Beijing

Taste of Peru

Pachakutiq, the dinnertime eatery in Beijing's Sanlitun Soho, is celebrating its one year anniversary this weekend in that space (it's a Cafe Flatwhite in the daytime) with a new Nikkei menu. Hip and colorful Nikkei cuisine is a fusion of traditional Peruvian with Japanese cuisine, which came to that South American land via centuries of settlers. If you can resist the pisco sour options with your meal, try the restaurant's refreshing new house-made beer, made with quinoa.

No B1-239 in Sanlitun Soho, 8 Gongti Lu, Chaoyang district. 131-2169-1411.

Peaceful retreat

Looking for a chill space to hang out on a summer's evening? The new Zen Garden at the Westin Beijing Financial Street offers a waterfall setting, savory snacks, smoothies, cigars and whisky, 53 kinds of beer and 35 crafted cocktails - a combination sure to induce some tranquility after a hard day's work. A giant birdcage with seating for two might seem a little claustrophobic, but it may be just the ticket for lovebirds.

9B Financial Street, Xicheng district. 010-6629-7825.

Hospitality awards

Hotel executives from around Beijing gathered at the Four Seasons hotel on Tuesday for a dinner hosted by Fred Tibbitts, whose Southeast Asia-based organization promotes social entrepreneurship. Fred Tibbitts & Associates annually honors outstanding hospitality leaders in every region of the globe, and 2017 awards for the Asia Pacific were presented to Antoine Chahwan, regional VP and GM at the Four Seasons Singapore, for excellence as an operator, and to Rainer Stampfer, president of hotel operations for Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, for lifetime excellence. Tibbitts hosts relationship-building, hospitality humanitarian dinners at Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Ho Chi Minh City, Singapore, Bangkok, New Delhi, and New York City each year to benefit humanitarian work in Thailand and Cambodia.

Hong Kong

Meat for Dad

Gaucho has launched its Argentinian all-you-can-eat and drink Veuve Clicquot brunch, where dads can dine for free on Sunday. The feast includes mini empanadas, slow-braised back ribs, a variety of ceviches, and succulent prime cuts of grass-fed Argentinian steak. Non-beef lovers can enjoy the salt-baked chicken with grilled lemon, or the lighter seabream risotto served with lemon and basil. The self-service dessert bar includes the banana-and-coconuts mess, the indulgent chocolate brownie and Gaucho's decadent signature dulce de leche cheesecake. For Father's Day only, brunch has been extended to the evening (6 pm-11 pm) as well.

11 am-4 pm, 5/F, LHT Tower, 31 Queens Road Central, Central district.

China Daily