Honey Ma for McFly: The ‘must tries’ of Carl Setzer of Great Leap Brewery
Sticking peppercorns in beer sounds like something you would do to a buddy who left a drink unattended to go take a leak. But Great Leap Brewery makes that combo…
Monthly Archives: January 2013
Sips & bites: Is California Grapes closed, Cantina Agave about to open and Blue Frog sold?
California Grapes in Sanlitun Soho is looking awfully desolate. That photo from last night shows a place that is being cleaned out for renovations or the victim of a massive…
Sanlitun Friend: 50+ beers, sports and a stairway to Heaven
Stopped in last weekend at Friend — in the former Heaven Supermarket space — where one patron could not help but climb the stairway to (the former Heaven) roof. Not…
Shiny shoes, pasties and The Man from Ironbark: Ten notes about Two Guys and a Pie
Kicks and giggles with toppings of pie and beer describes my Friday night stop at Two Guys and a Pie for an early start to Australia Day. Besides being a…
Oysters, crab cakes & Sauvignon Blanc: Must tries by Alisha Bailey of Starfish
Crab cakes. Belon oysters. St. Supéry Sauvignon Blanc. Just a few picks by Alisha Bailey of Starfish in part 38 of the Must Tries Series, which asks people in the…
Moth vs Flamme: On last night’s 99-kuai all-you-can-drink cocktail event
I figured the city’s drinkers would swarm Flamme for its new 99-kuai all-you-can-drink cocktail deal – heldWednesdays from 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM — but even halfway through there were still…
Sips & bites: Starfish starts lunch, oyster club, plus 4corners, Refresh, Cava, Chez Gerard
Seafood restaurant Starfish has added two lunch specials. The “express” rmb58 set gets you a small soup, salad, fruit and a main, while the “chef’s” rmb118 set gets you an…
Lights out: Switch! Grill to close Friday, Switch! Cafe business as usual in Shunyi
It seems like less than a year ago that Switch! Grill opened at Dongsishitiao. Actually, what am I talking about: it was less than a year ago, in March, with a…
High time: The Brits now drinking Chivas and green tea!
~ Given the number of Brits based in Beijing who have mocked the common China nightclub and KTV practice of mixing Chivas and green tea, it is a touch amusing…
Greyhound Cafe: Nice place. Except for the ugliest mobile I’ve ever seen.
Sanlitun Village South newcomer Greyhound Cafe is one sleek outfit with its combination of the elegant and the industrial. So far, I have only heard good things about the food….
Free cheese at Marketplace: Is that a sample, morsel or crumb?
Map maven / eagle-eyed shopper Rurik Nystrom snapped this photo of some cheesy samplers at a branch of Market Place in Beijing. Those toothpicks appear to be defying gravity. And…
Flammed, Shakened and Fubarred: One night in Beijing in 10 photos
That morning when you wake up with a dry throat, a washed out feeling and a big grin because you might have stayed out way too late and imbibed one…
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