Grange Grill is known for big things: a tomahawk steak big enough for an entire family, and the “chop shop” platter that’s basically a whole farmyard full of meat. But with its new appetizer menu, the restaurant is taking things in a more sophisticated, fine dining direction, with smaller ... Read More
This week was a very busy one with the City Weekend 10th annual Readers' Choice Awards on Wednesday, but I did find time to visit Jaan at the Raffles Hotel for the first time in over a year. The food was very good, although the portions are very small, especially ... Read More
I discovered my love for cured, aged meats while living in Europe in 2007. During sunny aperitivo afternoons, my daily life consisted of eating gorgeous cured cold cuts and cheese platters with a bottle of wine, while people-watching and chatting with friends. So I decided to discover places where I ... Read More
Koushuiji literally translates as "mouth watering chicken," and it's easy to see how the Sichuan dish got its name. If you're craving this spicy chilled specialty, here are a few restaurants that really shine.
Sanlitun | Transit
Transit’s koushuiji (RMB75) is a well executed and elegant dish, but ... Read More
Last night at Migas, the who's who of Beijing gathered to celebrate the amazing dining and nightlife scene that the city has to offer. The votes have all been counted and the plaques have all been handed out, so now it's time to officially announce the winners of ... Read More
Back at it again, LumDimSum is determined to help City Weekend uncover Beijing's Best Afternoon Tea. I've already hit up afternoon tea at the Ritz-Carlton, Park Hyatt and Sofitel Beijing Hotel to see how each one compares to the others and although some fare better than others, so ... Read More
There’s nothing as quintessentially British as a plate of fish and chips. However, with summer coming on fast, we were hoping to bypass the grease at our latest visit to The Vine Leaf, the sister restaurant to The Vineyard.
Luckily for us, we spotted the Indian spiced fish with ... Read More
This week I happily returned to Cepe to try their white asparagus promotion. Above is the salmon with citrus couscous and white asparagus, which came with great peas. Below is my terrible photo of a beautiful white asparagus dessert, which tastes like summer and impresses visually:
Lots of big dining ... Read More
This Saturday, May 19th, restaurant, chefs, and foodies all over the world will be celebrating Food Revolution Day. As part of Jamie Oliver’s campaign to educate more people about healthy eating and dietary habits, participating restaurants and venues will hold different events focusing on how to make healthier choices ... Read More
Whether you like yours with lamb or potatoes or lentils, samosas are basically little pockets of heaven on a plate. Here's a look at the best (and worst) Beijing has to offer.
Ganges
The hearty samosas at Ganges (pictured above) are practically a meal by themselves. The exterior is ... Read More
City Weekend sat down with Steffen Optiz, the recently appointed Director of Food and Beverage at the Kempinski Hotel, to find out what it’s like to be the new kid on the block at a Beijing institution.
Is this your first time living in Beijing? It’s my second ... Read More
Scene a Café’s Chef Kenneth Chee talks with City Weekend about teaching and tasty Malaysian favorites.
After teaching cooking for six years, what made you go back to being a full-time chef? I’m passionate about creating dishes that can make people enjoy and come back for more. Getting ... Read More
JE Mansion hotel is breathtaking, from the driveway down a private lane into a park, to the grand stairway that leads you to the bar and restaurant. The rooms here are stunning, but at over ¥3,000 a night, they’re beyond reach for most. Fortunately, the restaurant gives diners ... Read More
There’s one part of the world that’s never made it onto my culinary map: Africa. The label “African” cannot do justice to the the vast variety of the continent’s cuisine, which is distinguished regionally and broken down locally by different cultural and ethnic groups. Though Beijing doesn ... Read More
The dining highlight of the week was definitely my visit to the newly opened Brasserie Flo out on Xiaoyun Lu. I always felt like the aging Rainbow Plaza location detracted from Flo’s appeal, but the new spot has the opposite effect and really takes the restaurant to elegant new ... Read More
While Ssam’s location in the basement of Sanlitun SOHO puts it under the radar, the restaurant deserves serious recognition.
The contemporary Korean food here is organic and innovative, while still adhering to traditional recipes. The bulgogi (58 RMB) is one of our favorite dishes here, and it also gets ... Read More
With the warm weather setting in, everyone is looking for the perfect place to enjoy an outdoor meal. We've compiled a list of 21 dining spots for you to discover this spring in Beijing.
The Rug
Even though we first visited on a freezing November day, The Rug's ... Read More
Spicy grilled fish is found in restaurants all over Beijing, but none do it as well as Dumenchong. We head there at least once a week for the assorted pickled pepper grilled fish, which is baked then served in a simmering pan of spices and red oil. There’s a ... Read More
Last week, I finally visited Tianjin for the first time. You can read all about it in the next issue of City Weekend (spoiler: the city is really underestimated, and I loved it!), but here are some dining highlights:
In Tianjin Binhai New Area, visit "Seafood Street." It looks like ... Read More
Another stop along the journey to uncover Beijing’s best afternoon tea, LumDimSum and City Weekend are ticking off the hotels one by one. We sat down to afternoon tea at the Ritz-Carlton, Beijing and Park Hyatt, now the third stop is to see how Sofitel Wanda fares in comparison ... Read More
This week I went to Grange Grill to try the new appetizer menu there. It had been years since my last visit, and I remembered the restaurant as offering very large, American-sized and -style dishes. This is still true of the gargantuan mains, but the appetizers are now more refined ... Read More
The faint smell of incense sets the mood for a unique meal at Seven Treasures Pond, a vegetarian restaurant decorated with Buddhist paintings and jars of homemade pickles. The “house meatball soup with bok choy” (¥88) is addictive, with deep savory notes and calming vermicelli noodles and goji berries. Extreme ... Read More
At 14 years old, Peter Pan is a stalwart of Beijing’s Western restaurant scene. But, perhaps because of the name, we never got around to trying it until recently. Now that we’ve eaten the delicious Italian classics here, though, we can’t wait for a return visit.
The ... Read More
Geraldo Thomazini of Alameda thinks Brazilian wines are perfect for spring. But that's not all that's new for the season--he tells us all about their new Sunday Latin brunch.
What’s new on Alameda’s menu for spring? We will start a Sunday Latin brunch with a different ... Read More
Living in Asia exposes us to different types of produce difficult to find outside of specialty stores in Western countries. Growing up in a traditional Chinese family, my parents would bring home all sorts of Asian vegetables from the local Chinese supermarket (which, of course, we had to live no ... Read More
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