Author Archives: Brian
Gourmet Vegetarian In Beijing
In truth, a vegan restaurant this gourmet restaurant provides unique dishes with detail and ambiance. Hard to find but not exactly off the beaten path, it’s a favorite of locals and tours alike. Don’t be surprised to see a table … Continue reading
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Beijing Antique Shopping Tour
Panjiayuan antique market in Beijing int exactly an antique market alone, but a top attraction for Beijing gift shopping and communist or Mao era paraphernalia. On this visit I came upon a really interesting find, the 1960′s – 1990′s era … Continue reading
Beijing Beer
After a day of sightseeing, walking and tasting the best of Beijing, hideout off the beaten path and grab a home-brewed seasonal microbrew beer. It’s not a secret anymore, but good luck finding this quaint hutong brewery which is just … Continue reading
Beijing food tour – drum tower district
A typical Beijing style restaurant set among the hutongs of Gu Lou Avenue, on a summers day we savored cold sliced bitter mellon, cold hand stretched Beijing noodles (a true staple) and watched steaming platters of hand made dumplings flow … Continue reading
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Authentic Shanghai restaurant on Nanjing road
Wang Jia Sha （王家沙）is a true Shanghai favorite at over 100 years old and still in the same location. Famous for sticky rice with fruit and nuts, soup dumplings (xiao long bao) and pan fried dumplings, some visitors might pass … Continue reading
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My New Noodle Shop
The best thing about this small noodle shop inside this West Beijing neighborhood market was not the freshly pulled buckwheat noodles. It was the Cat-Ear noodles (貓耳朵) scraped like little gnochi from a mound of dough – I bought 2 kg. I … Continue reading
