Lin Heung Tea House: Hong Kong Dim Sum, The Old School

Because we are in Hong Kong, dim sum is a must.

My dear friend Jeanette and I -- two women who have been driven by our stomachs in the 20 years that we have been the best of friends -- we wake up in the cool grayness of Hong Kong bleary-eyed and starving.

Even in the fog of sleepiness, our mission is clear -- we stumble out into the dusty bustle of mid-morning Hong Kong and make our way toward Central. On a corner of narrow Wellington Street lies our destination: Lin Heung Tea House, a dim sum place that has been around since 1928 and is packed most mornings with regulars who head there for a morning dumpling fix, strong pu erh (or po lei as it is known in these parts) and some quality time with the day's newspaper ...