Eat Beat

Beijing

Like mother, like son

Is there a gene for the culinary art? Diners at the Renaissance Wangfujing don't need convincing after Saturday night's special dinner, when executive chef Jordi Villegas was joined in the restaurant kitchen by guest chef Elvira, his mother. A packed house of diners enjoyed rosemary lamb chops, a hearty paella, a white-bean casserole and a melt-in-your-mouth roast suckling pig. Chef Elvira has done guest stints previously in Hong Kong with her son, before he joined the Beijing hotel in 2014.