5 Things to Taste, Smell, Touch, Hear, and See, Dec 21-23
Beijing can be overstimulating place to live, to say the least. Let’s be real: sometimes even our sixth sense (the one that tells you when that stick of chuan'r will make you sick for the next two days) gets a decent workout. With such a wide variety of events, restaurants, and gigs to attend, we suggest bathing each of your five senses in one, if not all, of the nourishing goings-on below.
Taste
Dec 22: Pebbles 9th Anniversary with Slow Boat
Leave the monochrome winter wardrobe at home and slip into something more vibrant, because Pebbles has teamed up with Slow Boat and is throwing a Latin celebration for their ninth anniversary. Expect discounted draft beers and margaritas, and tasty tacos for when the afternoon hunger kicks in. Whole day Saturday. Pebbles Courtyard.
Smell
Aperitivo at Ponte Restaurant
Been fantasizing about an easy evening out, chatting over fragrant cheese, crispy bread and a glass of wine? Then head over to the recently opened Italian spot Ponte. They have a new aperitivo deal that comes with a dazzling low RMB 60 price tag. Get a selection of cold cuts, olives, cheese, your choice of drink, and company for a cozy tasting evening. Friday and Saturday. RMB 60. Ponte.
Touch
Dec 22: Bloody Mary: An Interactive Murder Mystery Dinner Show
It's time to play! Step up your routine dinner game with a Murder Mystery night. The beloved Moroccan eaterie Caravan is hosting a night of delicious food, sleek dresses, and suspicious looks, while you try to figure out who committed a horrendous cold-blooded crime. Get your detective gloves on and start asking questions. Disclaimer: no diners will be harmed in the process. Saturday 7pm. RMB 485. Caravan.
Hear
Monologues: Revel’s World Of Shakespeare
Artistic Director of PKU Institute of World Theatre and Film, Joseph Graves, has an abundance of classical plays under his belt. He has directed stage performances in Great Britain, China, and America, including Romeo and Juliet, Richard III, A Midsummer's Night Dream, The Alchemist, The Sea Gull, Three Sisters, and others. "Revel's World of Shakespeare" is written, directed, and performed by Graves himself. Dec 21-22. RMB80-280. Longfu Theatre.
See
"Xmas WIthout China" by Tom Xia
Our mission to find a movie with both "China" and "Christmas" in the title has been a success! However, it's not entirely what we were looking for. A young Chinese American man, Tom Xia, explores one family's experiment of having Christmas without any products made in China. While the documentary was shot back in 2013, it feels especially timely in light of the US-China trade war, which may indeed force consumers all over the world to change their Christmas spending habits as prices of many consumer goods continue to rise.
Still figuring out where to eat on the 25th? Yule be sorry if you don't check out our list of Beijing's top Christmas dinners
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Images: courtesy of the venues, Xmas Without China
