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"Look, if you’re going to have to spend the next two hours pretending you care about your colleague’s loft conversion, then you might as well reap the rewards of rolling with a group. And what is the ultimate benefit of group dining? A heavy-duty dim sum order, of course. Pearl Liang in Paddington has a big glassy exterior that gives the illusion of business, with a vast menu of daytime and evening dim sum deals that mean you can use this meal as an excuse to try everything from the cheung fun in XO sauce to the spicy prawn wontons. Also, they have plenty of big round tables so no one on the team is going to have to awkwardly sit at the end and pretend they’re not insulted. Be sure to check out their group set menus once you’ve satisfied that dim sum craving." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, eileen twum, rianne shlebak