This $9B Chinese Restaurant Chain Haidilao Hot Pot Wants to Conquer the U.S.

Very recommendable! Certainly an interesting combination of dining,  entertainment and spa!

The last of Hong Kong's street food places

Could be finger licking good!

In Amish-Chinese partnership in New York state, shiitake mushrooms are the main ingredient with the help of Cornell University

Great story!

"... With staff from Cornell Cooperative Extension helping Peachey [Amish farmer] with best management practices for growing shiitakes and developing a plan for food safety, and Cornell AgriTech professionals advising Lin and Chang on how to get their sauce to market, the sauce has now made its way to the shelves of three Taste NY stores run by CCE around the state, with applications in for more. ...

“I respect the Amish a lot, that they persevered in a hard time and were able to continue farming,” said Chang, who hails from a rural farming community in China’s Hubei province. “Looking at Amish children reminds me of growing up in the rural area in China. My heart is to help them.” ..."

In Amish-Chinese partnership, shiitake mushrooms are the main ingredient | Cornell Chronicle

Shiitake mushroom spores grow year-round on logs in Amish farmer Sam Peachey’s greenhouses in Ovid, New York.

It takes an army to grow shiitake mushrooms (just kidding). Notice, the Amish farmer's picture is missing.

Chinese surveillance: Coming to a Chinese restaurant near you

Very recommendable! Shocking!

"... Vancouver, Canada Chinese Haidilao Hot Pot [restaurant] was revealed to have installed 60 security cameras to monitor its staff and patrons.

"These are the sorts of restaurants frequented by diplomats, politicians and business professionals where business deals, strategies, and secrets could be discussed," he said.

"Little wonder that information would have appeal to the communists. The restaurant mentioned above is the Haidilao Hot Pot in Vancouver. There are 935 Haidilao Hot Pot locations around the world including here in Australia."