EAT: Q Mex Taqueria x Gyu Tetsu, Merci Lunch Menu, and More
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EAT: Your bite-sized guide to the best eats to be had in Beijing this week.
Q Mex Taqueria x Gyu Tetsu Collaboration
Q Mex Taqueria has teamed up with Japanese barbecue restaurant/izakaya Gyu Tetsu to create two limited-edition Japanese-Mexican fusion dishes. Created by Marcus Medina and Shioyama Shimpei, one of the dishes will be available at Q Mex Taqueria and one will be available at Gyu Tetsu. The former is a tasty wagyu beef taco (pictured above, with meat provided by Gyu Tetsu), featuring steak marinated in a Japanese-style barbecue sauce and served on a white corn tortilla with chili and black olive guacamole, a wasabi-ponzu vinegar sauce, and a sprinkling of nori and scallions. The tacos are priced at RMB 88 for three.
The dish available over at Gyu Tetsu is a wagyu beef skirt steak with a Mexican-style marinade made from pineapple, red guajillo chili, apple vinegar, garlic, and onions (RMB 108). The beef is cooked on the grill before being served with a side of miso paste dip. Both dishes are available until Jun 15, although Q Mex Taqueria hinted that they might add the beef tacos to the menu permanently. Scan/Extract this QR code to read what we thought of Gyu Tetsu when it opened earlier this year:
New Menu at The Rug Café WFC
The Rug Café at Wangfu Central has just introduced a new menu. As we have come to expect from The Rug over the years, the dishes are brunch-friendly, beautifully presented (AKA Instagrammable), and incorporate creative, Asian-inspired twists. Take the "wasabi scream smoky salmon avocado hash" (RMB 88, pictured above) for example, which takes one of their popular potato hash browns and adds a piquant wasabi sauce. For something more substantial, try the sous-vide chicken breast soba (RMB 78) – perfect for a hot day. This branch of The Rug Café also has one of Beijing's nicest outdoor spaces, making it a great place for brunch before the weather gets too hot to handle.
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Weekday Set Lunch Menu at Merci
TRB Group's latest restaurant concept Merci, located in Chaoyang Joy City, has introduced a weekday set lunch menu priced at RMB 90. For that price you get an appetizer, main course, dessert, and drink from a selection that includes dishes like pumpkin soup, duck confit, pan-fried sea bass, and crème brûlée. The drink selection includes red or white wine if you feel like treating yourself. Read our review of TRB's latest outing here.
Wine and The City: Hermitage vs. Barossa at Morton's
Learn the difference between Shiraz and Syrah as French and American wines face off over a four-course dinner at Morton's of Chicago. Priced at RMB 888 per person, the menu includes steak tartare paired with Cave de Tain Hermitage Grand Classique Rhone Valley, France 2007 and center-cut filet mignon with truffle mashed potatoes paired with Maverick Greenock Rise Shiraz, Barossa Valley Australia 2016. Also during the event, Alan Skalaski, a talented artist from the United States, will talk about his style and inspiration and then create a live painting experience during the dinner. Scan/Extract QR code on poster for more details and to buy tickets.
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