Blog Author - Tom O’Malley

Is this Beijing’s Most Badass Burger?
Our Burger Wars series might seem like a distant pain in the gut, but the battle for beef supremacy rages on regardless. In fact,...
12 Ducks of Christmas: Give Some Skin This Festive Season
What better gift for your true love this season than a Peking duck (roasted over) a pear tree (fire)? The empress of courtly roasts...
Back For More: Najia Xiaoguan
"Back for More” is a regular magazine column in which we revisit old favorites. Say what you will about the Manchus, but dang, they...
Where Have all the Taxi Drivers Gone (For Dinner)?
Here, at this unassuming restaurant near the Lama Temple (141, Yonghegong Lu). Every evening, a queue of uniformed Beijing cabbies ...
Modernista: Gulou Modern
Whoever was in charge of marketing Modernista’s opening deserves a prize. About 300 people descended on sleepy...
Sharks and Polka Dots at Peking Legacy
The great fish moved silently through the restaurant, propelled by short sweeps of its crescent tail. The young couple, complacently chewing...
Jusong: Contemporary Chinese with Mao
Ever had simple, regional Chinese food in a contemporary setting? No, because restaurants can’t charge enough to cover rents in places like ...
Snow? Time for Zhou!
With Beijing frosted over like a giant Colibri cupcake (Jingshan Park being the cherry), what better time to highlight a winter-warmer that slipped...