Monthly Archives: May 2007

Calling all cocktail makers…

The 42 BELOW Cocktail World Cup will hold its qualifying rounds for China on July 19 in Shanghai and July 25 in Beijing, and when the booze settles, three bartenders…

Brie, Bordeaux and a balloon poodle…

I think I’m in love and her name is Bubbly Sunday. I’m not referring to some misguided local lass with an ill-advised English name, but to the title of Westin…

Back on top…

Sundays on top are back at Kokomo (formerly Top Club, which shares half of Tongli’s rooftop with Bar Blu).The events are held on the last Sunday of each month –…

More wine pours…

Palette Vino will mark its second anniversary with a wine and BBQ party on May 26, from 6 PM. The wine will go for 25 kuai and 30 kuai per…

A full pour of wine events

Pop, pop and pop – the invitations to wine dinners were dropping into my inbox tonight like freshly yanked corks. Here are three that practically came in on top of…

Rickshaw on a roll

Since opening just over a month ago, The Rickshaw has pulled in a steady stream of customers. Cheap beer, good food, decent location and a loyal following due to the…

Notes from the May holiday weekend that was…

This is a bit late, but here are four excellent things about the recent May holiday weekend. 1. Friday night wine tasting at Sequoia: It’s hard to pass up these…

Uncorked: Big 9 pops into consciousness

Talk about not noticing the cork beneath your nose: I was walking toward The Den during the May holiday when I spotted a wine club called Big 9 – yes,…

Aria wins TBJ award for best wine selection

Aria emerged as the winner for best wine selection at the annual that’s Beijing reader restaurant awards held earlier this week. Some 4,000 readers voted this year. that’s Beijing reports…

BB34: Opening Shots

This is the Opening Shots section of my last newsletter, released last week. Some of the info has been on the blog, but I’ve revised and added some stuff. To…

Mailbag! Readers Writes (3 of 3)

In the BB33 piece “Readers Writes,” 17 people named their favorite Beijing bars. Here is one of three responses to that piece, as published in the most recent newsletter. (To get…

Mailbag! Readers Writes (2 of 3)

In the BB33 piece “Readers Writes,” 17 people named their favorite Beijing bars. Here is one of three responses to that piece, as published in the most recent newsletter. (To get…