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First the good news: The Peninsula Hotel has extended its seasonal chocolate tea promotion through March, so there are plenty of weekends left to indulge your sweet tooth in the lobby with a selection of cakes, mousses, bonbons, eclairs, cookies and other delectable desserts from 2 to 8 pm.

It's just 158 yuan per person, including tea, coffee and an exquisite hot chocolate. The bad news: The godfather of this repast, uber pastry chef Yannick Oppermann, is leaving Beijing in mid-February for a new gig in Shanghai.

2 to 8 pm, Saturdays and Sundays at the Peninsula Beijing, 8 Goldfish Lane in Wangfujing, Dongcheng district, Beijing. 010-8516-2888.