A foodie’s guide to Beijing that I wrote and photographed is in this month’s Theme, a glossy culture and lifestyle magazine out of Brooklyn. As part of their Olympic issue, they have contributions from a bunch of Beijingers, including gallery recs from the art editor of Time Out Beijing and club recs from the sound engineer of D-22.
If you’re in Beijing or plan to go soon, check out the guide, complete with street food introductions, Chinese and Western restaurant recommendations, and photos from Appetite for China. There are also a few recommendations from two other correspondents as indicated by **. I don’t vouch for the spots personally, but to each his own taste! Bon appétit, or 干杯 (gan bei).
I have seen the local hype about about PRC becoming dairy friendly, and starting to produce good cheese. So, at a local, well known and reasonable ex-pat deli, I decided to try Beijing cheese…
Carefully wrapped, I expected to free the ‘fromage’ from it’s wax (having let it air) and savour…
the latex/’styrene cover should have warned me off immediately; but NO, a hint of things to follow…you wolddn’t even bury your worst enemy in friable crimson and unbodegardble sarphogus
It was a bit like undressing a leggy blonde after a night at at club in downtown Rio, to find that Hansel had actually, and previously been Hans. Tasteless,disappointing, money poorly spent, a lesson one may not wish to share with fellow ‘fromagateers’, and somehow only matched by by the disappointment of Tottenhan Hotspur never having put the first man on the moon. Hey, well, as the expierience went, it was preferable to having a large rubber sex toy thrust into your gullet. No, sorry, much akin
views please, and guidance much needed. Gratronaught (without Major Tom)
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