June 1, 2026

Classic claret for classic dim sum

I've been a terrible friend. I had promised to attend a gala dinner with my friend last year, but had to cancel on account of family obligations. We were trying to catch up again a couple of months ago, and again I had to postpone because of family. I'm very grateful for my friend for being so understanding, and really happy that we finally found the time to grab lunch together. It's been more than a year since I was last at Forum Restaurant (富臨飯店), and I was thrilled when he suggested it for our catch up.

I'm a cheapskate when it comes to lunch, and usually just stick to dim sum at places like this. Service is always great here, and today they offered to serve just one piece of each item for each of us, so that we can taste a larger variety of items.

Forum steamed premium shrimp dumpling with pork (富臨蝦餃皇) - pretty much the standard for me.