This is such a superb food tour! Garth is a welcoming and knowledgeable guide to his neighbourhood hutong. It's so evident how much thought has gone into the choosing of all the stops on the tour, not always because something is the most delicious, but because it is an important or staple Beijing breakfast food. That said, we visited a very diverse range of food shops, markets and restaurants and just about everything was incredibly delicious. I especially enjoyed being able to compare homemade versions of certain treats with those produced for restaurants, as well as a number of different versions of the classic breakfast bing. I'm vegetarian and Garth was easily able to accommodate me. He also has so much knowledge about the roots of different Beijing food traditions and so you feel like you're getting a much richer understanding of how these breakfast foods connect to Chinese culture—not only a tour of delicious and interesting foods, but a cultural history lesson too! Hugely recommended
