Category Archives: Alameda

Must Tries Series: Geraldo Thomazini of Alameda restaurant

Welcome to part thirty-two of the Must Tries Series, which asks people working in the Beijing bar and restaurant business for the top picks from their menus. This time I…

Aldana’s Brazilian BBQ: Casa Brasil’s grill opens tonight in Sequoia space

Two-floor cafe and grill Casa Brasil, headed by Daniel Aldana of Alameda fame, has opened in the former Sequoia Cafe / Garden Books space across from the Brazilian embassy. (This…

TRIO: contenders in two fell swoops

Two recent moves by TRIO remind me of the overnight transformation of the Boston Celtics into contenders – sorry, the NBA is about to start and basketball is on my…

Upping the steaks: Ex-Alameda partner to open SALT on TRIO’s top floor

This story has been sleeping in the blog queue Rip Van Winkle style… Gaby Alves, former partner in award-winning Brazilian restaurant Alameda, plans to open a joint on the upper…

Something about Sanlitun

When Sanlitun South was razed last year for redevelopment – incidentally, nary a single foundation has been laid on that plot of land where two-meter high weeds now stand guard…