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The Regal

Author: Jason Category: life Tags: challenge, food, life, yum cha

Sunday
Aug 6, 2006

4 starsIt was with a little trepidation that the Yum Cha Challenge team approached the sister resturant of our previous Yum Cha Challenge (Marigold Citymark) in the The Regal.This venue seemed a much nicer place than the Marigold, however, the lack of a Lazy Susan did not bode well forIMG_0670.jpg the ratings to come. My concern was unfounded and most overlooked the lack of infrastructure to find a great range range of delights to savour. We did arrive quite early for The Regal at about 10:30 and we soon realised (as we were splitting at the sides from overconsumption) that a greater range of delights are delivered closer to lunch. I think we all recommend the fried noodles though!

Highlights – Sago pudding and the fried noodles in peanut sauce.
Lowlights – So lazy as to not have a Lazy Susan.

Results…

060729 The Regal Results.JPG

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Michelle

August 7th, 2006 at 12:30 pm

I can not hide my disappointment that the Regal has beaten the Marigold… Outrageous, I tell you!!!

Neil

September 6th, 2006 at 10:31 am

Well, the puzzle has finally been solved…..see below for the origins of the great “LAZY SUSAN”, the primary ingredient of any great Yum Cha experience:

Thomas Jefferson is reputed to have invented the Lazy Susan, which has been in popular use since the 18th Century [citation needed]. Lazy Susans were originally known as dumbwaiters, although the name ‘Lazy Susan’ replaced this term in the 20th Century, though no earlier than 1917 [citation needed ]. In many parts of the world including Britain, the term “dumb waiter”
nowadays means something completely different: a lift or elevator for transporting items such as food and plates between floors of a house, usually from a kitchen to a dining room.

The name Lazy Susan is sometimes thought to have originated from a lazy house servant named Susan. This theory however, has little standing as house servants were uncommon by the time the term was used [citation needed ]. A more rational explanation is that the term Lazy Susan has a more rhythmic appeal, and so made marketing the product easier [citation needed] . It is also speculated that the house servant story was concocted by the same marketeers [citation needed].

Another theory of the origin of the name Lazy Susan is that the device was named after Jefferson’s daughter Susan, for whom he designed the Lazy Susan [citation needed]. Jefferson had designed it after Susan had complained that she was usually served last and left the table hungry [citation needed ].

Thomas Edison is another reputed inventor of the Lazy Susan [ citation needed]. He is said to have invented the Lazy Susan, or turntable, for use in his phonograph [citation needed]. The origin of the name Susan also stems from his daughter [citation needed].


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