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Kong Yi Ji Review: Still Good, Still Relevant, Delivering Exquisite Zhejiang Cuisine

Posted on May 9, 2012January 4, 2013Chinese Food, Meal Steal

Kong Yi Ji 孔乙己 is a pretty popular name among the Chinese, albeit not necessarily for food. The restaurant was named for the alcoholic scholar-bum protagonist of a short story by Lu Xun, the father ...

Da Yali Duck Restaurant: Beijing Chain Restaurant with 59 jam-packed branches you never heard off!

Posted on February 28, 2012January 4, 2013Cheap Eats, Chinese Food

A couple of months ago, good friend and foodie extraordinaire Tom O’malley, wrote a column on the Beijinger about why “Beijing can’t do great chain restaurants” like Hangzhou. Now, having eaten my share of meals ...