Hold the Champagne: Better ways to drink your RMB700 in Beijing
A pair of incidents this past week made me think again about value-for-money drinks in Beijing… One: A visit to The Beach (map) at Block 8 where a bottle of …
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Duck de what? Top five searches
I checked my site stats last night and found that new places represent most of the top-ranked searches made on the blog. In case anyone is interested, here are the…
Wong’s world: Hatsune, Karaiya, Block 8, Med, iSpace, The Beach
I ran into Alan Wong the other day and he mentioned that a branch of his popular Japanese restaurant Hatsune will open in Sanlitun as will a new project, Karaiya,…
Revisions required: The New York Times Beijing itinerary
A recent New York Times article provides a 36-hour itinerary for visitors to Beijing that in terms of nightlife selections, well, kind of sucks.* I won’t dissect the entire program - the Panjiayuan market part is headed ‘Capitalism at…
Get on up for charity this Saturday
The sixth annual that’s Beijing Xmas Charity Funk Throwdown is slated for this Saturday at Block 8. Proceeds go to Ping An Foster Home, which arranges surgeries for Chinese orphans….
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…
Last Wednesday blues, part 2
In Last Wednesday blues, part 1, I covered adventures at Sequoia Cafe, LG Towers, Kenny Rogers Roasters and McDonald’s. Now it’s time to go out on the town, visit Block…
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