Briny welcome

[Photo/China Daily]

Restaurateur and music-man-about-town Badr Benjelloun has just opened his second food venue, where a late but unlamented Brazilian eatery slid in a long decline before vaporizing. Like at his sports bar and Moroccan cafe Cuju, the menu at Caravan－which he describes as a bridge between Moroccan and Cajun food－gives olives pride of place, including this savory, garlicky appetizer served with crisp-edged bread fingers. The plate is a starter option on the set menus for lunch and dinner－look for more olives in the lamb and chicken dishes that follow.

11 am-11 pm, Monday-Saturday, closed on Sundays; 44 Guanghua Lu, Chaoyang district, Beijing.