JW Marriott Hotel, Shanghai, China

“It would be a shame, if after 3 years of living in China, you never visited Shanghai,” I confessed to my girlfriend. “So let’s go for my birthday,” was her response. Done. We flew to Shanghai for a quick weekend getaway in celebration of her birthday… which meant at least one late night. And thanks […]

JW Marriott Hotel, Beijing, China

Very meaty bacon; it’s the first thing you notice when biting into this club. And as hard as it is to get decent bacon in China, JW does a good job… something I’ve learned to expect from the Marriott brand. Unfortunately, the  sliced turkey was extremely poor quality of  – almost tasted like ham – and […]

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The Place Cafe, Beijing, China

The Place Café is a great local lunch spot in the central business district of Beijing.  And with their solid sandwich menu, the club is a definite standout.  They know what their doing here, even if it’s not the most traditional version of the sandwich; perfectly large ripe tomato, freshly fried egg, hearty piece of […]

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Ramada Hotel Yichang, Hubei, China

We arrived in Yichang, Hubei earlier than expected and I knew what the weekend held for us in regards to food: the best of Hubei’s spiciest culinary creations.  Knowing this in advance, I thought it would be a good idea to fill my stomach with something solid and calming, so as usual, I reached for […]

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Terminal 3, Beijing Capital International Airport, China

With my flight leaving for America at 6:45am, a club sandwich sounded great after I passed through security around 5am.  Wow was this a sad sandwich – thank goodness the bar was open too and I could drown my sorrows for the plight of this unfortunate club. No care was put into this creation. Where […]

Renaissance Hotel, Tianjin, China

We flew through Tianjin on our way back from Kuala Lumpur and stayed a night here before returning to Beijing.  With nothing but Chinese food on the books for the next several weeks, I decided to go for the club sandwich for a last treat… unfortunately, it wasn’t what I was hoping for. It’s hard to […]