Tongli Studio stalwart Le Petit Gourmand is moving. Closed five days ago, the space that LPG currently occupies will become a bar called Jack D operated by the same management. It's slated to open towards the end of the month, one of the partners, Mr. Cui, told the Beijinger earlier today.

However, fans of the restaurant should not despair. LPG is looking at a bigger space in the Yashow area, which may feature a garden. The move and re-opening should take about three months, Cui said.

This month’s Cover Feature celebrates the diversity of Chinese cuisine and the finest examples of what can be enjoyed right here in Beijing. We asked two food experts for their picks and we asked them to go beyond the city’s provincial offices and look a little deeper. If you want to eat your way around China without leaving the comfort of the outer Ring Road then you have a brand new handy guide. The eat is on.

Normally our April issue is devoted to our Annual Reader Restaurant Awards. We’ve taken a different approach this year. You can find all of the winners listed in the magazine but all of the in-depth coverage is on our blog. That’s where you’ll find everything you could possibly want to know about the Awards, including our Experts’ Picks.

Quietly and amiably, Carlos Chordi is building his Sanlitun empire. Following on the success of Bocata and Carmen, Velvet is an eatery that aspires to comfortable elegance. The large room is hung with chandeliers and high-backed, crushed velvet chairs. The general aesthetic might be called “off-kilter French farmhouse,” with its lacy doilies and wood painted a mottled white.

Another cake shop, opened by a Chinese couple? You’d be forgiven for having your doubts, but don’t write Peacocake off just yet. Their stacked cupcakes, perfect little macarons and decorated sugar cookies might look almost too good to eat, but rest assured they are not.

Mo, a Chinese fellow, met an English girl in Oxford. They've since had two kids. These formative experiences have combined to create The English Tearoom, which is indisputably two things: patriotic to Britannia and family-friendly. It's fair to warn you that there may be children here, and that they come first. This is Shunyi territory, after all. There's a whole room set aside for the little ones, but the other room is for adults and geared to those who prefer peace and quiet – just how a tearoom should be.