On Eating Out (in Hong Kong)
In the previous article, I suggested readers cook meals instead of eating out. In reality, there are chances that you have to eat out. Having rehearsals outside the living place recently, I ate out with my girlfriend frequently. Often times the restaurants upset us. It’s almost a trend for restaurants to increase their meal price after the Chinese New Year – usually a couple of dollars per dish. One day, we went to a cafe. We could still recall the menu from last year. Half of the dishes were HKD 90 or less. Today, these dishes are gone – most cost over HKD 150. “This might be the last time we eat here,” I told my girlfriend. We didn’t want to spend too much as we thought it was a bit overpriced, so we ordered the cheapest dish, a dessert and an espresso. Luckily, the waiter still served us well – at least they weren’t rude. ...