The net is abuzz with chat about The Beijinger’s Annual Restaurant Award results which were officially published yesterday morning – here’s a roundup of online reactions.

Yesterday (March 16) saw the best of Beijing’s culinary talent gather at Joy Luck for the Beijinger’s 7th Annual Reader Restaurant Awards, the capital’s oldest and most credible dining awards. 191 Beijing restaurants were nominated across 35 categories, and over 5,000 votes were collated to come up with this year’s results. Hosted by the wonderful Dominic Johnson-Hill of Plastered 8 T-shirts and Beijing personality Ai Wan, the awards attracted a diverse crowd of revelers as they rolled on through the afternoon.

So, without further ado, the winners are…

Last week we set the challenge. The first two users to post reviews of ANY BEIJING RESTAURANT in our directory that had NOT been written about before would score a copy of One Night in Beijing PLUS a bottle of wine each. And the winners are…

It's your last chance to vote in the Beijinger’s 7th Annual Reader Restaurant Awards - the ballot closes at the end of Monday, March 8. Thousands of votes have already been cast, so make sure you have your say. Voting is easy - just click here.

As A.A. Milne said "You cannot tell a man by the lobster he eats, but you can tell something about him by the literature he reads, " so there you go. With that in mind we took a good snoop at some Beijinger's bookshelves and the results were, well, you can find out for yourself in the March issue of the Beijinger's Cover Feature. 

There's much more inside the magazine than that. For a start there's a cut-out-and-keep Guy Delisle comic (more accurately it's a cut-out-and-fold-into-a-mini-zine-and-keep comic). You don't see those everyday.

What’s wrong with you, dear readers? Last week we set the challenge – the first three users to post reviews of Sanlitun venues THAT HAD NOT BEEN REVIEWED BEFORE would each win themselves a copy of Eileen Wen Mooney’s Beijing Eats, the essential guide to dining in the capital. We’ve had plenty of reviews but only ONE for a Sanlitun venue not covered before. So now we’re upping the ante…

It’s the final week of voting in the Beijinger’s 7th Annual Reader Restaurant Awards, so if you haven’t voted yet you need to cast your ballot!

Beijing’s been pretty quiet over Spring Festival, which perhaps explains why so few met out last Food Fight challenge. Before the break we said the first five users to post reviews of Sanlitun venues THAT HAVE NOT BEEN REVIEWED BEFORE would each win themselves a copy of Eileen Wen Mooney’s Beijing Eats, the essential guide to dining in the capital. Two users have scored themselves books – which means there are still three prizes up for grabs.

Voting is underway in The Beijinger’s 7th Annual Reader Restaurant Awards – now it’s your turn to dish it out!

Last week we challenged users to pen five restaurant reviews to win ski passes for Nanshan ski resort. Three users met the challenge and earned themselves a day on the slopes.