Top five Beijing bars: Tuesday night brain teaser Julian Fisher
The Tuesday night brain teaser of Beijing, Julian Fisher has presided over the longest running weekly quiz in the city, first at Schindler’s and now at Tim’s Texas BBQ. It…
Monthly Archives: April 2010
Where to watch the World Cup in Beijing: A work in progress…
- Good times in Beijing during the last World Cup given that nearly every bar and its sibling had a TV screen to attract football fans (see All About Placement:…
A new look in Lido: Parkside Bar & Grill slated to open in two weeks
The space formerly known as the Pili Pili African bar and restaurant in Lido is about two weeks from opening as a family friendly eatery called Parkside Bar & Grill,…
Exposed at last: The walls are coming down at Sanlitun Soho
- People always talk about the speed of change in Beijing. Tis true it’s fast, though there are exceptions. For example, it has been more than five freaking years between…
A new bar at A Hotel: Bye Cafe Igosso, hello Box Lounge
The former Cafe Igosso in A Hotel has reopened as The Box Lounge. The decor was done on a budget by Sky–his projects include D Lounge–and include a mix of…
Top five Beijing watering holes: Bar consultant and owner Paul Mathew
- One of my favorite things to discuss is which Beijing bars are best in terms of staff or service or atmosphere or cocktails or whatever. Which is why one…
A million’s worth of Chateau Margaux: Savoy-McKenna to team up for Great Wall wine dinner
Room Hospitality Group in Beijing, slated to soft open its namesake restaurant, lounge, and bar Room next week, announced today that it will team up with Guy Savoy and Chateau…
ANZAC Day contest: And the winner is…
Alistair, who I know best as the race marshall during a crazy day in Nanluoguxiang and Houhai otherwise known as The Rickshaw Rally, drew the winner for the ANZAC Day…
Neolithic Jiahu Juice: Beer from a 9000-year-old Chinese recipe
- Q: What happens when you pair a molecular archaeologist with preserved pottery found in the Neolithic village of Jiahu, China A: Well, naturally, you get a beer brewed by…
This weekend: ANZAC Day, St. George’s Day, rugby, wine tastings, rockabilly, metal, whew
If the weather holds, this weekend is going to be a good one to get out and about. I’m planning to head down to NLGX on Sunday afternoon for a…
The caffeine buzz: Jamaica Blue in Central Park
Regular contributor / Man About the Middle Kingdom 8 Songs recently checked out the new Jamaica Blue coffee shop in Central Park. He notes that it is near the former…
Enoteca wine tasting this Saturday: 8 countries, 40 wines, 200 kuai
Portfolio tastings, or more typically partial portfolio tastings, rank among my favorite wine events. It gives consumers a chance to taste from dozens to hundreds of wines at a relatively…
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