Beijing restaurant recalls visit from US president-elect Biden


A man crosses the street in front of the Yaoji Chaogan traditional Beijing cuisine restaurant, which then-Vice President Joe Biden visited in 2011, in Beijing, China, on Nov 9, 2020. - Reuters

BEIJING (Reuters): A Beijing restaurant owner congratulated her “old friend” and one-time customer Joe Biden on Monday (Nov 9) after the US Democratic candidate emerged victorious in a tightly fought US presidential election, and invited him back to try some pork liver.

The publicity following Biden’s visit nine years ago boosted business for quite a while, with many customers coming in and asking for the “Biden set, ” said owner Yao Yan, 66.

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