China Gourmet has been a staple on Erie Avenue in Hyde Park for decades. It announced it is permanently closing its doors.

But North Miami's Empire Szechuan Gourmet of New York is as close as the 305 can get. It's cheap, it's fast, and it's delicious, which are three aspects of every great carry-out Chinese restaurant.

Wilson had rhapsodised about Chinese Gourmet almost as soon as we sat down ... to know all the money must have gone into the food; inverted, this is the same reason flashy hotel restaurants ...