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…
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…
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…
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….
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 <–…
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…
- 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…
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…
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…
- 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…
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…
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…
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