Leisure meal
Upper Room
Wed, 02/10/2010 - 09:28 — editorLocation
6A Guanghuali, Chaoyang District // 北京朝阳区光华里甲6 号 Tel:010-6506 8324
BeijingChina
A great place to take visitors for an adventure to an out of the way place hiding great Chinese food.
First of all, this place is difficult to find. The best way to get there is to walk up from Tongan Li subway through Exit A, and walk up Dondaqiao to the Guanghua Road intersection. Then turn right and walk just past the big Soho mall. Immediately go into the small side alley next to it, and then take a left and keep turning till you see Upper Room.
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A Giant Box of Chocolates for Shanghai
Tue, 01/19/2010 - 08:05 — editorLocation
Shanghai Exhibition Center
ShanghaiChina
Everyone has a different idea of paradise. For some, a harem of virgin maidens is prerequisite, others envision a world of everlasting peace. Whatever your viewpoint, there's one feature that everyone agrees on: paradise is made of chocolate. Lucky for us, this week a large chunk of paradise has arrived in Shanghai. It goes by the name of Salon du Chocolat. Beginning with a glitzy opening ceremony on Wednesday evening, the world's largest chocolate show runs until Saturday 23rd, transforming the Shanghai Exhibition Centre a giant box of delights.
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Aroma
Sun, 12/20/2009 - 05:48 — editorLocation
289 North Jianguo Road, Hangzhou //馨香园, 杭州建国北路289号国际假日酒店2楼 Tel:0571 8527 1188 ext. 3784
Hangzhou, 33China
If you’re craving the cozy, festive atmosphere of the holiday season, look no further than Aroma Restaurant at the Holiday Inn. Dedicatedly decked out from head to toe in holiday cheer, Holiday Inn is chock full of goodies ranging from German chocolate Santas to adorable gingerbread houses strewn around the hotel. Entering Aroma was a nostalgic experience for someone who had been dearly missing Christmas songs and reindeers. Located on the second floor of the hotel, Aroma sets the holiday mood with Santa outfits on the waitresses and beautiful live renditions of Christmas music.
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Olive Cafe
Sun, 12/20/2009 - 05:23 — editorLocation
No 17 Gongti Bei Lu // 北京工体北路17号 Tel:010-6417 9669
BeijingChina
Olive Cafe -- A Place to eat holistically
Olive Cafe is not what you would expect. Revamped by seasoned chef Christelle Helf in 2009, into a healthy lifestyle concept, this is the place for holistic dining, and perfect to visit after a yoga or meditation session. It will only add to the sense of enlightenment and peace you feel.
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Comptoirs de France Bakery
Sun, 12/13/2009 - 14:05 — editorLocation
Various Locations in Beijing Tel: 010-64346151, 64341681, 6437 8994
BeijingChina
Comptoirs de France Bakery – A Little Taste of French Heaven
Comptoirs de France Bakery has stated that this is the place to discover real quality goods and the true taste of France. They are not lying, and that is all I need to say.
Comptoirs de France is the only bakery in Beijing to boast French ownership. That's right, all the other “Paris” cafes and pastry shops are in fact Korean owned, and so forth. Hence, that is why it is dreadfully difficult to find authentic and dreamy French pastries and bread.
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San Francisco eatz
Fri, 11/27/2009 - 14:00 — editorLocation
1/F, SOHO Shangdu West Bldg., Dong Daqiao Lu.// 北京东大桥路，SOHO尚都西座一 层
BeijingChina
Imagine a restaurant where you give back to the community while you munch on healthy San Francisco treats? Not only would you feel good about your food but good about yourself. San Francisco eatz is giving folks the opportunity to feel progressive and fit with its California style mentality towards food and people.
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Coffee Tree (Wu Kang branch)
Mon, 11/16/2009 - 05:19 — editorLocation
Ferguson Lane, 376 Wukang Lu, near Hunan Lu //上海武康路376号，近湖南路 Tel:021-6466-0361
ShanghaiChina
When the second location of Coffee Tree on Fumin Lu and Chang Le Lu closed down, I felt that it was a setback that I could not indulge in one of their delicious coffees, salads or sandwiches during my lunch break. However, I was grateful to receive news that the first location, nestled within Ferguson Lane on Wukang Lu in the beautifully quaint northwest French concession, had just reopened with a “new-and-improved” menu.
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1228 Med Restaurant and Bar
Tue, 11/10/2009 - 04:08 — editorLocation
1228 Beijing Road //1228地中海餐厅, 上海市北京西路1228号
ShanghaiChina
1228 Med Restaurant and Bar represents what I think a neighbourhood restaurant should be – somewhere that makes tasty but unfussy food.
Beard Papa
Mon, 11/09/2009 - 03:40 — editorLocation
LI, Isetan Department Store, Nanjing Road, Heping District. // 天津市南京路伊势丹百货地下一层
TianjinChina
In the world of fast food desserts Beard Papa has always stood above the crowd. The concept for the chain is really quite basic; take a freshly baked pastry and fill it with flavored cream. Although simple, the recipe still never fails to satisfy. At the Beard Papa stand in the basement of Isetan three flavors of filling are generally “on tap”; vanilla, chocolate and green tea. The Isetan branch currently has strawberry as well.
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Natural Beauty
Sat, 11/07/2009 - 03:24 — editorLocation
L1, Isetan, Nanjing Road, Heping District, Tianjin //天津市和平区南京路伊势 丹百货地下一层
TianjinChina
Seasonal fruit enhanced with Japanese style.
Tianjin has its fair share of locally-based dessert shops but we wanted to explore the world of newly imported dessert chains here in Tianjin, so we visited the Japanese Natural Beauty, in the basement of the Isetan Shopping Center.
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