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A crowd gathered outside the Leduc Recreation Centre on June 10 to celebrate the unveiling of ‘Local Gems,’ a mural by artist AJA Louden.

The Dabbling Duck restaurant, in Great Massingham, west Norfolk has been named a Local Gem in The Good Food Guide 2023.

Less than a year after Kern County sued Governor Gavin Newsom over his announcement that California would cease issuing fracking permits by 2024, the case has been thrown out.

Beijing's fondness for lamb is something of a curiosity... until you turn to Inner Mongolia.

Life is like a plate of dumplings, full of surprises.

All the travel restrictions in the world won't stop a foodie from getting what's theirs.

Local Gem: Stinky Yet Tasty, The Temptation of Smelly Snail Noodles And Why I Fell For It Jul 24, 2021 11:30 am | Add a comment | 59 reads Local Gem is an exploration of Beijing’s diverse palate. Get out of your comfort zone and try something new! To share your own neighborhood pride, please contact us via editor@thebeijinger.com Ever since human beings began cooking their food on the fire, the pursuit of newer and tastier flavor profiles has ne...

Beijing News You Might Have Missed This Week: June 5 Jun 5, 2021 2:30 pm | 1 comment | 34 reads Herd immunity, here we come: The latest figures on vaccines in Beijing indicate that upwards of 86 percent of adults over 18 years of age have received at least one shot of their COVID-19 vaccine, putting the city well past the 70 percent mark that’s needed for herd immunity. At the same time, the latest surveys from The Beijinger’s Safe & Sane WeChat...

The simple dish that threads through many cultures and has countless people connected

Annual editions of The Good Food Guide will no longer be published There are sighs echoing across the culinary world at the announced death of the Good Food Guide – which its owner, Waitrose, has decided not to publish this year and has "no plans" to publish it again in the future – but I actually suspect that its founder, Raymond Postgate, rather than turning in his grave might be popping a cork and musing that its demise is a cause for celebration. For when he launched the little tome, ...