I am a big dim sum fan, and would be easily persuaded to show you the ropes once I've arrived in CA. There is (at least was, 2 years ago) a pretty decent place in Mountain View, one street north of Castro (I think...)
The basic idea with dim sum is that you *can't* take things that other people would rather have eaten, because everyone essentially eats until they can barely move (in my experience!), and the done thing is to order more random dishes until everyone is full. If someone misses something, you just order more of it.
I have a Chinese friend here in London who regularly meets up with myself and my other half (doseybat) in Chinatown at a restaurant called Joy King Lau. She orders for us in Cantonese, which is pretty neat to start with, and she's very good at picking out the interesting dishes. We've never quite had the guts to try some of the more hardcore stuff like chicken's feet, but there are plenty of options to suit more or less any taste.
If I was there, and if you let me have anything to do with the proceedings, you'd *not* leave hungry!
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Date: 2006-05-29 03:02 am (UTC)The basic idea with dim sum is that you *can't* take things that other people would rather have eaten, because everyone essentially eats until they can barely move (in my experience!), and the done thing is to order more random dishes until everyone is full. If someone misses something, you just order more of it.
I have a Chinese friend here in London who regularly meets up with myself and my other half (
If I was there, and if you let me have anything to do with the proceedings, you'd *not* leave hungry!