A: In its latest annual travel guide, Bloomberg recommended two restaurants in Taipei: Golden Pig barbeque from South Korea and two-Michelin-star restaurant A.
B: Also, tourists should definitely try Taiwanese cuisine while they’re here. Mountain & Sea House, Shin Yeh Taiwanese Cuisine, and Fujin Tree Taiwanese Cuisine & Champagne are good options.
A: For local snacks, Fu Hang Soy Milk, Fu-Ba-Wang Pigs’ Knuckles Restaurant, and Wang Ji Rice Dumplings are all very popular.
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B: And the gold medalists of the 2025 Taipei International Beef Noodle Festival — Yun Shui Kitchen, The Howard Plaza Hotel Taipei, and Come N’ Eat — are must-tries.
A: Wow, my mouth is watering. Let’s go get a bowl of beef noodles now .
A: 在彭博的旅遊指南中，推薦了2家台北餐廳：來自南韓的「金豬食堂」，和米其林二星餐廳「A」。
B: 來台北當然要吃台菜，「山海樓」、「欣葉台菜」、「富錦樹台菜香檳」都不錯吃。
A: 而在小吃方面，「阜杭豆漿」、「富霸王豬腳」、「王記府城肉粽」也都大受歡迎。
B: 2025年台北國際牛肉麵節的金牌得主—「雲水食堂」、「台北福華大飯店」、「來了就吃」—更是非試不可。
A: 哇我聽了都流口水啦，我們現在就去來碗牛肉麵吧！
（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張迪）
A: Harvard professor Robert Waldinger’s “7-day Happiness Challenge” includes: Day 1: Take stock of your relationships; Day 2: The secret power of an 8-minute phone call; Day 3: Small talk with strangers has big benefits. B: That’s not too hard. What’s next? A: Day 4: Why you should write a “living eulogy;” Day 5: The importance of making work friends; Day 6: Don’t cancel those social plans. B: Good ideas. What’s the final challenge? A: Day 7: Keep happiness going all year long. So, I’m inviting some friends to the Taipei Lantern Festival today to build good relationships. Wanna
A: Happy Lunar New Year. I wish you joy and health in the Year of the Horse. B: Thanks, you too. Actually, the Harvard Study of Adult Development claims that they’ve finally discovered the secret to living a happy life after 85 years of research. A: What is it? Money? Fame? Career? B: Nope, the key is good relationships. Professor Robert Waldinger, the principal investigator, portrays one’s relationships as “social fitness,” and has worked with the New York Times to launch the “7-day Happiness Challenge.” A: I wanna be socially fit. How can I participate in this challenge? A:
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