The Horse is coming
With the Year of the Horse approaching the Old China Hands Lunch 6 February had a modest attendance of 23.
Only one birthday boy: Mark.
The menu, see the pictures:
- ham salad Andalouse OR puff pastry with chicken curry Indian style OR fresh daily soup
- farmers pork sausage with onion sauce served with cabbage and roesti potatoes OR chicken cordon blue served with daily vegetables and pan-fried potatoes OR red snapper Meunière served with daily vegetable and boiled potatoes
- daily desert
- coffee or tea
Great food as always by Morel’s Restaurant.
Next lunch planned for Friday 6 March.
Influencer and independent food vlogger
On Saturday 31 January 2026 TheBeijinger gave out Influencer Awards during its Culturopolis Event. I could not attend in person as I had a Rotary lunch. My friend David (“Mr. Trains”} also got it. They showed my video of the Georgia Restaurant dinner event.
Here on Vimeo a short clip of the event.
I started my WeChat Channel, first video on 11 April 2020. By 26 October 2025 I scored 2 million plays.
I also reached the top level – Level 8 – on Dazhong Dianping as a food critic in late December 2025. It is pretty challenging to reach that level! My video & media manager Sophie has been a great help over the years. I also post on Xiaohongshu (Little Red Book) and Kuaishou.