Monthly Archives: February 2012

Bourbon twist: Dxcel to handle Jim Beam, Maker’s, Baker’s, Booker’s & more in China

Jim Beam’s riding into Dxcel Town, says Hess. ~ It looks like importer and distributor Dxcel just downed the equivalent of a quintuple shot given word it has added Jim…

Not *that* Maggie: The Iron Lady cocktail at Flamme in Beijing

I stopped by Flamme last night for happy hour (3:30 PM to 7:30 PM), heard some banter about that Margaret Thatcher movie and decided I wanted a cocktail called The…

Leap Year 2012: Four ways to spend your extra day in Beijing

Every four years we get an extra day to waste some brain cells. It’s called ‘leap year”, it’s today, and here are four ways to mark it in Beijing tonight….

The perfect all-weather Gung Ho pizza delivery vehicle (cheese balls not included)

Imagine this baby fully loaded… with cheese balls. ~ I recently saw this vehicle outside my apartment and my first thought was Beatles. Not the car from Volkswagen, but the…

More Mosto: Nali Patio restaurant to open expansion in 2 weeks

Look for Nali Patio restaurant Mosto to add a modest expansion. Manager Alex Molina says the venue has taken over the space next door and will add about 20 more…

Sandwich showdown: Wagas to open beside Element Fresh in Swire Village South

~ So much for rumors the space next to Swire Sanlitun Village’s Element Fresh would be used for an expansion of that perpetually packed sandwich, salad, smoothie et al spot….

Yummy Box: New China View pizza joint features 28-inch pies

~ The China View complex has Gung Ho, Annie’s, Danger Doyle’s and Da Giuseppe, with The Den a few meters away and Papa John’s across the street, so the thing…

Manneken Pis in Beijing: Brussels Restaurant and Bar opens in Sanlitun South

~ Brussels Restaurant and Bar, with a logo featuring Menneken Pis (see below), has opened as the newest food and drink outlet in Sanlitun South. The place is headed by…

Pisco Fever 3: Mai Bar takes top spot in Beijing cocktail contest

~ The Embassy of Peru and Kempinski Hotel hosted a Pisco cocktail contest on Wednesday that featured the concoctions of 13 bartenders from Beijing establishments Terra, Mai, Mao Mao Chong,…

[Heart] the Hilton Beijing: Why I write so much about this hotel

Hilton Beijing market visit in early 2005 ~ Why do I write so much about the Hilton Beijing? Every time I am asked this question, my answer is simple: the…

Give a Crap Report: Special Beijing Entrepreneurs Organization (EO) Edition

So, I had this idea the other day…. (image: Angry Dog Designs) ~ Welcome to a special edition of The Give a Crap Report, which concerns what would happen in…

Pisco Fever 2: Who wants this (IMHO cool) bottle of Pisco Porton

UPDATE: As usual with contests on this blog, I asked an observer — in this case Jack Zhou of 1F — to monitor me as I wrote down the entrant…