I woke up this morning to this lovely little piece written by my good friend over at Quirky Beijing, who is back to blogging regularly (yay), about China being possibly the birthplace of restaurants. She refers to an article/study by… Read more ›
Sometime ago, I learned that every province in China had a representative office and restaurant in Beijing where one could go and sample authentic cuisine from the region. The most famous of these was Chuan Ban, the Sichuan Provincial restaurant(map).… Read more ›
It’s a cold monday evening in Beijing and your friend from Hunan says they’re in the mood for a spicy meal – This could be the starting scene for a horror movie, I swear! visions of rings of fire, tearful… Read more ›
Beijing sees a lot of duck battles with various restaurants trying to claim the “best duck in town” with Da Dong (3 branches) and Quan Ju De (12 branches) amongst the biggest names in the game. A few smaller names… Read more ›
As expats in Beijing, we tend to rely on the various expat rags for recommendations and reviews that will guide us towards a certain dining establishment or another. But what about the locals? What do they read and who do… Read more ›
