New Year’s Eve: Take it or leave it…
Relaxing with mates at a pub, writing blog posts in a lounge, having “just one drink” with an associate – it’s usually on those occasions that, through a twist of…
Relaxing with mates at a pub, writing blog posts in a lounge, having “just one drink” with an associate – it’s usually on those occasions that, through a twist of…
The Cellar Rat and I did a quick walkabout last week. Here’s an equally quick write-up: Toper: The beers are fresh and only 25 kuai for 300 ML / 35…
Like a mysterious fog slowly drifting in from the Grand Banks… like a heavy morning haze that like an unwanted guest forgets to leave for three days… like baby mice…
You heard it here. Bruce Willis lookalike / Rickshaw manager Chad Lager today thrice stated, while sober, “I guarantee you that the new Saddle will have the best selection of tequila…
Happy holidays to the readers of this blog and my newsletter. Enjoy the cranberry sauce, the eggnog and the Christmas carols – and be safe. Here’s a video in the spirit…
China World Hotel’s Ice Bar is slated to open from 8 PM to midnight on December 29, then daily from 6 PM to midnight until Chinese New Year (or it melts)….
A reader sent the following comment about Salsa Caribe, a club on Sanlitun South in Beijing. The comment appeared first on The Beijinger – see this site for a full…
A few options for those craving some Christmas dining: Sequoia Café (Guanghua Lu branch only) will serve up a roast turkey platter – including Jennie-O turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy,…
Browns, which less than two years ago ranked among the city’s hottest spots, closed in August after an agonizing decline. Taking its place is the thousand-square-meter restaurant and lounge Revelations,…
Song Music Bar + Kitchen – the newest addition to The Place – offers drinkers downtown room to breathe. There is no ‘pack them in’ mentality in this 400-square-meter establishment….
Here are a few wine tastings over the next few days to get you warmed up for Christmas: December 22 Let the holiday spirit pour forth as Palette Wines holds a tasting of more…
Just a quick note: I’ve been in the Yunnan countryside where the Internet connection is a bit spotty. I’ll have a bunch of posts up soon, including write-ups on Song,…
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