Olympic hockey: Schedule of medal round games at Irish Volunteer
Update: The Goose and Duck (map) will also show the Canada-US Olympic gold medal hockey game tonight / this morning at 4 AM, says a staff member there. I couldn’t…
Monthly Archives: February 2010
Yo ho ho: More rum choice than ever in Beijing
While the growing choice of single malts, vodkas, and gins is evident in Beijing, it is also interesting to see more rum brands — Ichikura and Q Bar are among…
Mexican madness: Margaritas, fajitas half-price at Saddle Cantina tonight
It’s margarita madness every Monday at the Saddle Cantina, with a handful of flavors–lime, strawberry, mango, and more–at half-price. The same deal applies to the fajitas. If you haven’t tried…
Olympic hockey: Canada vs US tomorrow at Paddy O’Shea’s, Irish Volunteer
Just a quick note that Paddy O’Shea’s will show the Canada-United States hockey game tomorrow morning. The puck drops at 8:40 AM. Proprietor Karl “Who’s Your Paddy?” Long says the…
Union of the shake: New cocktails, bar snacks coming
- Remember about a year ago when you could go Union Bar & Grille for brunch and plop down at your favorite table for a few hours of nibbling eggs…
Forget the bottle, buy the bar: La Baie des Anges for sale
The list of reasons for going to Houhai is pretty short: it includes to go skating in the winter, to go for a boat ride in the summer, to hang…
Making ROOM II: Mural-in-progress at Brian McKenna’s restaurant
- Progress continues on Room, the Brian McKenna project in the Yintai Centre, slated to open at the end of March. The layout is finished and most of the kitchen…
Fireworks Beijing 2010: Workers Stadium saves its firepower for midnight
The annual fireworks show at Workers Stadium looked like a no-go last night. Clubs along the stadium fringe usually regularly launch rockets for hours but last night the bulk of…
Happy Year of the Tiger: Enjoy these free fireworks
Two days I very much enjoy in Beijing are Halloween and the first night of Chinese New Year. The only thing to surpass it would be a night where people…
Drinks to try in Beijing: Baiju Cocktail at 2F, Bourbon Kiwi at Tryst
- I tried the Baiju Cocktail at laid-back Sanlitun hangout Second Floor last week, have introduced it to a half-dozen friends, and found the general verdict is: not bad. I…
Bourbon Tryst: Maker’s Mark and Woodford Reserve
Bourbons such as Maker’s Mark and Woodford Reserve are relatively rare in the Sanlitun North bar street area but tiny Tryst bar has both. Excellent tipples if you plan to…
Socket to me: Salud, Kro’s, or Goose & Duck for best outlet?
- So, I just bought a new cord for my computer and one of the prongs is round and that generally makes it harder to find an outlet at restaurants,…
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