Thousands flocked to Galaxy Soho this past Saturday and Sunday for our sister publication the Beijnger’s First International Foodie Weekend. More than 30 vendors attended the event and offered a mouthwatering array of goodness with something to suit every palate, old and young. The festival also coincided with the Beijinger’s 2015 Bar and Club Awards and featured lively mixes by DJ Cousin Kippy and performances by Tavey Lean and the Solid Gold Dream Machine and The Beijing Beatles to keep the crowd moving and grooving all weekend long. Of course, beijingkids and JingKids  were in attendance with fun activities planned for the kids! Here are some of our favorite shots of the crowd.

Special thanks to all the vendors for making it out this weekend. See below for a list of restaurants and vendors who helped make the first International Foodie Weekend a success.

Ganges Beijing’s favorite Indian restaurant, Ganges yet again took home top spot in the Best South Asian category at the Beijinger‘s 2015 Reader Restaurant Awards (Indian)

Gung Ho! Pizza Gung Ho! are not only the winners of the 2014 Pizza Cup; they were also name Outstanding Green Restaurant in the Beijinger‘s 2015 Reader Restaurant Awards for their noteworthy environmental practices (Gourmet Pizza)

High Altitude Coffee Beixinqiao-based High Altitude Coffee offers single origin beans from all over Africa and Latin America (Coffee)

Home Plate BBQ As well as being famous for their tasty, smoky barbecue meats, Home Plate have taken home the top spot in our Burger Cup for the past three years in a row (American-style barbecue meat)

J.P. Chenet (Wine)

Loft Eatalicious Authentic Italian restaurant with outlets in Shuangjing, Wangjing, and Shunyi (Italian)

Luga’s Luga’s was named Outstanding Mexican in the Beijinger‘s 2015 Reader Restaurant Awards (Mexican)

Miss Muesli Get your healthy breakfast fix from Miss Muesli, selling pre-mixed and custom mueslis and granolas using the best local and imported ingredients (Czech)

Pizza Plus Serves authentic Italian pizza by the slice in a variety of special flavors, including the award-winning Forest pizza, with sausage, mushrooms, and truffle (Pizza)

Q Mex Q Mex is a casual Mexican restaurant in Courtyard Four, which took home Outstanding Mexican in the Beijinger‘s 2015 Reader Restaurant Awards. The menu includes all your favorite Mexican dishes – California-style burritos, fajitas, tacos, and more (Mexican)

Rager Pie Homestyle American pies in sweet and savory flavors: pumpkin, pecan, banana cream, and frito chili pie, to name but a few (American)

Saffron Serving up authentic Spanish paeela from their Wudaoying Hutong restaurant and Galaxy Sohyo-based delivery service (Spanish)

The Local Everyone’s favorite local bar actually serves up some pretty authentic American grub too, from steaks to burgers, wings to quesadillas (American)

Sanya Haitang Bay Sheraton Hotel

Susongfu Shengjianbao Susongfu’s authentic soup-filled shengjianbao offer a taste of old Shanghai without leaving Beijing (Shanghainese)

Sweet Tooth and Two Guys and a Pie Sweet Tooth are famous for their indulgent, Aussie-inspired sweet treats such as their signature Tim Tam cheesecake, while Two Guys and a Pie will be offering hearty meat and veggie pies (Australian)

Vai Milano Artisanal gelato made without artificial flavorings, colors, or preservatives. Also offers regularly changing seasonal flavors (Gelato)

Zan BBQ Japanese-style barbecue in the Gongti area focusing on tender cuts of meat (Japanese)

Photos: Ken