Coming up: Mesh, Punk, blue frog, Let’s Burger, Bling, and more
The race is on for a slew of bars and restaurants to open in Beijing. Sanlitun boutique hotel The Opposite House is slated to open Mesh (August 11), Punk (August…
Monthly Archives: July 2008
Value lunch: Pekotan, The Den
A pair of entries for the “value lunch” category: Pekotan (Central Park complex) has an RMB28 deal that includes your choice of three deli items (from about 20 selections) and…
Lord of the Wings: Rob takes Rickshaw speed-eating crown
Best known for his guitar-strumming feats, Rob L (bottom right) gnawed his way through a half-kilogram of spicy chicken wings last night at The Rickshaw to take home the crown…
Weekend Wrap III: Face, Centro, Q, The Den
I met Mikey D on Sunday night, not only because it had been months since we last had a drink together, but also because I sensed he was depressed that…
Winging it: Get clucked up at The Rickshaw tonight
The Rickshaw is holding a hot wing eating contest tonight. The only question is: what took so long?! Seriously, can’t this be a quarterly event? Can’t TUMS and Handiwipes be…
Brain drain: Tuesday night quiz shifts to Schindler’s
Sequoia Cafe / John Bull Pub have long been the home of Tuesday night brainteasing, but owner and quiz master Frank Siegel has moved the popular weekly event to Schindlers…
Weekend Wrap II: Hotel G, Sam’s, Red Rose, Saddle, Kokomo, and more
I decided to “party hearty” on Saturday night ahead of the supposed “no-fun Olympics.” I went to the max and ate outdoors, hung out on a rooftop, listened to a…
The search continues: Maggie’s – gone but not forgotten
Although closed since March, Maggie’s still ranked as the second most popular search on this blog over the past month. (And I’m long overdue in mentioning this Newsweek post that…
Weekend Wrap I: Makoto, 1/5, Tun, Smugglers, China Doll, and more
Oh, it doesn’t matter what they say in the papers ‘Cause it’s always been the same old scene There’s a new band in town But you can’t get the sound…
Magazine madness: City Weekend, Time Out, that’s Beijing, The Beijinger, Local Noodles
Someone spiked the Kool-Aid at City Weekend again if this review of the sports bar / hip hop club duo of All Star / Bling is any indication: … All…
Foam over function? The creative cuisine of Brian McKenna
Have you heard this one? An Irish chef, a Canadian blogger, and a Chinese waitress are in the kitchen. The chef gives the blogger a plastic bag of chocolate mousse,…
Lahao hen hao: Wine, beer options
You rarely see wine from Xinjiang’s Les Champs D’Or or Hebei’s Chateau Bolongbao in retail shops, but Lohao in the Central Park complex has both. The shop offers four kinds…
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