I will live blog tonight's 2009 City Weekend Readers Choice awards , which focuses on Beijing restaurants and bars , and is slated to start at 7 PM . I will post about everything from the winners to the crowd's general state of tipsiness to any weird, wacky, or wonderful occurences. I might even add trivia questions about Philippe Starck , who designed the awards venue, LAN . I will list entries chronologically, with the most recent at the top of this post (I'll do my best to be accurate, but check the official results to be sure).
Note: By the way, I think the likely reason the readers awards came out as they did is because Alchemy and friends, which have represented Lan, Block 8, Hatsune, Bling, All-Star, Domus, and others over the past year went all out with SMS, Facebook, and email to drum up votes. That, and the fact that far fewer people vote for the City Weekend than the Beijinger awards, means a small block of people can have a major impact on the results. And that means the results will not resonate with most people, though it apparently does with some of the editors, since they also gave Lan, Domus, and Bling awards. C'est la vie.
10:11
现在他们赠送1人民币，000个水疗室。 保荐人必须高兴，大多数人已离开。 哎呀，总是令人失望时，你必须保持绘图卡，因为获奖者是不是在这里。 我们对我们的第四张牌。 哎呀，现在我们的五分之一。 我们有一个赢家！ 兰！ （开个玩笑。）全明星！ （开玩笑了！）金光闪闪（又开玩笑！）。 现在的赞助商已经想到了一个数字从一到十。 凡说，它的第一胜。 它的八！ （我有7.3，而不是一个很好的举措。）什么是一个超现实的结局......
10:05
顺便说一下，这里的人们约三分之二开始离开。 我想他们会...巧克力。
10:04
今年的酒吧：网编辑推荐：泽塔，然后Q吧 - 就像我说北京人奖，网是酒吧现场新鲜的元素...
10:03
今年的夜生活新人：朋克;编辑推荐：幽谷，多莫斯< - 顺便多莫斯，金光闪闪，蓝，全明星，8座都相同的公关公司，在过去的一年。 只是说...
10:02
最佳体育酒吧（尤其是如果你要觉得你是在一间发廊）全明星赛;编辑推荐：书房，然后稻田奥谢< - 有谁在这里看到一个模式呢？ 票块摆动的一切，但关键因素是，没有人关心...
10:01
最好的酒馆蛴螬：全明星（我把它叫做我把它叫做，不过话又说回来，我是，玩世不恭今晚！）;编辑推荐：的蹒跚酒店，书房
9:59
最好的啤酒：树;编辑推荐：宝莱纳，然后绊倒酒店
9:58
今年DJ的DJ小黑
9:56
最好的夜生活浴室：兰（！！。Again!耶嘿，我们在局域网中，我可以检查出来耶哦，等待，他们切断酒精，所以我并不需要去织补）;编辑精选：巧克力，然后对面的房屋（网和朋克）
9:48
人更圆，然后我回家，并用钢丝刷擦洗自己。 （顺便说一下，我给信贷市周末开放我来这里写任何我想要的。）
9:38
今年党发起人：海滨活动;编辑推荐：白蔡，然后没赶上。
9:36
最迷人的酒吧：兰;编辑推荐：中国酒吧，金光闪闪< - 哇，蓝清理，即使他们切断了免费饮料。 这就是我所说的多任务。
9:35
单打最好的地方：俱乐部混合编辑的挑墩，和可可香蕉（但（？） 未来六个月 ）。
9:34
最好的鸡尾酒：幽谷;编辑推荐：Q吧，然后混合。 顺便说一下，酒吧只是切断免费饮料。
9:32
俱乐部年度编辑推荐：GT香蕉，然后兰会所< - 哇，我们是在局域网，公关公司，并兰也没有金光闪闪瑞气; 他们真正得到的选票。
9:30
（？）最好的露天饮酒：我听说海滩和Q吧 - 嗯，海滩甚至在过去六个月的开放。 哇，空气中刚刚走出房间，就像一个沙滩球（沙滩球，沙滩，明白了吗？）时，一个宣布。
9:25
“丹·斯蒂芬森刚刚扔的TECHNO房子和世界的配音一步是一片哗然：”*，出于某种原因，我不能获得百威。 顺便说一下，你知道吗？“芽”是“配音”拼写向后？
*在李的话：“我的运动套装，在清洁工”麦克。
9:21
除了从普拉那啤酒酿造大师。 Me: “How's that Budweiser?” Him: “Um, for this place, it's OK.” Diplomacy in action. Personally, I like the hip hoppy action and the slight bitter edge…
9:20
Correction re Karl Long of Paddy O'Shea's. He is not drinking Budweiser; he is drinking orange juice. But is does have ice… and a drink umbrella.
9:10
Restaurant of the year: Agua; editor's pick: didn't catch it, then Salt
9时08分
Best new restaurant: Mosto; editor's pick: Element Fresh, then the Westin. <- Um, Maison Boulud? You know, that place in the Legation Quarter aka Chi-enmen 23. Ex-embassy area… Maybe it is too old to be new? I hope that's the case…
9:05
Best wine selection: Domus; editor's pick: missed the first one, then Sureno. <- Domus? My spider sense is tingling. I think people who voted for Domus also voted for All-Star. Call my crazy…
Best service: Agua; editor's pick: China Grill, then Tao <- Tao is the place on Lucky Street, right?
9:02
Best value: Alameda; W Dine and Wine; then Mosto <- Somewhere a single tear trickles down the face of a Steaks and Eggs fan.
Best steak: Chef Too; editor's pick: St. Regis; then The Regent <- Is the Chef Too owner in the house? Um, no…
9:01
Family friendly: Blue Frog; editor's: New Veranda, then Element Fresh. <- It's all because of the Tadpole Special!
8:56
Best wi-fi cafe: Bookworm; editor's pick: Cafe Zarah, then Starbuck's (Jianwai Soho). <What? Pacific Coffee OWNS Starbuck's. Though Starbuck's leads in asking me if I have exact change for my coffee. Anyway, Boyce's pick: Le Petit Gourmand, well, except for the music and the owner yelling at the staff.
8:48
The stars are out tonight: I just spotted DJ Blackie and, I am 50 percent sure, Kim Jong-il (you can tell by the hair. He uses a curling iron).
8:47
Best Sunday brunch: Senses at Westin; editor's pick: JW Marriot, then Chef Too <- Too bad the Chef Too owner had to leave because his young daughter was kicked out. She was sober, I tell you, sober…
8:44
中国最好的：俏江南;编辑推荐：没有抓住他们< - 顺便说一下，俏江南和兰，我博客，有相同的所有权。
8:43
最好的汉堡：全明星;编辑推荐：一东，然后让我们汉堡< - 同样，在联盟点头扎克。 和亭作为。
8:41
中东：1001（工体）;编辑推荐：Bitapitta，然后鲁米< - 只有10天前超级酒吧街吃Biteapitta chai'd。
年度最佳厨师：霍尔迪（阿瓜）;编辑：丹尼尔（Mosto），然后安娜（盐）< - 我扔在扎克点头联盟，使我们在街道驴汉堡昨晚的家伙摊位（人民币和他们像烤牛肉的味道）。
8:35
最好的印度恒河;编辑的推介：印度小厨，然后泰姬陵馆
8:28
音乐休息继续...我觉得乐队被称为大约翰的蓝色。 蓝调更比一芽一切正常。 和一包中南海。
8点二十分
If Shane of Stumble Inn, Karl Long from Paddy O'Shea's, and Glenn Phelan of Danger Doyle's drinking in the same room is not one of the signs of the apocalypse, I don't know what is. And do my eyes deceive me or are they drinking Budweiser with ice cubes in it?
8:13
I just took a photo with Lee Mack and Blake Stone-Banks of City Weekend, neither of whom was wearing a tracksuit. These guys are really sliding.
8:04
Instrumental break. By the way, the booze is being brought to you by mega firms COFCO, Bacardi, and Budweiser.
7:58
Best American restaurant: All-Star; editor's pick: Element Fresh, Steaks & Eggs. <- Hmm, I have an idea who a lot of the 2,000 readers who voted for this place are friends with.
7:57
Best Thai: Purple Haze (which one!?); editor's pick: Very Siam, followed by Serve the People
Best pizza: The Tree; editor's pick: Alla Osteria, followed by Kro's Nest (Gongti branch) <- How come they didnt' specify a branch for Hatsune. And wasn't Kro's Nest named best restaurant last year? Blame it on the Olympics.
7:55
Owner of Chef Too is angry because he said a rude manager is kicking him out because he is with his young daughter. I didn't catch her name. Could it be Chef Three?
7:54
Best something: Maison Boulud; editor's pick: Brassierie Flo, with Jaan next <- I'm guessing that is for best French.
7:52
Best Beijing duck: Dadong… One of the editor's picks is Made in China… and I just noticed that the new Ichikura chandeliers – for Bar Brew – look a lot like the ones at Lan. Maybe they also hired Philippe Starck to design their place?
7:50
Most creative: Tao; editor's pick: Bei, followed by Salt. <- Followed by Pepper, ha ha ha ha, sigh.
7:49
I totally missed a category. I think it was for best Japanese. All I heard was “Hatsune.”
7:48
Best Italian: Ristorante Sadler; editor's pick: Barola, then La Dolce Vita. <- Where is Annie's?
Best Mexican / Tex-Mex: Saddle Cantina; editor's pick: Tim's Texas Roadhouse, with Mexican Wave as runner-up. <– And a big thank you to Mexican Wave for providing free wireless as we passed by tonight.
7:46
Most romantic restaurant: The Courtyard. Editor's pick: Green T. House and… I think it was Cafe Sambal. Glenn Phelan of Danger Doyle's tried to give me the reach-around and I became distracted.
7:43
Bunkered down in LAN club. You know what? If they raised the ceiling, lowered the prices, and added a Russian pop band and a dozen go-go dancers, this place would be a lot like Chocolate. (Kidding.)
7:37
Got a signal here. According to the emcee, 2000 City Weekend readers voted on the awards.
7:26
Traffic between Workers Stadium and Lan crawled about as fast as a language student the morning after a 40 kuai all you can drink binge. Plus, my hair is starting to go more Shirley Temple than David Hasselhof.
6:55
Finally grabbed a cab, but not before getting about ten minutes of rain on my perfectly coiffed hair. I guess now I'll have to live with the David Hasselhof look.
6:29
All caffed up, but sans umbrella. Now, what are the odds of catching a taxi at Workers Stadium East?
5:22
Doing warm-up exercises at Danger Doyle’s for the CW awards. This involves multiple cups of coffee, finger stretching, and airing out my sports jacket (I ran here through the rain). Early pick for an award: City Weekend's very own Lee Mack for best track suit worn by a magazine editor.
