First off the line: Kerry Center holding official NFL Super Bowl party in Beijing
[Get a list here of Beijing venues showing the Super Bowl.] The first email of the year re watching the Super Bowl in Beijing has arrived and it comes from…
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Top five Beijing watering holes: Brandon Chemers on The Den, Enoteca, Mix, and more
In the latest installment of the “top five watering holes” series, Brandon Chemers, avid sports fan, man about town, and author of brand spanking new Beijing soccer blog “Gongti Legends“,…
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…
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…
Saturday night with Sir Campbell
After a lull in The Land Down Under, wine guru Sir Campbell Thompson is back in Beijing for good. I met him on Saturday night for a lengthy tour of…
Rui Fu For Sale
I’d heard from several sources that Beijing bar legend Henry Li (Neo Lounge, Vogue, and Public Space) was looking to sell his latest spot, Rui Fu, and move on to…
Readers’ Writes II: Oliver, BH, Stella and Chelsey
Welcome to Readers’ Writes week, starring the collective wisdom of 17 fellow bar-goers who answered my survey about their favorite Beijing drinking holes and the city’s nightlife scene. They include…
Readers’ Writes I: Don, Olli, Eddie and Jason
Welcome to Readers’ Writes week, starring the collective wisdom of 17 fellow bar-goers who answered my survey about their favorite Beijing drinking holes and the city’s general nightlife scene. They…
Opening Shots 31, Part 1: High-end Hardships
High-end hardship: The closing of RBL, including Chicago blues bar Icehouse, was just a hint at the trouble faced by big, upscale, multipurpose establishments in this city, including numerous visionary…
Browns: … Or Hate It?
This is the follow up post to Browns: Love It… No bar gets more hate than Browns (except Bar Blu, but that place deserves it*, and Maggies). Here’s a self-interview…
Beijing Boyce XXV: Mailbag!
Email: “I think you may have saved me something in the region of 300 to 400 RMB by telling me how badly overpriced Face is. A girl I had a…
Beijing Boyce XXII: Closing Shots
In the summer reading section last issue, I should have included Anthony Bourdain’s Kitchen Confidential, which looks at the restaurant business in general and the author’s transformation from oyster-eating youngster…
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