Li Linke de Xiao Guaner

In a quiet lane beside Beijing’s business district, chef Li Linke runs a small restaurant with his apprentice Xiaolu. Away from the rush outside, customers bring their different tastes and stories to the same tables.

Work, family and the tensions of a city balancing tradition with modern life enter alongside the diners. Preparing food and listening to those who stop by make the chef and his apprentice part of lives that might otherwise never have crossed.