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Category Archives: Restaurant reviews
China really, really loves Hello Kitty
And of course so does the rest of Asia – she is an amazing phenomenon. When I first came to China I didn’t ‘get’ Hello Kitty (which I will refer to as HK from now on). As far as I … Continue reading
Posted in Restaurant reviews, Uncategorized
Tagged cute stuff, Eva Air, Hello Kitty, kitsch stuff, Kitty White, Sanrio
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Double Blessing – Shuang Fu restaurant is cheap and cheerful
A Chinese friend of mine lives right next to Ditan Park (Temple of Earth) which is one of Beijing’s four great central temple parks. Whenever she and I want to get together for a catch-up on life, the universe and … Continue reading
Posted in Restaurant reviews
Tagged corn chips, Ditan park, dongbei food, mung bean starch noodles, salads, Shuang Fu restaurants
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Fast Food in China – who needs KFC, McDonald’s or Pizza Hut?
I first visited China in 1993, and in the 18 years that have elapsed there have been many, many changes. One change that started quite a few years ago is the proliferation of western ‘Fast food’ restaurants. I think the … Continue reading
Bunny Chow & Bobotie in Beijing
Today AMM and I took some friends out for Sunday Lunch. The restaurant we chose was not a typical Chinese dim sum restaurant, nor was it in one of the restaurants in the big 5 star hotels which offer special … Continue reading
Posted in Restaurant reviews
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My favourite restaurant – Guoyao Xiaoju
Oh what a dilemma, I want to tell you about my favourite restaurant in Beijing, but on the other hand, I don’t want everybody to know about it. Selfish of me I know, but it is a very small restaurant … Continue reading
Oodles of Noodles
Its time for another restaurant review, and this time it’s a Shanxi restaurant. Shanxi (not to be confused with Shaanxi) is an inland province to the south west of Beijing, in a region famous for its cereal crops. It is … Continue reading
Posted in Restaurant reviews
Tagged Antony Bourdain, dill, knife-cut noodles, making noodles, Noodle Loft Beijing, noodles, restaurants, Shanxi, vinegar, walnuts
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In & Out
Beijing has a thousand and one places to eat – actually I just made that figure up, there must be far, far more – and every national cuisine seems to be represented from Argentinean and Italian to Ethiopian and Russian … Continue reading
