Category Archives: Loop

Dope wine: Do I drink Irvine Albarino or smoke it?

I recently tried the Australian wine Irvine Albarino and agreed with a fellow taster that it smelled like marijuana. It didn’t only smell like marijuana. The first smell was petrol…

Re-Loop: Shuangjing venue sees food, drink upgrade

The Loop (map) is one of those places with the potential to be everything from the hottest hidden spot in town to just another player in the background. I am…

Attention Firefly fans: Get some Serenity this Sunday at The Loop

I had pretty much gone a decade without watching TV at home when DJ Chunky left me a DVD player during his exit from China early last fall. I have…

The Shuangjing circuit, including The Loop, Grinders

- I’ve already been to Shuangjing twice since returning to Beijing last Friday evening:  l will cover  my visits to new Korean restaurant Iki and to Bang! Bang! Pizza in…