Comments on: You Call That a Smackdown?

By: observer

observer — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 03:58:09 +0000

I find all of this a disappointing diversion from the City Paper's core mission of fulfilling the editor's personal grudges...

By: Tim Carman

Tim Carman — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 15:34:53 +0000

Yes, I believe Cowen was the first to write about the revamped HKP. He also took a Washington Post reporter to the place when the Food Section interviewed him about his new book. Cowen regularly beats us all to these off-the-beaten-path places, and he deserves a major tip o' the cap.

By: Curm

Curm — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 15:28:26 +0000

"I first found out about Hong Kong Palace through author Sam Fromartz, who heard about it from his friend, an associate professor of Chinese history, who heard about it from a colleague who teaches Chinese, who heard a rumor about the restaurant. The grapevine is still the main form of advertising for places like Hong Kong Palace; it just takes place via e-mail nowadays. Does anyone really believe this kind of electronic buzz occurs among Chinese transplants and Sinophiles without merit?" -from Tim Carman's City Paper article

When did George Mason Professor Tyler Cowen list the restaurant on his Ethnic Dining guide website? That's where I first heard about it.