Frozen out: Tribute North closes due to…
…landlord issues? That seems to be the case and, if so, would make Tribute North the latest casualty in – at least from this observer’s point of view – an…
Monthly Archives: August 2009
Switching lines: Bye bye Club Sandwich, hello Tube Station
Look for the old Club Sandwich (map) spot to rejoin the city’s food and beverage scene on September 17 as Tube Station, backed by the man best known about town…
Dining room with a view: Capital M slated to open September 15
- Years ending in “9″ seem to be the trend for M restaurant launches: Capital M, the third project by the team behind M at the Fringe in Hong Kong,…
Remember the guacamol: Tim’s Texas Roadhouse bites the dust
Update: See here for Wall Street Journal video and photos of the destruction. A team of backhoes moseyed on over last Thursday to Tim’s Texas Roadhouse, the last establishment standing…
Deja vu: Closures coming at Workers Stadium in lead-up to October 1 holiday
As the PRC prepares for its sixtieth birthday, look for some venues on the Workers Stadium block to close in a similar if shorter replay of what happened with last…
Eight things to do Saturday: 1000 wines, James Bond, 12sqm, tapas, and more
Some items pulled from my inbox. All events are slated for this Saturday… 12sqm (map), a bar that consistently punches above its weight, will mark its second anniversary with RMB15…
Sanlitun Village: The good, the bad, and the north section opening
- Many people I know had doubts Sanlitun Village would succeed in Beijing, but the spot has done well. Many restaurants on the third floor – from Blue Frog to…
Tim’s Texas ‘Nailhouse’: Wall Street Journal reports on Super Bar Street travesty in Beijing
- The Wall Street Journal has published a story about Tim’s Texas Roadhouse, the last place standing on the former Super Bar Street, where tenants were cleared with little notice…
From Turpan to Tongli Studio: Winding down on a Wednesday in the capital…
Photos to come… What restaurants and bars would I visit after leaving Turpan, a three-hour drive from Xinjiang’s capital of Urumqi, early in the morning and arriving in Beijing early…
Hot water: Esquires Coffee replaces Pacific Coffee, pisses off readers in The Place
Fans of the former Pacific Coffee outlet in The Place, regular contributors 8 Songs and Ba Songs visited its successor, Esquires Coffee, and left less than impressed. Writes 8 Songs…
“I will absolutely destroy you”: Fred Gower gives notice to Beijing foosballers
Attention China: Unless you are one of my foosball students I will absolutely destroy you on my foosball table. Resistance is futile. You may as well give up now. –…
Dirty Deeds: Beijing’s AC/DC cover band to rock September 5
- In part because I performed “Have a Drink on Me” with a supersized cardboard guitar in front of several hundred students at a Korean women’s university a long, long,…
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