Luxe Beat Magazine OCTOBER 2015 | Page 35

Cuisine simple black cauldron of chicken soup until the waiter gently placed a large lotus blossom on top which dramatically unfolded over the next several minutes due to the hot steam. Shi-Yang Culture Lotus blossom soup After lunch a short stroll through the tranquil forest surroundings, brings you to Shi-Yang’s teahouses, where a tea ceremony can be pre-arranged. Inside tip: To avoid disappointment, reservation should be made months in advance. Poo-Poo ice-cream at Modern Toilet To the ridiculous-but oh so fun! The Modern Toilet restaurant chain is the epitome of tastelessness but if you thought the movie, There’s Something About Mary, was funny, than you’ll love it here. Each restaurant is slightly different but most have bathtub tables, showerheads or plungers hanging from the ceilings, feces-shaped pillows; toilet paper dispensers dispense napkins. Instead of chairs you’ll be sitting on artsy toilets, eating out of mini-toilet bowls, urinals or bedpans. Menu offerings include swirled piles of chocolate Poo Poo Ice cream (the pink berry flavor is Hemorrhoid!) or you might want F