What's on in Beijing: Aug 7-13
Aug 7-8: Food & Drink Deals @ Hatchery
If you haven't heard already, Hatchery is hosting the Auckland-based chicken chain Bird on a Wire at its Dongsi location. The pop-up serves rotisserie free-range chicken in many forms. This week Hatchery is launching special #freethechicken deals. At 7pm on Monday you can stuff your face with all-you-can-eat free range chicken tacos, complete with all the fixings (RMB88 or RMB128 with free-flow Coronas). And on Tuesday you can get 50 percent off fish and chips (RMB37.50).
Mon-Tues Aug 7-8, Hatchery, 88 Dongsi Jiutiao, Dongcheng 东城区东四九条88号 (6594 0188, 8950 8065)
Aug 9: A Walk & Discussion in the Dongcheng Hutongs
We walk through the hutongs all the time. But what do we really know about them? Well, The Hutong is leading a walk through and discussion of the Dongcheng Hutongs that will take you all the way through their history during the imperial period to the present.
Wed Aug 9, 10am-1pm; RMB260 (RMB220 for members of The Hutong) including all admission tickets, guide fees and tips. The Hutong, 1 Jiudaowan Zhongxiang, Beixinqiao, Dongcheng 东城区九道湾中巷1号 (159 0104 6127)
Aug 10: Home Plate Pub Quiz
Head on down to Home Plate BBQ Sanlitun for its weekly Thursday pub quiz. Billed as a “social” event with questions based on “many topics” and open to people from all over, it sounds like a damn good time. The best part is the free entry plus tasty prizes including RMB300 worth of cocktail vouchers (first prize) and a RMB100 bucket of beer.
Thursdays, 9pm; free entry; Home Plate BBQ Sanlitun, 1/F, Unit 10, Electrical Research Institute, Nan Sanlitun Lu 朝阳区南三里屯路北京机电院10号1楼(工体北路凯福大厦正南) (5128 5584 / 400 096 7670)
Aug 10-13: Guest Chef Karel Van Oyen
Whenever TRB has a visiting chef, you go. That’s just what you do. This month, don’t miss out on Karel Van Oyen of Vinto, a highly acclaimed restaurant in Belgium’s Flemish countryside, as he creates a one-time-only menu (accompanied with wine pairings) for TRB Forbidden City.
Thu Aug 10-Sun Aug 13; RMB588 for four-course lunch, RMB888 for five-course dinner; TRB Forbidden City, 95 Donghuamen Dajie, Dongcheng 东城区东华门大街95号 (call 6401 6676)
Aug 11-20: Thai Food Festival
Who doesn't love Thai food? Seriously. Who? Unfortunately there's a dearth of authentic Thai restaurants in the city, but this week we can all get our Thai fix at Aroma. Starting Friday, the Ritz-Carlton, Beijing is partnering up with the Thai Embassy to invite Guest Chef Nueng from Phulay Bay, A Ritz-Carlton Reserve in Thailand, to showcase ultra-authentic Thai dishes. For 10 whole days Chef Nueng will serve up 10 dishes. Expect a range of curries, fresh larb runa, tom yum soup, Thai-style mojitos and more. If the food isn't incentive enough, guests will also have the chance to win a trip for two to the stunning Krabi, Thailand.
Aug 11-20. Lunch RMB368, Dinner RMB448, Brunch RMB618. Aroma, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, 83A Jianguo Lu, Chaoyang 丽思卡尔顿酒店1层 (6601 6666, 6629 6699, 5908 8161)
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