"She was quite adventurous in testing new recipes. Not all of them worked. Some dishes were messed up too," he says. "To me, cooking has always been about exploration."

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If you go

Iki barbeque dining bar

Ground floor, T6, F1-50, Han's Plaza, No 2 Ronghua South Road, Daxing district, Beijing

Monday to Sunday, 11:30am to 2:30pm; 5:30pm to 1am

13810346457