Monthly Archives: February 2013

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Sips & bites: Funny stuff at Fubar, plus Mesa, Paddy’s Irish Bar, Great Leap Brewery

Comedy Club China returns to Fubar tonight with a lineup of jokers that includes Evan Eames from Shanghai. I caught the first show and every comedian inspired at least one…

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Opera in the Parkview Green: Italian restaurant and bakery Bombana set to open in April

Italian restaurant and bakery Opera Bombana, younger sibling of well-regarded 8 1/2 Otto e Mezza in Hong Kong and Shanghai, should give the city some added pizzazz when it officially…

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Jobs in China: SALT seeks restaurant supervisor and catering & events sales manager

Lido area restaurant SALT has a pair of job openings. One is for a catering and events sales manager to create marketing materials, liaise with customers, and book events and…

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Sips & bites: Paddys Irish Bar, Pinotage II to open; brunch at Fourteen; Flamme drinks deal continued

Paddy’s Irish Bar is slated to open in the former Hercules space in Tongli Studio at 8 PM this Friday with entertainment by the Beijing Beatles. When I contacted Karl…

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Out of the frying pan: Fire in Swire Sanlitun Village South

Dive instructor and writer Steven Schwankert was at Swire Sanlitun Village South during lunch today when a fire broke out at Japanese restaurant Tairyo Teppanyaki. He says it threatened nearby…

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New Flamme: Steakhouse to open second branch Monday in Lido

Steakhouse Flamme is slated to open its Lido branch in the Indigo complex on Monday (February 25). The place will open for lunch, 11 AM to 3 PM, for the…

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Beijing wine jobs: Country manager for South Africa winery, executive assistant for Le Ponty

Cross-posting this from sibling blog Grape Wall of China since both these jobs are based in Beijing and might be of interest to readers here. First, a major South African…

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Into the Fire: ‘Twas a Clash of The Fry Pans at the Beijing Hilton Pancake Race

“You don’t bring a flapjack to a pancake fight.” — Some Guy ~ Contestants and observers, veterans and newbies, ladies and gentlemen, children of all ages, and one knitter… ……

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Tapas at Scarlet: Crispy shrimp, mixed olives, potato balls et al

Despite living within a fifteen-minute walk of Hotel G since it opened in 2008, my forays there — and specifically to bar Scarlett — have been few and far between,…

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Ocean Grounds in Beijing: New Orleans coffee, infused Maker’s Mark and Korean black garlic

I tend toward double espressos or one of the house brews while type type typing away on my laptop at coffee shop-roaster-classroom Ocean Grounds in the U-Town mall. But with…

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Glen Classic: Spinoff looks set to open in Face Bar complex in Beijing

Went to the Face Bar complex a week ago with Mr Bristle and saw that Glen Classic, a spinoff of Glen bar proper on Sanlitun South, looks nearly ready to…

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Biggest Tosser of 2013: Beijing Hilton’s Annual Pancake Race is Tuesday

Ladies and gentlemen, children of all ages: Are you in Beijing and in search of fun during the Chinese New Year break? Look no further than the Hilton Beijing as…