Diner

25 Oct 2012

One morning in Los Angeles, a few years ago, my partner and I, nursing hangovers, dropped into Mel's Drive-In on Sunset Boulevard in need of breakfast and Bloody Marys.

3:39PM

Cool and creative

22 Jun 2012

Our summer issue looks at innovation in cooking, from reinterpreting classics to using different ingredients and techniques - some that even require liquid nitrogen to prepare the dish.

6:08PM

Nordic lunch gets diners in party mode

30 May 2012

A few lucky diners got another chance to sample Nordic dining fixture FINDS' special eighth-anniversary menu. The fare was delicious, with the usual stand-out dishes of salmon six ways and banana...

4:10PM

A fish-ball feeding frenzy

26 Feb 2012

A quiet street became a hive of activity yesterday as diners flocked from far and wide to savour one last taste of fish balls dubbed Aberdeen's best.

8:26AM

Why cyber bookings push the wrong buttons

23 Feb 2012

Hong Kong's second Restaurant Week, running until Sunday, asks diners to make a technological leap of faith by ditching phone and face-to-face reservations and booking tables online instead.

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8:07AM

When it comes to eating out, one must have standards

17 Nov 2011

Recently, I wrote about walking out of a restaurant because the manager was condescending and rude to diners who were using discount coupons.

12:49AM

Opinion

Alex Lo

A dangerous demagogue in our midst

3 comments

4:18AM

Jake Van Der Kamp

Ferry subsidies to push rents up further

3 comments

4:27AM

Rude service leaves only bad taste

I walked out of a restaurant last week. This is very unusual for me. I can count on the fingers of one hand the times I've done that, because it usually takes a lot to irritate me.

11:06PM

School to train chefs in cuisines

The government plans to open a college that teaches students how to cook international food.

The International Cuisine College will cost HK$500 million. It will open its doors in...

10:51PM

Diners full of the joys of hot springs

The natural hot springs that bubble along Taiwan's east coast railway line into Jiaosi have long served to relax tired tourists. The town now also has 195 restaurants, bars and cafes, the local...

10:29PM

Shoreline surprise

The InterContinental Sanya offers a full-day (maximum eight hours) meeting package from 500 yuan (HK$610), and a half-day meeting package (maximum four hours) from 350 yuan. Both packages are...

7:23PM

Making the grade

There's no such thing as a free lunch, so the adage goes. But American-style diner Bubba Gump Shrimp says otherwise - well, for A-grade students, at any rate.

3:29PM

Signature dish

A few weeks ago, I wrote a column about things that irritate me when I eat out. It's time to turn the tables (so to speak) and examine the behaviour that diners inflict on hard-working restaurant...

2:43PM