[ad_1] (CNN) — It’s nearly Lunar New Year, and Johnny Mui is finally smiling. After staring at empty tables for the last two years because of the pandemic, the owner of New York’s Hop Lee restaurant says business is slowly recovering. Mui joined the 48-year-old Chinatown establishment in 2005 as …
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[ad_1] (CNN) — It’s the time of year for merriment and all that it might entail. But indulgences of alcohol often lead to less-than-pleasant mornings after. Since there’s no magic hangover pill (not yet, anyway), what can you do when you overdo it? The answer, for many, lies in carbohydrates. …
Read More »Why KFC is a Christmas tradition in Japan
[ad_1] Editor’s Note — This story was originally published on December 24, 2019 and has since been updated. (CNN) — Almost every year since she was a child, Hokkaido resident Naomi has looked forward to her family’s traditional Christmas meal: a KFC “party barrel” brimming with salad, cake and lots …
Read More »Satay and sambal: 12 foods every Indonesia visitor needs to try
[ad_1] Editor’s Note — This CNN Travel series is, or was, sponsored by the country it highlights. CNN retains full editorial control over subject matter, reporting and frequency of the articles and videos within the sponsorship, in compliance with our policy. (CNN) — As the world’s largest archipelagic nation, Indonesia …
Read More »Tai Ping Koon and the roasted pigeon dish that may have changed the course of history
[ad_1] Hong Kong (CNN) — A massive blue and red neon sign hovers above a narrow alley off busy Nathan Road in Hong Kong’s Yau Ma Tei area. Its five bold Chinese characters read “Tai Ping Koon Restaurant” — the famous name of the very first Chinese-owned “Western” restaurant in …
Read More »Hate cilantro? Love olives? Why some foods are so polarizing
[ad_1] (CNN) — For as long as she can remember, Isabella Silvers has despised the taste of cilantro. The 30-year-old British-Punjabi journalist living in London says the herb has shown up in dishes served at family meals throughout her life — among them naan, dahl and mattar paneer. “I would …
Read More »World’s 50 best bars for 2022 have been revealed
[ad_1] (CNN) — Move over London. Step aside New York. There’s a new cosmopolitan cocktail capital: Barcelona is home to Paradiso, the newly crowned world’s best bar. For the first time since the World’s 50 Best Bars list was created in 2009, a bar outside of New York or London …
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