Sticky: Eat, Drink and Be Merry
This site shares info about Beijing bars and restaurants from a consumer perspective. It doesn’t aim to be comprehensive but to give one person’s view of a slice of the scene. Check out my lists […]
Lucky charms! Three ways to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Beijing
It’s that time of year when the beer turns green, the limericks flow and everyone shouts, “Where’s Me Lucky Charms?!” (Cuz they’re magically delicious.) St. Patrick’s Day is nigh and here are three places to […]
Botany Bar to close March 27
Some surprising news for Beijing cocktail fans: Botany Bar is slated to close on March 27. This newest version of Botany has been open just a few months but, says owner Frankie Zou, faces a […]
Aromatics therapy | Botany fine-tunes its China-made gin. And has a pizza deal
Frankie Zou of Botany Bar has been a force on the Beijing scene for over a decade, dating to his time at Maison Boulud and Domus. But while he is comfortable behind the bar, this […]
My least favorite brewery now owns a piece of Jing-A
Carlsberg, which used to brand itself as probably the best beer in the world and is definitely my least favorite, now has a minority stake in Beijing-based craft brewer Jing-A. The news evoked the same […]
Remembering the 10 Beijing burger-of-the-year finalists from 2009
The Beijing Olympics in 2008 were about more than world-class sport, China’s coming out party and the unveiling of infrastructure, notably subway lines, that benefit us today. They also changed the city’s burger zeitgeist. The […]
Best Job in the World? A one-minute 2009 Beijing video flashback
By Jim Boyce | Ten years ago, Queensland Tourism ran an especially fun job search for one lucky person to spend six months exploring and reporting on the Great Barrier Reef, while picking up a […]
Mexican pastor al | Pebbles adds taco favorite as weekly deal
The word “passion” gets tossed around recklessly in the food field but it truly applies to Ray Heng and his desire to serve Mexican fare in China. I’ve written about Heng’s menus (here and here) […]
On the double double | Shanghai gets first Tim Hortons in China
Update 2: Tim Horton’s aka Tim’s Coffee House opened its first China outlet today, in Shanghai, with huge lines. Some at the front were said to have waited over 15 hours in order to be […]