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taiyro japanese restaurant sanlitun village on fire pic by s schwankert

Out of the frying pan: Fire in Swire Sanlitun Village South

Dive instructor and writer Steven Schwankert was at Swire Sanlitun Village South during lunch today when a fire broke out at Japanese restaurant Tairyo Teppanyaki. He says it threatened nearby…

Legends of Last Call: The Beijing Bar Hall of Fame

What if Frank Siegel never changed jobs and opened Frank’s Place? What if Henry Li had never moved to Beijing and started spots such as Vogue and Neo Lounge? What…

A century of The Titantic: A quiz, cocktails and ten-course meals

The Titanic set sail from England 100 years ago today. The ship made two stops, first in France and then in Ireland, before a fateful collision with an iceberg four…

Leap Year 2012: Four ways to spend your extra day in Beijing

Every four years we get an extra day to waste some brain cells. It’s called ‘leap year”, it’s today, and here are four ways to mark it in Beijing tonight….

Sweater revenge in Beijing? The Giants vs Patriots Super Bowl summary

Hard to believe but the sequel to The Sweater Game ranked near the original in terms of excitement. An abbreviated diary of a Super Bowl morning in Beijing: 4:34 <–…

Sips & Bites: Peninsula bans shark’s fin, plus Wine Mania, Kro’s Nest, Drive-Thru, Room, Tonton & Tata

I know where we’re staying next vacation! (pic: cartoonscrapbook.com) ~ The Peninsula Hotel chain will stop serving shark’s fin from January 1, save for events previously booked. In a press…

Low-carb contest: And the winner of steaks, martinis and salad at Flamme is…

- The deadline for The Low-Carb Contest — which includes two 750-gram rib-eye steaks, two gin martinis and an avocado salad from Flamme as the prize –  finished over two…

Three years after the day after: Steven Schwankert on post-Olympic Beijing

A day before the opening of the 2008 Olympics, I received an email from longtime Beijing resident and scuba diver instructor Steven Schwankert, one that I think captured the mood felt…

Burger Burger Monday: Three firsts at Blue Frog

As noted before, Burger, Burger Monday at Blue Frog has become a ritual over the past three months. But last Monday marked a series of firsts. The first time James…

Santa Jaws: Win a SinoScuba diving package at Beijing’s Blue Zoo

- UPDATE: Thanks to The Rauch Potato – you can follow her on Twitter at @maggierauch –  for picking the winner of this contest. As usual, the name of each…

Olympics flashback series: “Good night, Beijing”

A year ago, Steven Schwankert wrote a post – one that has become my favorite contribution – that looked at why Beijing would forever change with the opening of the…

From solar eclipses to dog days: Party suggestions for Beijing bars

A lot of Beijing bars seem to lack a calendar given they often start to promote parties – such as for Fourth of July – only a few days before…