The Friday night that was…
Friday night started as usual with a weekly wine tasting at Sequoia Cafe – this one featured a handful of Chenin Blancs to test our palates. These get-togethers are a…
Friday night started as usual with a weekly wine tasting at Sequoia Cafe – this one featured a handful of Chenin Blancs to test our palates. These get-togethers are a…
Zimbu – who you might remember as the plush monkey that nearly got into a brawl at last year’s TBJ Halloween party at Rui Fu – has thrown the banana…
Bacchus Wines is teaming up with Houhai’s La Baie des Anges, co-runner up in the TBJ awards‘ best wine list category, for a Rose competition: Cotes du Rhones Sud versus Cotes…
It seems China World Hotel’s Aria isn’t the only local establishment being recognized by Wine Spectator. Wangfujing-based Garden of Delights – which has one of our city’s more spectacular interior designs…
Let’s see. I just go here, find Beijing Boyce, and click the “+” til it’s green… (from aiwan.com) Hong Kong movie star Jackie Chan and rock music legend Robert Palmer…
The Beijing qualifier for the 42 Below Cocktail World Cup was held at China World Hotel last night as bartenders from Q Bar, Lush, China Doll, Aria, The Regent and Centro…
Like a tumbleweed, Tim’s Texas BBQ has come and gone in the former John Bull Pub location. The sign is down and various hunks of wood were being tricyled away, apparently to the…
Like some 500 other people, I attended that’s Beijing’s Bars and Clubs Awards last Thursday at The Bank. Here are seven random thoughts from the sweaty, red wine fueled night that was (photos courtesy…
Thanks to GS for forwarding a South China Morning Post article about China’s Grace Vineyard – Shanxi takes on wine world – by Mark Graham (registration required). I think these…
Word has it that China World Hotel bar Aria will be recognized in Wine Spectator magazine’s August issue as having one of the world’s best wine lists. I’ll have more on…
Last week’s plea to vote for this site in the China Blog Awards came as I was mired in 26th place. Thanks to reader support, I’ve scratched my way up…
The crane parts outside and staff wearing “chai” T-shirts inside said it all – Yugong Yishan is about to bite the wrecking ball. Blues outfit Black Cat Bone rocked the…
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