Dining out is usually about celebrating an occasion, be it a date, a weekend night out, a birthday bash, a business lunch or an anniversary. On the other hand, you may simply want to be seen out and about.
Occasion is one of the themes in this issue of Good Eating. With this in mind, we help you choose the right restaurants for your purposes. If you want to meet a client, you do not want to be distracted by families with children. When you are taking the family out, you probably want an eatery that has big plates of food to share. On a date, you want a cosy, intimate place where the tables are far apart and the view romantic.
Eating alone is also an occasion and does not have to be limited to daipaidongs, fast food chains and TV dinners. The single diner can choose between a quiet meal of fine food and great wine, or something casual with no frills. Good food and ambience is as important when dining solo as it is with a partner or in a group.
This year is the 30th anniversary of the most famous winetasting in history, the Judgment of Paris, so the world of wine features prominently in these pages. We speak to industry players about the ongoing competition between the two worlds of wine production, the Old and the New.
We always make it a point to visit Macau. Our sister city has been very much in the news this year, with casinos, malls and restaurants mushrooming.
Our restaurant directory for Hong Kong is for quick reference, and eateries are listed by district.
