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Food and Drink

• 11.25.07
  El Fogoncito - Mexican Food   Food and Drink, Restuarants (0)

  Mexican food is nearly impossible to find in Beijing. As of August 2007, Taco Bell hadn’t opened a single store closer than Shanghai. This made El Fogoncito something of a culinary oasis in Beijing.
  Four weeks into my most recent trip to China I was sick of noodles and rice and had a craving for Mexican […]

• 10.03.07
  Li Qun Roast Duck Restaurant   Food and Drink, Restuarants (0)

  Roast duck tastes better in Beijing. I’ve had it several times in the United States, but Peking Duck is always better in its birthplace. My favorite place to eat Peking Duck is hole-in-the-wall restaurant, Li Qun Roast Duck Restaurant, located in the rapidly shrinking Hutong east of Tiananmen Square. The experience of visiting Li Qun […]

• 10.01.07
  A Fun Ti Carnival   Entertainment, Food and Drink (0)

  A Fun Ti Carnival is best described as the Chinese equivalent of dinner theater. As the wait staff brings endless dishes to your enormous beer hall style table, the stage provides belly dancers, musicians, and enthusiastic crowd participation for entertainment. The restaurant is run by native Ulghur people from the Xinjiang province, which is located […]