Guangzhou Food & Drink Gossip: September 2018

The Scandalous Scoop is a regular feature where our editors share the latest food and drink gossip making the rounds in Guangzhou.

We’re digging:

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Poke bowls finding their way to Haizhu District with the recent launch of Kigo Poke; tasty fish at Szechwan Lane, a recent culinary addition to the Liuhua Exhibition & Trade Center, near China Hotel;

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Bravo’s new yearly membership program, Bravo Mug Club, which offers excellent drink deals for craft beer lovers; beloved Guangzhou taco shop Tristan’s CalMex expanding to Shenzhen; 

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and the LN Garden Hotel, Guangzhou celebrating 33 years of hospitality and culinary greatness last month. 

We’re done with:

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Fishy new rules saying rainbow trout can be sold as salmon; fast food chains KFC and Pizza Hut serving up fried-chicken tacos and salted egg yolk ice cream, respectively; sudden new security rules that may have just hit all bars in the Shenzhen; the sudden lack of trivia in Guangzhou.

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