Update: NHL playoffs in Beijing
Gleann Phealan at Paddy O’Shea’s said about 35 Canucks were on hand last Sunday to watch the NHL playoffs. If you want to watch an early morning game, let Glenn…
Monthly Archives: April 2008
Tasting time: Beijing
Upcoming Beijing wine-related events Friday, May 2, 6:30 PM, Sequoia Cafe (Sanlitun), RMB 100 Sparkling wine tasting; RSVP with Frank at 13701-178-073. Tuesday, May 6, 7:30 PM, SALT (RMB488) Altano…
The Stone Boat: “Tunes in the Park”
The ground has thawed, the leaves are out, and that means The Stone Boat “Tunes in the Park” series is up and running again. The May lineup includes Hussy Hicks…
Surreal Saturday: Deer petting, Dom P, taters and berries, and more
The resort – an hour’s drive beyond Beijing – sat nestled among a dozen mountains, upon one of which The Great Wall snaked like gray piping on a green felt…
Beijing Metro: The ‘wine humidor’
If you hear the words “wine humidor” and think of oak barrel displays, wooden shelves, and row upon row of top-end wine, you might be a tad disappointed by the…
Wine on The Wall: Robert Parker comes to China
Wine writer Robert Parker will make his first trip to China next month and the price tag for the two dinners that ASC Fine Wines is organizing for him is…
Party patrol: Revelations, Sambal Urban, The Rickshaw
Open since December in the ex-Browns location, Revelations held its official launch party Wednesday night with live music, tango dancers (meow!), a draw, and free drinks (for those uninterested in…
City Weekend Reader Choice Awards – let the voting again
The ballots are out for the City Weekend 2008 Reader Choice Awards (I can’t find any info on the City Weekend Web site, but have already been lobbied twice for…
Ghana do it? Soccer in Workers’ Stadium
I had my first “inside look” at the Olympics facilities on Saturday night as I attended the Brazil-Ghana women’s soccer match at Workers’ Stadium. The game determined the final qualifier…
Get your NHL and NBA on, part II
UPDATE II: The Rickshaw was able to show the Hornets-Mavs and Suns-Spurs games this morning, so it appears that games listed here as being on either bensports 1 or ESPN…
Tasting time: Beijing
Upcoming Beijing wine-related events Tuesday, April 22, 7 PM, Barolo (Ritz-Carlton Beijing), RMB488+15% Giovanni Rosso wine dinner, with wine maker David Rosso; by East Meets West; RSVP with 6445-5797 (EMW),…
Weekday parties: Sambal Urban, Revelations, Kokomo, Rickshaw
A bunch of parties going on this week… Sambal Urban will hold an “opening cocktail party” on April 23, 8:30-11 PM, with DJ Huang Weiwei, VJ G.org and art by…
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