Capital M: Spring Menu + Food Revolution Week

Taste M’s New Spring/Summer Menu 

From a vibrant green organic salad sprinkled with pretty pink petals to a “Variety of Eggplant Dishes” or as I like to call “a party of eggplants and everyone’s invited”, Capital M‘s new Spring/Summer menu is a delightful new addition of sure-to-be-new-favorites on their classic menu of modern European cuisine.

Gathering a table of foodies together, we sampled our way through a medley of M’s proud new menu additions including 4 different starters and 3 mains before  topping it all off with their marvelous Grand Dessert Platter (as if we weren’t being spoiled enough)!

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Hollywood’s China Syndrome: A Film Panel at Capital M

Kung Fu Panda: China in Hollywood

More than just giant pandas kicking ass, China is playing a more major role in Hollywood films both on-screen and behind-the-scenes.

As a part of Beijing Film Festival, Capital M Restaurant is teaming up with Orb Media Group, a leading US and China based independent producer and financier of film, television and new media properties that unite Hollywood and Chinese markets, to host a thought-provoking film discussion called “Hollywood’s China Syndrome” this Sunday, April 21st at the lovely and picturesque Capital M located on the 600-year-old Qianmen Street, surrounded by Beijing’s historic landmarks.

“From James Bond to Transformers, Kung Fu Panda to the AMC cinema franchise, China is all over Hollywood. In celebration of the Beijing Film Festival, our panel of industry experts takes a look at the impact of the second-largest box office market in the world on Hollywood, financially and creatively.” - Capital M Team

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Results Revealed: theBeijinger Restaurant Awards 2013

theBeijinger’s 10th Annual Reader Restaurant Awards

On Thursday, March 14th, theBeijinger just celebrated its 10th Annual Reader Restaurant Awards Ceremony over an afternoon awards ceremony at the Kerry Hotel Beijing.

Together with Beijing’s most influential players in the city’s dining scene, results were announced whilst drinks were poured and foodies mingled.

Over a couple of hours, winners and runners-up for each of the 50 different categories listed were revealed alongside enthusiastic applause mixed in with a couple of unexpected surprises.

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85 Broads Celebrates International Women’s Day

85 Broads: Global Women’s Network

International Women’s Day is coming up this Friday, March 8th – a day to celebrate a world of wonderful women!

The Global Women’s Network, 85 Broads Chapter in Beijing is teaming up with the Australian Chamber of Commerce (AustCham) and the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) to host an upcoming International Women’s Day Event at the lovely and picturesque Capital M.

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March 4-10: DiningCity’s 3rd Restaurant Week Edition

March 4-10th: A Week of Fine Dining at Affordable Prices

DiningCity‘s third Restaurant Week edition, they are back with a hot list of 36 delectable restaurants to choose from, each restaurant preparing exclusive set menus priced at two tiers – RMB 78 or RMB 118 for lunch and RMB 168 or 248 for dinner.

“Restaurants are preparing a special tasting menu for this week only. During Restaurant Week you can try the best 3-course set menus in town, starting at RMB 78 for lunch and RMB 168 for dinner.” – DiningCity.com

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Brian McKenna Reinvents The Courtyard Restaurant

Experience an all-new Courtyard Restaurant

Once upon a time, The Courtyard restaurant was hands-down Beijing’s finest restaurant. It was run by Filipino-born Executive Chef Rey Lim and under his direction, the restaurant was widely respected for it’s crafty nouveau French-Asian fusion cuisine, international dining service and spectacular location just a stone throw’s away from The Forbidden City, overlooking the moat that once protected the imperial family from the outside world.  Back in the day, not only was it the most elegant, upscale (and also the most expensive) Western restaurant in town, it was also rated as one of the top 50 restaurants in the world by Condé Nast magazine.

And while this was all true when The Courtyard first opened in 1997 by lawyer, art patron and luxury developer Handel Lee, that was a time when Beijing’s restaurant scene was rather barren and and before the arrival of first-class dining establishments like Maison Boulud, Capital M, and most recently, Temple Restaurant Beijing (TRB).

But even when I first arrived in 2006, The Courtyard was starting to lose its luster. I dined there once in 2006, and even then I wasn’t impressed and never returned.  After its initial streak of success and strong track record, the restaurant’s service standards started to lost its consistency and the general consensus was that it became overpriced beyond reason.

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Celebrate Christmas Cheer: Top Holiday Feasts 2012

LumDimFamily Christmas Table

Nothing quite compares to a proper holiday meal. It is the meal we look forward to all year long. Of course it’s always an added benefit to be surrounded by family and loved ones, but even just the food alone is something worth noting.

Lucky for you, Beijing is full of both impressive and affordable options for you and your loved ones to choose from.

Take advantage as this is the one time of year when you’re obliged to feast to your heart’s content, eating your way through full turkeys, hunky slices of honey-glazed ham, and as much Christmas pudding, boxes of chocolate and Santa’s cookies as you can stomach. And the best part is that you don’t have to worry about packing on a couple extra pounds because it will be hidden under all those additional layers of clothing!

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Last Chance to Join: Countdown to Chi Fan for Charity

Chi Fan for Charity 2012: Dinner at Punjabi Indian Restaurant

Just around the corner is Beijing’s biggest culinary charity event of the year. The countdown begins as it’s just four days until the big day – Chi Fan for Charity (CFFC) 2012!

“An event praised for bringing together local opinion leaders, celebrities and other charitable-minded individuals to raise money for worthwhile philanthropic causes at Beijing’s top restaurants, CFFC is an inspiring event that involves such a strong community of individuals that really rallies their friends and associates to make this one of the most highly anticipated events of the year.” – Excerpt from previous LDS Post on CFFC

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