It may seem ungracious of me to write this, living as I do in a city where restaurants are opening at a world-beating rate, but there are some exciting rumours for Londoners, just in from Taipei. The exceptional Din Tai Fung restaurant franchise, which opened in Taiwan and spread across Asia to west coast America and Australia, is reportedly planning to open here. For those who have not yet eaten in one of the 112 branches, or sampled their Shanghai dumplings, let me explain my enthusiasm.
我住的城市,开餐馆的速度是世界级的,写这篇文章看起来原本没什么吸引力,但刚刚有一些来自台北、能令伦敦居民兴奋的传言。在台湾创立、一直扩展到亚洲、再到美洲西海岸和澳洲的鼎泰丰(Din Tai Fung)餐厅据报道将计划在此地开张。为了那些还没有在其112间分店品尝过它们的上海小笼包的人,让我来解释一下我的热情。