This past Monday, The Beijinger announced their winners for the 2011 restaurant awards, all voted on by readers. I might not agree with a lot of their selections or with the winners but i must respect them as the popular choices by that species known as the Genus-Expatus. Looking at the list, one can’t help [...]
Tags: beijinger awards, best restaurants, provincial restaurant, xinjiang provincial
This was one of the first “provincial” restaurants I wanted to try in Beijing, especially after i read about their yurts and the famed lamb that fell right off the bone. Alas, all my attempts to find the original location, as outlined in the insider guide to Beijing, fell by the wayside… until now. A [...]
Tags: inner mongolian food, mongolian, provincial restaurant
A little over two years ago, I embarked on a journey to try all the provincial restaurants in Beijing. I’m still going strong but after such a long time, I was overdue for a pilgrimage to place where my infatuation with various Chinese cuisines started: Xinjiang Fanzhuang 新疆饭庄 inside the The Urumqi Representative Office Restaurant [...]
Tags: chuan'r, provincial restaurant, xinjiang food, xinjiang provincial
A little while back, I’ve finally managed to gather the troops and head over to the west side of town for the last of the Xinjiang Provincial restaurants in Beijing that had managed to evade me: The Xinjiang Islam Restaurant 新疆伊斯兰饭庄, attached to the provincial representative office, inside the Xinjiang Hotel. It is located inside [...]
Tags: chuan'r, provincial restaurant, Xinjiang Islam Restaurant, xinjiang provincial, 新疆伊斯兰饭庄
For some reason, a few weeks ago, I just started developing a craving for noodles, and not just any noodles… I wanted Shaanxi style Yangrou Paomou 羊肉泡沫 and I kept trying them in various establishments until i got tired of average quality and decided to head for the Shaanxi Provincial Restaurant in Beijing: 陕西省驻京办. I [...]
Chuan Ban gets a lot of press all around Beijing as far as the authenticity and quality of their Sichuanese fare! As official representative of Sichuan, they do an amazing job bearing the flag. However, they are not the sole carrier! usually forgotten and overshadowed by its bigger brother, Shudu Binguan, in the Chengdu representative [...]
Ah Anhui.. home to Huangshan Moutains as well as 3 months worth of memories from my life circa 2004 when i spent a summer living in the capital of Anhui: Hefei. Hefei stood out for many reasons, 3 of which remain vivid recollections that I don’t think i can forget ever: 1- Abundance of coffee [...]
Tags: anhui food, provincial restaurant, 安徽大厦中餐厅
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