Fairwood (Chinese: 大快活, SEHK: 0052) is a fast food chain offering Chinese and Western food at affordable prices. Founded in December 1972 in the Tsuen Wan district of Hong Kong, its current headquarters are located in North Point. Since that time, the company has grown to 88 restaurants all over Hong Kong and 11 locations in Mainland China including major cities such as Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Beijing. Behind Café de Coral, Fairwood is the second largest fast food chain in Hong Kong and serves over 100,000 customers each day. Fairwood operates three main businesses including its core fast food business, an institutional catering business primarily designed for school lunches, and a third business that operates specialty restaurants including Buddy Cafe, Cafe Porto and Cafe Oasis.

John Mark is hiding something in this picture, but what? Is it a sharp wit? Smoldering charisma? A honey-baked ham? I'm guessing it's the latter....

Each Saturday at 1, as chicken fries in vats of oil or ham bakes in an oven, several dozen people, many of them African-American women of a certain age, come together for worship in a former auto bay. Those who gather here have traveled many roads, none of them smooth. They bring their stories with them.

The holidays. A time for joy, a time for gathering, a time for product smackdowns. So which is the better buy? A Mac mini or a festive honey baked ham? Let TUAW do the comparison work for you.

"A sandwich consisting of slices of cooked chicken or turkey, cheese (usually Swiss) and sometimes baked ham. The sandwich is dipped into beaten egg and grilled in butter until golden brown." (B)

"J"--wherever, whoever you are, I so admire your courage and discipline. 16 days of starvation to protest Sanjaya's crimes against humanity and our collective eardrums? Hit me with your address...I'm sending you a Honey-Baked Ham out of profound gratitude.