Those are not the most encouraging words to hear just before eating lunch at Hong Kong's smartest British restaurant, but head chef Neil Tomes has more to say.

在香港最气派的英国餐馆吃午餐前听到的这些话并不是最鼓舞人心的，但主厨尼尔·托姆斯还有更多的话要说。

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Try this new dish, created by our head chef.

品尝一下这道新菜吧，是我们厨师长首创的。

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Singaporean head chef Tommy Teh Kum Chai offers daily specials on a blackboard, rather than sticking to a menu.

新加坡厨师长 Tommy Teh Kum Chai 提供每日的特色菜，并写在黑板上，没有固定的菜单。

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The head cook,or chef, of a restaurant will tell the head server that the kitchen is out of chicken soup,for example.

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And then after leaving French Laundry to become head chef at Evanston, Ill.

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The head chef at New York's Aquavit is considered a leader in Scandinavian-influenced fare in America.

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Michael calls over his head chef Raul: together they're going to cook me a bowl of chilli.

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