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 went with what popped into my head: Fish Taco. Yes, a diary of an event at Nobu I didn’t attend takes top spot for the Year of the Rabbit.
Others I liked: this tour of Beijing during the Super Bowl, “13 bars, 2 teams, 1 power outage“; for Canadian content, my first and only fake quiz; this piece on how to make taxi drivers happy, though it could use a good edit; and for something more relevant to this blog’s focus and my desire to try new drinks, “Cocktails that mattered (to me)“.
What will be my fave post of the Year of the Dragon? Probably Fish Taco II: Double the Fin, Double the Fun.
- Ziggin’ and zaggin’ in Year of the Dragon (ratbag.com.au)
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 for the Chinese New Year, will remain so as it now goes under renovations. Look for it to reopen on March 2.
Gung Ho Gourmet Pizza Factory, with branches near Workers Stadium and in Lido, is experimenting with an online order system. If all goes to plan, it should be fully activated on the Gung Ho site within a week. Unfortunately, Chateau BB lacks Internet so the phone it shall remain. Speaking of which, Gung Ho remains among the most efficient in taking calls: my average order is processed in 60 seconds.
The signs for a new branch of Bellagio are up on the third floor of Swire Sanlitun Village South. Given mall hours, don’t expect it to mimic the nearby branch on Workers Stadium, known for late-night / early-morning dining and attracting a “see and be seen” crowd. Quite a bit of work remains before this place opens.
Finally, The Drive-Thru in Sanlitun Soho continues to roll out products. Ryan Johnston says recent additions include chipotle pepper powder and Guinness beer powder – with the latter, word is it takes a full bottle to get one gram. He also recently said the number of beers options available was at at 111 — and counting.
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