Weekend Getaway: On the Farm with Fatface 24

Cat Nelson | Aug 22, 2013 1:00 pm | Add a comment | 1325 reads

Not even a year old, Fatface Dining always seems to be up to something – whether it's their involvement with BarCamp, organizing FoodCamp, speaking at C!Talk, or any of the various dinners and brunches they've catered. They're continuing to pick up speed and their latest project is Fatface 24.

Fatface 24 is a weekend away (this Saturday and Sunday), up to Liuzhuanghu Village on the outskirts of Beijing in Shunyi. They've partnered with Shared Harvest, an organic farm founded by Dr. Shi Yan, a major figure in the CSA (community-supported agriculture) movement here in China.

You'll get to spend the weekend outdoors (the forecast looks beautiful – sunny and clear, though hot), pick your own vegetables and then eat and eat and eat. If manual labor to feed yourself doesn't sound appealing enough on its own, the added rural charm should help; apparently, the folks at Fatface tell us, the village has been named "The Most Beautiful Village" by the Beijing Municipal Government. Sounds vague, but I'll let myself be convinced.

In seriousness, it looks to be a great weekend for those looking for something a little different than the average Saturday night meal out and a drink at a bar. See the itinerary below:

Day One (Saturday August 24)
Depart at 1pm from Dongzhimen Ginza Mall
Arrive at Liuzhuanghu village around 3pm, check in to Opheburg Villa
Dive into the fields to hand-pick vegetables for 24 hours of meals
Relax under the sun and stars with bubbly, freshly roasted lamb and organic fare prepared by the Fatface chef

Day Two (Sunday August 25)
Healthy Chinese breakfast (make your own mantou)
Mini-FoodCamp featuring four speakers to share their awesome food stories
Organic, all vegetarian lunch
Special trip to the Chinese Underground Tunnels at Jiaozhuanghu Village, a ten-minute ride away
Return back to the city, arrival at Dongzhimen Ginza Mall by 5pm

There are three tiers of pricing based on different types of overnight accommodations:
Two-person suites for RMB 1,298
Three-person suites for RMB 498 (per person)
Six-person tatami rooms for RMB 398 (per person)

Click here for further information, the menus and to sign up.

Photo: Courtesy of Fatface Dining