Stop whining, start wining…
Getting provincial: Shandong’s Catai… or Shanxi’s Grace? For those who complain that Chinese wine is rotgut, here’s a chance to shelve big wineries such as Great Wall, Changyu, et al and give the…
Monthly Archives: September 2007
A Baie des Anges birthday
Saturday marks the first-year anniversary of Houhai area bar la Baie des Anges. Get into the birthday spirit with some cake, a quiz and quality music, plus specials on wine…
In the Eddie O zone
Last Friday, Eddie O explained to me that an issue of my newsletter without a reference to him is pretty much an injustice against humanity. Sort of like a doughnut…
Saturday night with Sir Campbell
After a lull in The Land Down Under, wine guru Sir Campbell Thompson is back in Beijing for good. I met him on Saturday night for a lengthy tour of…
E-Salted: Taipei’s Party Queen Returns
I love my K-Touch B922 phone – for one thing, the battery lasts a week – but if you’re planning to buy one make sure to lock it before putting…
It’s just like carrying a flaming Lamborghini…
Regular readers know that I consume an enormous number of calories in food and drink. Thus, exercise is essential, and my favorite kind is running while carrying a long metallic…
Nanluoguxiang street party: get Plastered and more
Street racer Plastered T-shirts will take the Olympic spirit into the hutongs when it hosts a 100-metre sprint this Saturday to promote its new line of Games-wear. The race is part of a weekend…
Hooters: A place for bird lovers, III
Owl right! (Thanks to The Crow for this Saturday night pic) While Hooters officially opens today, I somehow ended up on an invite list for a VIP party on Monday and a…
Hooters: A place for bird lovers, II
The wings were frying, the beer was flowing, and the hula hoops were, uh, hooping as the latest American cultural contribution to Beijing – Hooters – held its VIP party…
Frank S + Billy K = new Sequoia menu
You heard it here first… Hot on the heels of creating an excellent weekend brunch at Café St. Laurent (Alfa), Billy Kawaja, executive chef at the Canadian Embassy, is teaming with…
Cafe St. Laurent: A Bloody Mary brunch…
Café St. Laurent (which doubles as Alfa nights) is getting rave reviews for its weekend brunch. The menu is the brainchild of Canadian Embassy chef Billy Kawaja, on hand to…
Not your gege’s Nanjie, II
Packed to the max last Saturday, the new and more upscale Nanjie had one of the more successful bar openings of the year. Located in the former Modern Nomads space,…
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