Thanksgiving 2014: Top Picks for Turkey-Coma Feasts

Family Thanksgiving Feast: Where to Find Turkey-Coma-Inducing Feeds!

Back at home, Thanksgiving is generally enjoyed at home amongst close family, but for many of us, Beijing is our home away from home. And with Christmas just around the corner, we often opt to sacrifice one for the other, leaving us stuck in Beijing for Thanksgiving so that we can at least go home for Christmas. Never quite the same as grandma makes it, but on the bright side, at least you’re not short of options in Beijing! If you think about it, Thanksgiving in Beijing has the potential to be so much more fun than it would normally be at home. Leave the long hours slaving away in a kitchen cooking and dirty dishes to the restaurants and rally up all your friends to just enjoy the feast!

With terrific Thanksgiving spreads available around town throughout the week, there’s no reason why you have to pressure yourself into picking just one Thanksgiving meal.  We’ve waited all year long for this incredible turkey feast to come around again so make the most of it this year and sign yourself up for as many as you can stuff yourself with.

Whether you’re American is irrelevant because no matter where you’re from, everyone can appreciate a holiday focused on phenomenal food and good company, and celebrate Thanksgiving with a home-style meal even if they are so far away from home.

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京A’s Pop-Up Taproom: Launching 4-Months in SLT

京A Launches 4-month Pop-Up Taproom this September 2014

From mobile “Follow the Egg” keg parties to craft beer festivals and craft beer themed dinners, 京A is upping their own game with the launch of a 4-month “Pop-up Taproom” starting this September 2014!

Popping in a Sanlitun location, this taproom will be serving all 京A brews under one roof.

“We’re thrilled to be putting together a taproom where everything, from the food to the decor and music, and obviously all the beers, will allow us to showcase the personality of our brewery: creative, fun, a little off-beat, and above all else uncompromising on quality.” - Richard Ammerman, 京A Spokesperson

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O’Steak French Bistrot: Solid Steak Close to Sanlitun

BEEEEEEEF!!!!

Cafe de la Poste was always one of Beijing’s solid steak options and the lively (at times, rambunctious) atmosphere was part of its style and charm. Expanding beyond its little nook in Beixinqiao, the same team is behind O’Steak Bistrot, one of the newest additions to the up-and-coming Xingfucun dining strip across from April Gourmet and around the corner from Big Smoke and Back Alley Bistro.

Though O’Steak has been only been open for about 6 months, they’ve got a ton of reviews online (see below for list of links) and they’re ranked #12 out of over 9,000 restaurants in Beijing on TripAdvisor with title headline in bold across their page “Best Steak house in Beijing”. Bold claims to shout but it also got me geared up for my first dining experience.

LDS Snapshots of O’Steak:

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