When you think of old-world dining, images of white tablecloths, mahogany tables, waiters in formal attire, and black and white photos of beloved ... made fresh in their kitchen every day.

HONG KONG — As Hong Kong prepares to welcome the Year of the Snake on Wednesday, Chau Ka-ling displays a moving serpent with practiced ease, holding it like a pet in her decades-old restaurant ...

You thought Old World opulence ... The kitchen seems better rehearsed than the front of the house, where servers sometimes lack the assurance that this kind of restaurant needs, and that only ...