Eat beat

Beijing

Carnivore haven

Meat Mate, offering premium beef and lamb from Australia, opened over the weekend as a butcher shop with packaged foods and wines from around the world. Temptations from the shelves include a meat-matching array of sea salts and intriguing nibbles like gherkins in green-tea marinade. A grill chef is on duty for those who can't wait to get home to get their rib-eye or chops cooked. The check-out process was chaotic at the opening, but the quality meats at competitive prices make the short wait well worth it.