Return

Last night I got back on stage in Hong Kong; I don't think I'd appreciated how much I missed it. Having performed there on an almost weekly basis for four years, everything was where I expected it to be. The microphone stand was the right height, the mike itself wasn't plagued with feedback and every time I got a laugh, it reverberated around the cramped, low-ceilinged room.

Year of Eating Differently (81): British Museum Teahouse

While they've got the Terracotta Army (well, Terracotta soldiers, at least) there's a teahouse in the middle of the grand hall of the British Museum. Went up there and had dim sum - inordinately bright green dumplings, and spring rolls. Finished off with a banana coconut puff that was surprisingly good, plus a few custard tarts that seemed almost small enough to constitute amuse bouches instead. Not much volume and pricy as far as dim sum goes, but ah! the surroundings....

Year of Eating Differently (70): Ping Pong

It's dim sum. It takes quite a long time to come. Everything is round. Lampshades, tables, bowls. To be honest, that's not the most impressive design work that somebody could do. The tea is good though.