Salt marks fifth season: Five scenes from the anniversary party
I woke up this morning with a cheese ball in one pocket, a voucher for a one-night stay at Hotel G in another pocket, and a bunch of interesting memories…
Monthly Archives: November 2012
Two Guys and a Pie: Lamb now available, plus Pie Cam needed
~ Two Guys and a Pie have a fresh order of lamb pies ready to go. Just out of the oven. I heard about it a short time ago and…
Beer Mania mania: New kitchen, 2-for-1 happy hour & more
Just browsed the most recent Beer Mania e-newsletter: This place has a lot going on and, in especially good news, has opened a kitchen and offers an excellent happy hour. The…
Che Diego! Argentine restaurant to open in Sanlitun Soho
Diego Kuo is teaming up with chef Maria Olivera and “barbecue master” Luis García to open what is being billed as the city’s only Argentine-run restaurant — Che Diego! The…
50 wines, 50 kuai: Wine Republic portfolio tasting at Switch!
~ I’m a fan of portfolio tastings by wine importers / distributors. (Technically, I guess they are partial portfolio tastings, as the most expensive bottles are not typically included, but whatever.)…
Bites & sips: Gung Ho goes tubular, plus Saddle Cantina, LPG, Starfish
UPDATE: The oyster and wine pairing at Starfish is fully booked. GUNG HO is going tubular. The winter menu is out and includes another pizza topped with sweet potato and…
Salt turns five: Drinks, snacks, DJs and live music, with ticket sales to UNICEF
Shortly after I finished university and found myself without a job — this was several years ago — I volunteered for UNICEF because I figured it was a good way…
California Grapes: Wine deals, live music and ladies night in Sanlitun
~ When a slew of wine bars opened this year in the Gongti-Sanlitun Corridor — Veloce, The Loop, Cru, Everwines and more — I didn’t imagine my most frequent stop…
New at The Drive-Thru: Cuban, Scottish, Danish & American Brew
The Drive-Thru has a Bar at the End of the World feel given that getting there involves walking through the usually desolate Sanlitun Soho, into a building that looks like…
The moving spirit: Heaven is a place… just around the corner
Stopped in last night at the “new” Heaven Supermarket, besides the James Joyce, and found the entire setup there: the hundred-plus beers, the spirits, wine and soft drinks, the Bounty…
Kiwi beverages in Beijing: Monteith’s apple cider, pear cider, golden lager
A little birdie — maybe even a rubber duck — says some new cider will soon be available. Both apple cider and pear cider from Monteith’s in New Zealand will…
Whiskey in Beijing: Town Branch, Pearse Lyons Reserve, Bluegrass Sundown
Whiskey fans in Beijing should have their hands on three new products from Alltech, the Kentucky-based company best known in this city’s drinking circles for its Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale….
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