I was not aware that Gulou, by itself, would be the 4th biggest city in China, nor that it had its own beloved sports teams, nor an identity distinct from the rest of BJ, nor a readily identifiable accent. No to all of those? Then comparing Gulou to Brooklyn is ridiculous.
Further Correction: The film Four Ways to Die is being screened on March 17 as originally listed in the March issue of the Beijinger. Please disregard the miscorrection "Four Ways is being shown on March 15 not 4," which originally appeared in the blog above.
This bakery is AMAZING! I cannot sing enough praises for the time, love and true dedication that Jennifer puts into her Boulangerie. I am an expat from Canada, teaching in Shunyi since August, 2012. I am a big foodie and do my "homework" thoroughly prior to selecting a shopping venue or restaurant. I stumbled upon Nanda's one day and since then I have only bought my baked goods from here. I can only hope that more of these quality style bakeries will follow suit.
A few of my favourites: Oat bran honey loaf (a hearty yet light bread); walnut loaf (crunchy on the outside, soft on the inside); cinnamon raisin bagels (yummy toasted with cream cheese)!
come on people, did you look at the list? There's top 50 restaurants in Columbo, Mumbai and Hangzhou and not Beijing? Please. They just didn't have a correspondent that made it this far.
Sure there are some good places in Beijing, Admin mentioned some, but imagine these restaurants in Singapore, NY, London, Paris, they would do okay maybe but not real competition. Home Plate is a good example, sure maybe the best American burger place in town, but nothing unique, not outstanding, like wow I went to Beijing to have a burger at Home Plate. This city has a long way to go when it comes to dining. I think all the buzz about eating out in Beijing is that most expats dont know what else to do and are too lazy to cook and it is cheap. As soon as a restaurant is doing okay the corner cutting starts as owners have to cash in before the landlord beefs up the rent. Sure there are some beacons of good service out there but exeptional mind-reading servers I never found in this city.
"Next time a student punches me in the balls, I'm going to line up all the other kids in the class and have them take turns punching him in the balls."
"Haha, hope his parents don't want grandchildren."
"You mean grandCHILD.."
"Haha, I mean grandSON"
"Rather, you hope his parents weren't looking forward to eating their granddaughter."
"..."
"... when did we become this racist?"
No doubt that Kraftwerk is more known for their pioneering electronic music than their days as a rock band but they were a direct influence on many latter day Krautrock bands - check out their song "Heavy Metal Kids" - sounds like Black Sabbath.
Anyway, would be great to see them in Beijing - The Guardian ran a great feature on them recently and their show at the Tate Modern sold out in minutes.
Yes, those are all awesome. But they're awesome in the environment in which they find themselves. I realize when I visit back home or another country that my tastes have really been downgraded living here. Not that Maison Boulud isn't awesome. Just in comparison to awesome restaurants abroad, it would be "good", not "Top 50".
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Chinese people eat dogs so why would they complain about eating horses?
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Need to test during peak times too!
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damn, sucks to be a guy. At least on Friday.
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so let's hear more feedback -- faster for everyone? Faster for me, for sure
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There are still a few wrinkles to iron out but we're getting there folks.
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Best business card ever--wish I still had it.
"Contact [name] for stuff."
"[phone number]"
Got it from African guy handing them out on the sly on Gongti Lu, west of Yashow.
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I was not aware that Gulou, by itself, would be the 4th biggest city in China, nor that it had its own beloved sports teams, nor an identity distinct from the rest of BJ, nor a readily identifiable accent. No to all of those? Then comparing Gulou to Brooklyn is ridiculous.
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Further Correction: The film Four Ways to Die is being screened on March 17 as originally listed in the March issue of the Beijinger. Please disregard the miscorrection "Four Ways is being shown on March 15 not 4," which originally appeared in the blog above.
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Eggs hit the wok and explode into yellows and whites, roadside breakfast outside the abortion clinic.
Re: All Hands on Loaf: Jennifer Yeh of Boulangerie Nanda
This bakery is AMAZING! I cannot sing enough praises for the time, love and true dedication that Jennifer puts into her Boulangerie. I am an expat from Canada, teaching in Shunyi since August, 2012. I am a big foodie and do my "homework" thoroughly prior to selecting a shopping venue or restaurant. I stumbled upon Nanda's one day and since then I have only bought my baked goods from here. I can only hope that more of these quality style bakeries will follow suit.
A few of my favourites: Oat bran honey loaf (a hearty yet light bread); walnut loaf (crunchy on the outside, soft on the inside); cinnamon raisin bagels (yummy toasted with cream cheese)!
Re: Wok The F**K? No Beijing Restaurants In Asia's Top 50
come on people, did you look at the list? There's top 50 restaurants in Columbo, Mumbai and Hangzhou and not Beijing? Please. They just didn't have a correspondent that made it this far.
Re: Wok The F**K? No Beijing Restaurants In Asia's Top 50
Sure there are some good places in Beijing, Admin mentioned some, but imagine these restaurants in Singapore, NY, London, Paris, they would do okay maybe but not real competition. Home Plate is a good example, sure maybe the best American burger place in town, but nothing unique, not outstanding, like wow I went to Beijing to have a burger at Home Plate. This city has a long way to go when it comes to dining. I think all the buzz about eating out in Beijing is that most expats dont know what else to do and are too lazy to cook and it is cheap. As soon as a restaurant is doing okay the corner cutting starts as owners have to cash in before the landlord beefs up the rent. Sure there are some beacons of good service out there but exeptional mind-reading servers I never found in this city.
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"Next time a student punches me in the balls, I'm going to line up all the other kids in the class and have them take turns punching him in the balls."
"Haha, hope his parents don't want grandchildren."
"You mean grandCHILD.."
"Haha, I mean grandSON"
"Rather, you hope his parents weren't looking forward to eating their granddaughter."
"..."
"... when did we become this racist?"
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No doubt that Kraftwerk is more known for their pioneering electronic music than their days as a rock band but they were a direct influence on many latter day Krautrock bands - check out their song "Heavy Metal Kids" - sounds like Black Sabbath.
Anyway, would be great to see them in Beijing - The Guardian ran a great feature on them recently and their show at the Tate Modern sold out in minutes.
Re: Wok The F**K? No Beijing Restaurants In Asia's Top 50
Yes, those are all awesome. But they're awesome in the environment in which they find themselves. I realize when I visit back home or another country that my tastes have really been downgraded living here. Not that Maison Boulud isn't awesome. Just in comparison to awesome restaurants abroad, it would be "good", not "Top 50".
Re: Talking Tunes: Johnny Rotten and Co. Confirm, and ...
It's a bit like calling Pantera a hair metal band.
Or Apple "the company behind the Apple Newton".
Re: Talking Tunes: Johnny Rotten and Co. Confirm, and ...
I think the jury is still out on Kraftwerk being pioneers of Krautrock
If you're on a VPN check out this video of them in 1971
Re: Wok The F**K? No Beijing Restaurants In Asia's Top 50
Really? TRB, Maison Boulud, Mosto, Da Dong ... gutter oil? Terrible service?
Re: Wok The F**K? No Beijing Restaurants In Asia's Top 50
Terrible service and gutter oil. Two reasons why Beijing restaurants aren't on the list.