Beijing Boyce

I ran into Alan Wong the other day and he mentioned that a branch of his popular Japanese restaurant Hatsune will open in Sanlitun as will a new project, Karaiya, focused on Chinese food.
He said some changes are underway at Block 8. Kristen Lum, director of communications there, says a new cocktail menu has been added and that the drinks menu for special events in iSpace includes beer at RMB25 and basic cocktails at RMB35.

Block 8 is also holding a ‘Ladies Wine Club’ event in Med restaurant on the second Thursday of each month. Events include a five-course meal and a wine theme (RMB100). The next one - on April 10 - will feature Australian wines.

Finally, Block 8’s rooftop bar, The Beach, is slated to open on May 9.

An obvious brew lover ((c) poster.net)

We’ve done Crockett and Tubbs, we’ve done The Desperate Wives. Now it’s time for someone more associated with night life, or at least beer - Homer Simpson.

Post a comment about where in Beijing you would take this Duff-loving visitor from Springfield and you’ll be entered in the weekly draw. He seems like a Phil’s Pub type of guy. Or maybe The Rickshaw. After all, he and Marge stopped in over Halloween.

The stars come out at night at The Rickshaw.

The prizes:

- A bottle of Grace Vineyard Tasya’s Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon from Torres

- A package of four books - Insider’s Guide to Beijing 2008, Mandarin Phrasebook, Healthy Chinese Cuisine: A Restaurant Ordering Guide, and Spicy Chinese Cuisine: A Restaurant Ordering Guide - from Immersion Guides.

The deadline for entering the draw is Tuesday at noon. The winner will be announced the next day. (Note: I can only ship prizes to addresses in Beijing. One entry per week per person, please.)