Meizhou Dongpo

*World's largest full-service Sichuan concept *China's top 5 restaurant enterprise *Caterer of the 2008 Beijing Olympics (Paralympics) and annual Harper's Bazaar Charity Night *Harvard Business School Case Study 2014 Meizhou Dongpo is a Beijing-based restaurant group, owned and operated by classically trained husband and wife culinary duo, Wang Gang and Liang Di. With 150+ China locations, Meizhou Dongpo has stood for more than two decades as the gold standard for authentic, fresh Chinese cuisine, pairing exquisitely executed traditional favorites alongside deeply flavorful, Sichuan-inspired creations. Expanding its tradition of excellence across the Pacific, Meizhou Dongpo’s five southern California locations now offer diners the perfect combination of Chinese flavor, creativity, authenticity and atmospher Where is Meizhou? An historic city nestled in the verdant Sichuan mountains, Meizhou is renowned for its serene beauty and abundant natural resources. The childhood home of Meizhou Dongpo founder, Wang Gang, Meizhou is known as the birthplace of pandas and bamboo forests and of the great Song Dynasty poet and gastronome, Su Dongpo. Who is Dongpo? Often referred to as the original lifestyle guru, Su “Dongpo” Shi (1037~1101) was a renowned renaissance man at the peak of imperial China’s Song dynasty. Best recognized by his pseudonym, “Dongpo,” he was a celebrated master of poetry, prose, calligraphy, painting, politics, pharmacology, and gastronomy – with his singularly unique style of cuisine giving birth to avant-garde signature dishes such as Dongpo Pork and Dongpo bamboo shoots.