Wurst.Luga’s.Ever: Half-price pizza and nachos with sausage to come?
~ I stopped going to Luga’s Villa some time ago because I found it increasingly grungy and full of the “hey man, want some stuff?” crowd. Anyway, I made a…
Monthly Archives: January 2012
Favorite post of the year: No(bu) doubt about it
Someone asked me today to name my favorite post of the past year. I dunno. I average a post a day, and don’t plan to reread them all, so I…
Sips & bites: Mao Mao Chong closed til March, plus Gung Ho, Bellagio, Drive-Thru
Catching up on a lot of work, news, email, sleep over the next few days. Some stuff going on… Attention Bloody Mao fans: Stephanie Rocard says Mao Mao Chong, closed…
Chinese New Year in Beijing: A Warmup for the Fireworks Show
For those who can’t wait a few more days, here are two flashbacks to full-on Chinese New Year fireworks in Beijing. Click the image below for a post with six…
Sips & bites: GT cart at Migas, Spanish wine at Modo, pizza at Da Giuseppe, Rum Bar at Terra II
Tasty crust at Da Giuseppe ~ Migas chef Aitor Olebagoya once invited me into the kitchen, pointed to a shelf above a cooking station, and pulled down more than a…
Sips & bites: Rum at Terra, Pizza at Pudao, burgers at Loop, opening at Hidden Lounge
Enough rum to get you looped at The Loop. ~ Terra is reporting that it now has its barrels and booze through Customs and will open its rum bar downstairs…
Pub partner problems in Peking: Is FUBAR FUBAR?
A management rift at Fubar has reached the point where the police showed up tonight to deal with a dispute over one of the partners comping drinks. The incident extends…
Lucky charm? New wine from Grace Vineyard features screw cap
~ Grace Vineyard has a new wine and it features the rare use, at least in China, of screw caps — see here for another example in Treaty Port. First,…
Marine (dys)functional? Sea cucumber-infused baijiu from Dalian
Made with the nectar of the sea… ~ As I wrote last year in “I ate this thing and I liked it“, I am not a big fan of sea…
Winter draft: Kentucky Bourbon Ale, 5 am Saint, Punk IPA in Beijing
~ It seemed like only last month that Home Plate BBQ became the first spot in Beijing to stock bottles of Kentucky Bourbon Ale. In fact, it was three months…
Even more toppings: Da Giuseppe latest pizza option in China View
A lot of people like to argue about who has the best pizza in Beijing and the China View complex on Workers Stadium East alone offers enough places for a…
Super Bowl 2012 in Beijing: Seats up for grab at the bar
Thank you, Mr. Robinson! ~ The Super Bowl — known as The Sweater Game and The Richard Robinson Annual here at BB headquarters — is almost a month away but…
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