In the run-up to the Beijinger's 2015 Pizza Cup, we are profiling some of the best pies in Beijing so that you, our faithful readers, can try as many as possible before we ask you to make your choice for the best.
Fine dining – that of white table cloths, stuffy waiters, and hushed dining rooms – has taken a hit in Beijing in recent years, making way for more approachable casual dining concepts. But hidden away in Weijia Hutong is a slice of time-honored French gentility, in the form of boutique hotel and restaurant Cours et Pavillons. Set in a lovingly restored courtyard, furnished with genuine Ming Dynasty antiques (some worth millions of RMB), the restaurant is currently only open by prior reservation.
In a post on WeChat last week, Brian McKenna announced that he and his team will no longer be operating and managing new Dengshikou gastropub Molly Malone's Gastropub & Grill, after receiving "an offer [he] simply could not refuse." Molly Malone's will now be operated by a different company, while McKenna "will be fulfilling a number of consulting projects ... before starting a great new concept BMK Kitchen & Deli in November 2015."
In the runup to the 2015 Beijinger Pizza Cup (mark your calendars for the launch party on Oct 17-18), we've asked Beijingers to tell us about their favorite pizza places. Today we talk to Beijing-based HR professional and foodie extraordinaire Glen Loveland, whose claim to fame is that he’s been eating pizza almost since the day he arrived eight years ago.
[Update 10/22: Both sessions of the Oct 25 party are now fully booked and tickets will not be available at the door].
It’s October and that means Halloween … and once again our sister magazines beijingkids and JingKids are pulling out all the stops to make it the best Halloween ever with our 9th Annual Halloween Costume Party for kids and families!
In the run-up to the Beijinger's 2015 Pizza Cup, we are profiling some of the best pies in Beijing so that you, our faithful readers, can try as many as possible before we ask you to make your choice for the best.
The boundaries of Beijing cuisine are not easy to define, possessed as it as of influences encompassing everything from earthy Shandong dishes to Mongolian grilled meats to extravagant imperial banqueting. Local restaurant chain Xiaodiao Litang is nevertheless trying to capture a little of the eclectic spirit that makes our fair city’s cuisine great.
In the runup to the 2015 Pizza Cup (mark your calendars for the launch party on Oct 17-18), we've asked Beijingers to tell us about their favorite pizza places.
Xi’an export Zhen Ai Zhongguo first opened in 2013, but we can’t help but feel it has been flying way under the radar since then. Set in a quiet office building just off Guomao’s main drag, Zhen Ai Zhongguo is a celebration of the hearty cuisine of northwest China – liangmian, hand-pulled noodles, roujiamo. These are, in essence, snack foods, but here they feel like an event, brought into the 21st century by playful presentation and a smart atmosphere.
The hutong areas around Gulou are well documented, but fewer people venture slightly further to the area west of Shichahai. Spiraling out from Ping’anli and Xisi subway stations, this area holds one of the best attractions for budding Beijing foodies – Huguosi. Think of it as the Nanluogu Xiang of food, but without the flag-toting tour groups.
