Blog Tag - Just Desserts

Try Sugar-Free’s Sugar-Free, Gluten-Free Healthy Snacks
Every now and then people “discover” that something that we used to eat happily and without conscience is actually terrible and should probably be...
Out-Of-The-Way GS Goes out of Its Way to Please with Japanese Style Confectionery
Tucked away on the second floor of Shangdu Soho, GS is the brainchild of by Chinese-Japanese chef Yu Guangqian, who was born and raised in Japan and...
Puppies Are Delicious, and This Food Trend Proves It
When it comes to food trends, we've seen it all. History repeats itself, and whether the trends are tacky, smelly, and dirty, such as the popular...
Brusque Bakers Finally Sweeten Their Approach With Dàotián Rìjì
Ordering at Daoxiangcun, a time-honored Beijing local pastry shop, can be scary for expats – the indifferent staff, the bad-tempered customers behind...
Lady M Brings its Signature Mille-Crêpes Cakes from New York to Chaoyang Joy City
If there’s a confectionary goddness, then she is a kindly one. After hearing our frequent complaints about the mediocre standard of Beijing’s sweet...
Aoyama Lab, Where Sweets are Served in Petri Dishes
Let’s be clear, the newly opened Aoyama Lab is not a hospital inpatient unit even though it may look like one. Puke-green walls? Check. Shelves...
When Sweet Meets Spice Beijing’s Hottest Desserts for a Fiery Date
Spices have a magical power, an inherent force that tantalizes the consumer and lures them back over and over again. We readily admit to being such...
ChikaLicious Brings Delicate Confectionery From Downtown Manhattan to China World Mall
Beijingers always complain that the confectionary in this city is average, often when compared to the other megacities around the world. Ever since...
The Most Expensive Dessert Set for RMB 1080 A Head at Now Mansion
Sitting behind an unassuming whitewashed wall in Baiziyuan decorated with large metal gears sits what might just be Beijing's most luxurious café, ...
Street Eats: Durian Mille Crêpe Cake, Durian Cheesecake … Durian Everything at Musang King
Large, sweet, and often abhorred for its repugnant smell, durian is the the great divider of the fruit world. Alongside the matcha trend sweeping...
R Posh Japanese Strasbourg Patisserie Opens at Xiaoyun Lu with Baumkuchen and Cakes
Following a particularly strong need to satiate recent sugar cravings (perhaps on account of my recent less than admirable experience at Venchi), I...
Slow Boat SLT Revamped Menu with Vegetarian Buffalo, Addictive Chicken Skin, Platter and Crème Brulee
Ever since Slow Boat Brewpub released its new brunch menu last November, Chef Clement Rol has kept himself busy with a whole bunch of new dishes,...
Celebrating Your Romantic Month with The Rug’s Insta-Ready Sweets
With almost every popular restaurants are releasing romantic meal for Valentine’s Day, The Rug (Sanlitun location) have jumped onboard with something...
Delicate and Inexpensive Japanese Cakes at Koka, Dongdaqiao
Who would say no to a creamy dessert in a smoggy (read: depressing) late winter? The warm glow from Koka in the basement of Shangdu Soho is like a...
Street Eats: Addictive and Guilt-Heavy Cheesecakes at Holiland
Every spring, there seems to be a Dessert God of sorts raining something delicious onto us and saying "congratulations on surviving another long and...