram ride away. Once you're stuffed, Sun says, a cab is the quickest way to the funkiest bar in town, Feather Boa. The antiques store turned...
...lettering and unremarkable name, the fast-food outlet in a Shanghai shopping mall looks like many others selling local fare. East Dawning is crowded with customers on this winter evening, and they're sampling a menu that includes pork fried rice, marinated egg and plum juice. Stanley Yao, a restaurateur from Hong Kong who is opening a sushi joint nearby, dines here once a month. The food is "a little too oily," he says, but he likes the soy-milk drinks, and "the prices, of course, are very reasonable." (A meal of noodles, tea and custard dessert costs $4.) With...
Frank Sun, restaurateur and architect Have a drink at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel's Captain's Bar, tel: (852) 2825 4006. It has a lot of history. Then take a walk from there to Sheung Wan - a very different side of old Hong Kong and one that is rapidly disappearing. You can visit shops that still make traditional sausages and sell dried seafood...