"What's in a name? A restaurant's success can hinge on the right words"
Oct 8, 2013, 9:31 am
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"What's in a name? A restaurant's success can hinge on the right words"
Oct 8, 2013, 11:57 am
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I'm fascinated by Chinese restaurant names. Abundance, auspicious, benefit, lucky, profit, dragon, and wealth all are welcome. No beating around the bush there.
Japan has some real winners too. Take a guess as to what this means... Also, there used to be a place called "Pampkin Cook Katsura" specializing in pumpkin dishes.
There are plenty more, but let's see what else is mentioned first.
Japan has some real winners too. Take a guess as to what this means... Also, there used to be a place called "Pampkin Cook Katsura" specializing in pumpkin dishes.
There are plenty more, but let's see what else is mentioned first.
Oct 8, 2013, 2:21 pm
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One of the great Chinese restaurants in China Town used to be Lee Ho Fook. Needless to say, a competitor opened with the same words but the first two transposed (read it.....). Fortunately it did not survive long.
Oct 8, 2013, 3:21 pm
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Also, it's been a while since I was last in Siem Reap, but how many Pyongyang restaurants do they have now, three?
Oct 9, 2013, 5:03 pm
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The worst is a place called Mt Fuji, with a sign hanging underneath that says "Chinese buffet"... 
Also, you know it's bad news when you try to order agedashi tofu and the waitress says, "oh, you mean age tofu" (like my age is 37) instead of "ah-geh". DOH.
Also, you know it's bad news when you try to order agedashi tofu and the waitress says, "oh, you mean age tofu" (like my age is 37) instead of "ah-geh". DOH.
Oct 9, 2013, 5:54 pm
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Oct 10, 2013, 9:40 am
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Oct 10, 2013, 9:43 am
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Sine this is FT where it did not happen if there is not photo:
http://revealingerrors.com/translation_systems
Oct 10, 2013, 10:01 am
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In other news, there's a restaurant in Manhattan called Jack's Sliders and Sushi (sliders are small hamburgers/sandwiches), which has the same level of appeal to me as a middle seat with Spirit Airlines.