Hello 2019 – Let’s Noodle Again
So, I actually got lazy a while back and lost this domain name by accident back in 2014! Someone snagged it right up and it led to some weird Japanese personal blog! Somehow, today, it ...
State of the Jing: Where have all the food bloggers gone?
Man.. there was a time where the inter webs was bursting with Beijing based food bloggers sharing their experience about restaurants in the city. I fondly remember the beautiful pictures from Beijing Hao Chi, the ...
On the Noodle Road: From Beijing to Rome with Love and Pasta
about a year or two ago, i ended up at Capital M for one of their foodie lectures featuring Jen Lin-Liu, author of Serve the People: A Stir-Fried Journey Through China and co-owner of the ...
Kong Yi Ji Review: Still Good, Still Relevant, Delivering Exquisite Zhejiang Cuisine
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 ...
The Beijinger 2012 Restaurant Awards- The Chinese Restaurant Winners and Alternatives
Part 2 of my ramblings about The Beijinger 2012 Restaurant Awards ( Part one and Part two) deals with something more familiar to the blog: Chinese restaurants! I remember mentioning last year that i was ...
Home(Plate)Run – Ramblings on The Beijinger Restaurant Awards 2012 Part 1
it’s been quite the quiet week on the F&B front in Beijing considering that we’ve just had The 2012 Beijinger Restaurant Awards. Maybe everyone is still shocked that Home Plate BBQ took the big one ...
Rocking ‘Mo, Swingin’ Mian – Qing Tang Fu Keeps it Real
.. real good that is… and real cheap! For whatever reason, looking at all the restaurants i go to on a regular basis, this one gets forgotten.. no more, it’s time to give it its ...
Da Yali Duck Restaurant: Beijing Chain Restaurant with 59 jam-packed branches you never heard off!
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 ...
Saozi Mian: The Hearty Noodle That Goes By Many Names
Saozi mian 臊子面 are long hand pulled noodles, placed in a rich vegetable and meat broth. Recipes vary, but quite often saozi mian will include pieces of finely chopped potatoes, tofu, meat, eggplant and other ...
Man Fu Lou: Still one Beijing’s Hidden Dining Hot Pot Gems
I’ve mentioned how I’m not really a hot pot fan but i do make a few exceptions here and there with Man Fu Lou 满福楼大酒店 being my go to place for 铜锅涮羊肉 (Tóng guō shuài ...