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Ladies special
Waldorf Astoria will declare Thursday evenings as "ladies night", themed with the romance of old Shanghai to stir your heart and intoxicate your senses. In the elegant Peacock Alley bar, female guests can enjoy complimentary drinks and snacks while they chitchat and let the stress melt away. Three cocktails in pretty hues of misty blue and dreamy green can be savored, in addition to a sparkling Italian wine. The opening night of Sept 10 features giveaways from high-end boutique department store Lane Crawford and super sports-car brand McLaren, and the evening's best-dressed ladies (in qipao) will enjoy the McLaren experience and a Lane Crawford gift card.
Peacock Alley, Waldorf Astoria Beijing, 5-15 Jinyu Hutong, Dongcheng district. 010-8520-8989.
Philippines fair
Feast restaurant in East Hotel Beijing celebrates the best of Filipino fare with a one-week festival through Sept 4. Restaurant manager Reggie Osila presents an array of Filipino food straight out of his grandma's cookbook, including camaron rebosado (crumbed prawns with picked cucumber and calamansi aioli), escabeche (pan-fried tilapia in Filipino-style sweet-and-sour sauce), and lechon manok (roasted chicken with steamed rice and tomato-cucumber salad).
5:30-10 pm through Sept 4, 22 Jiuxianqiao Road, Chaoyang district. 010-8414-9820.
