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 [...]
Alright, the cat is out of the bag and a lof of talk is going around tweetland and blogland about The Beijinger 2010 restaurant awards. Get caught up with results and opinions here: Official List of Winners at The Beijinger Blog Musings from Modern Lei Feng Let me quickly mention that I love the way [...]
Tags: beijing duck, dianping, great restaurants, sichuan restaurant, The Beijinger restaurant awards, xinjiang food
Sometime ago, I learned that every province in China had a representative office and restaurant in Beijing where one could go and sample authentic cuisine from the region. The most famous of these was Chuan Ban, the Sichuan Provincial restaurant(map). Having had my share of Sichuan food in various establishments, I was more curious about [...]
Tags: chinese restaurant, chuan ban, provincial restaurant, sichuan restaurant
It’s a cold monday evening in Beijing and your friend from Hunan says they’re in the mood for a spicy meal – This could be the starting scene for a horror movie, I swear! visions of rings of fire, tearful eyes, chili peppers and painful goodness floated through the air. What was surprising was the [...]
Tags: chinese restaurant, sichuan restaurant, yu xin chuan cai
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