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Table is where The Banquet studies dining as culture: not just restaurants, but the rituals, rooms, service languages, wines, ingredients, and inherited appetites that define modern luxury.

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Eggplant with smoked soy, polenta and egg yolk on Sorrel's vegetarian summer tasting menu, beside the printed card listing the $195 menu and a $225 premium pairing
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Longevity is a Green Flag in Trendy SF Dining

Eight years in on Sacramento Street, Alex Hong's one-star Sorrel is still full on a chilly Wednesday. In a city that closes cult counters, that counts for more than hype.

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Essential Reading in Table

Merrymaking Under the Cherry Blossoms, Kano Naganobu, Edo period
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The New Banquet

Asian fine dining, luxury hospitality, and the restaurants reshaping how the world understands taste.

Private dining room at China Tang Landmark with round table, lazy Susan, and embroidered chairs
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Dinner at China Tang

One Michelin star at Landmark Central: the David Tang room Hong Kong now books for Menex Cheung's cooking.

Formal table service in a harbour-facing hotel dining room
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Lunch at Lung King Heen

Two Michelin stars, harbour views, and the Cantonese room Hong Kong still measures itself against.

Fine dining room with table settings and warm lighting
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Dinner at Indian Accent, Mumbai

Modern Indian tasting menus in a cultural campus built to compete globally. A room study at NMACC, Bandra Kurla Complex.

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The New Banquet

Asian fine dining by country — Michelin rooms, hotel tables, and the restaurants reshaping luxury taste.

Merrymaking Under the Cherry Blossoms, Kano Naganobu, Edo period
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The New Banquet

Shanghai skyline with Pudong towers at dawn, Huangpu district
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The New Banquet: China

Seoul skyline with Namsan Tower at twilight
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The New Banquet: South Korea

Humayun's Tomb, Delhi
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The New Banquet: India

Turtle Tower on Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi
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The New Banquet: Vietnam

Empire State Building and Manhattan skyline, New York
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The New Banquet: United States

Vancouver downtown skyline at sunset
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The New Banquet: Canada

Big Ben and Westminster Bridge at sunset, London
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The New Banquet: United Kingdom

Eiffel Tower against a blue sky, Paris
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The New Banquet: France

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The Fine Dining Map

Cantonese, kaiseki, omakase, and where diaspora taste is moving.

Soup dumplings in a bamboo steamer
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Vancouver's Cantonese Fine Dining Renaissance

Sushi selection at an omakase counter
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Omakase Left Tokyo. It Survived.

Private dining room at China Tang Landmark with round table, lazy Susan, and embroidered chairs
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Dinner at China Tang

Formal table service in a harbour-facing hotel dining room
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Lunch at Lung King Heen

Seasonal Japanese kaiseki course on lacquerware
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Lunch at Kikunoi Honten

Fine dining room with table settings and warm lighting
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Dinner at Indian Accent, Mumbai

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Banquet & Wine

Communal dining, service as art, and Tokyo's wine revolution.

Abundant shared dishes arranged for a celebratory feast
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The Art of the Modern Banquet

Wine glasses raised in a toast at a bar
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Tokyo's Wine Culture Revolution

Main lobby interior, The Peninsula Hong Kong, Tsim Sha Tsui
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The Hotel Bar as Embassy

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Round Tate table for four with embroidered chair backs, pale ceramic cups, and mirrored wall reflecting the Sheung Wan dining room
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Give the Kitchen Sixty Percent at Tate

Round dining table with lazy Susan and garden view at Cherry Garden by Chef Fei, Mandarin Oriental Singapore
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Put Chinese Back at the Hotel Center

Overhead view of a sculptural octagonal ceramic bowl with a lattice of pale green slices on white marble at Restaurant Naides in San Francisco
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Book Named Asian Tables Before the Season Fills

Curved cream dining room at Tate on Lok Ku Road with striped banquette, floral chairs, and mirrored ceiling
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French-Chinese Craft Gets the Floor Plan It Needed

Private pool villa terrace at Raffles Sentosa Singapore at golden hour
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What a Decade of Michelin Singapore Actually Measures

Central marble bar under a brass canopy at Kingfisher in Golden Hill, San Diego
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Rare Vietnamese American Fine Dining at Kingfisher

Illuminated whisky pyramid and glowing bar counter at Pony & Plume, Capella at Galaxy Macau
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The Pony and the Plume

Private dining room at China Tang Landmark with round table, lazy Susan, and embroidered chairs
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Dinner at China Tang

Former City Hall facade of National Gallery Singapore, home to Odette
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The New Banquet: Singapore

Vancouver downtown skyline at sunset
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The New Banquet: Canada

Shanghai skyline with Pudong towers at dawn, Huangpu district
Table

The New Banquet: China

Eiffel Tower against a blue sky, Paris
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The New Banquet: France

Humayun's Tomb, Delhi
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The New Banquet: India

Seoul skyline with Namsan Tower at twilight
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The New Banquet: South Korea

Big Ben and Westminster Bridge at sunset, London
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The New Banquet: United Kingdom

Empire State Building and Manhattan skyline, New York
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The New Banquet: United States

Turtle Tower on Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi
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The New Banquet: Vietnam

Merrymaking Under the Cherry Blossoms, Kano Naganobu, Edo period
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The New Banquet

Main lobby interior, The Peninsula Hong Kong, Tsim Sha Tsui
Table

The Hotel Bar as Embassy

Seasonal Japanese kaiseki course on lacquerware
Table

Lunch at Kikunoi Honten

Fine dining room with table settings and warm lighting
Table

Dinner at Indian Accent, Mumbai

Formal table service in a harbour-facing hotel dining room
Table

Lunch at Lung King Heen

Soup dumplings in a bamboo steamer
Table

Vancouver's Cantonese Fine Dining Renaissance

Sushi selection at an omakase counter
Table

Omakase Left Tokyo. It Survived.

Wine glasses raised in a toast at a bar
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Tokyo's Wine Culture Revolution

Elegant outdoor dining terrace set for service
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The Meal Starts Before the First Course

Abundant shared dishes arranged for a celebratory feast
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The Art of the Modern Banquet