For peat’s sake: Single malt flights at Aria
Four neat things Peter Kendall, brand ambassador for mega alcohol firm Diageo*, told a group of budding single malt aficionados at Aria last Saturday: – Each of us has 2.5…
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Top five watering holes: Diane Fermin
Part seven in a series on where Beijing residents enjoy a beverage (or two). This round is with Diane Fermin, who is director of communications of China World Hotel and…
Top five watering holes: Paul Adkins, researcher
Part 4 of a series on where Beijing residents enjoy a beverage (or two). This round is with beverage quality control expert Paul Adkins. First an honourable mention to Havana…
Hoop, hockey dreams: NBA All-Star game Monday morning; HNIC update
At The Rickshaw and just caught the NBA three-point shooting and slam dunk contests – the “birthday cake” dunk, with Gerald Green putting a cupcake with lit candle on the…
Ice Bar: Chilling in the Jing
China World Hotel’s Ice Bar is slated to open from 8 PM to midnight on December 29, then daily from 6 PM to midnight until Chinese New Year (or it melts)….
The World of p3wong: Beijing and the Bloody Mary
Some like it hot, some like it spicy, and p3wong likes her Bloody Mary to be both, and with a pinch of celery salt to boot. Friday night, we chilled out in…
Opening Shots 31, Part 3: Wine Word
Wine Word: Expect to see Edward Ragg and Fongyee Walker, former Cambridge University Blind Wine Tasting Society captains, about town as they have relocated to Beijing. / Ex-ASC Fine Wines…
Beijing Boyce XXI: Opening Shots
Suzie Wong marked her birthday with a massive party last Saturday night that reportedly saw hundreds of people lining up at the door. / 5:19 Bar and Grill is starting…
And the TBJ bar award winners are…
Bar and club owners and employees were out in force at the Kunlun Hotel two weeks ago for the annual that’s Beijing awards. More than 30 establishments took home prizes…
Clash of the cabs: Shafer vs. Phelps
It was drink, eat, drink, eat, drink eat, etc. and be merry at the Shafer and Joseph Phelps wine dinner, held by ASC Fine Wines at Aria on November 10….
Five questions with Frank Siegel
A reporter from this yet-to-be-named newsletter stopped by John Bull Pub last Thursday to chat with owner Frank Siegel, credited with opening, in 1989, the city’s first non-hotel bar —…
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