Daily Updates
The 京B Daily features China headlines, weather and AQI updates, food and drink deal info, the latest bar openings and closings, job opportunities, and more. Check it out here.
Global ganbei | Where to celebrate World Baijiu Day in Beijing
By Jim Boyce | Once again, Beijing has more than a few places participating in World Baijiu Day. If you can’t make it today, August 9, Q Bar will have flights, cocktails and Gung Ho […]
Chef Jeff | Q&A with a Beijing restaurant legend
By Jim Boyce | Jeff Powell a.k.a. Chef Jeff has left an indelible mark on the Beijing restaurant scene over the past 15 years, via his venues Frost and the former Back Alley Bistro and via working […]
京B Daily | Headlines from the China week that was
Purr-fect | “Cat gets ‘double eyelid surgery’ in China, Internet goes wild” | Straits-Times Take note | “China’s consumers have begun paying for music” | The Economist Flare down | “Beijing drafts fireworks ban” | […]
This Just in | Beer Mania is not becoming BieBeer Mania, is adding Uruguayan steak
By Jim Boyce | Canadian singer Justin Bieber just got banned from performing in China by the authorities for being a “bad influence” and it seems Beer Mania is backing the move, at least if six […]
Flea market | Dozens of vendors at Pop-Up Beijing this Saturday
By Jim Boyce | The flea market returns to Pop-Up Beijing this Saturday from noon to 6 PM. (The last time I went, I bought a flip-top bottle of The Local‘s delicious Buffalo wing hot […]
Southern exposure | Moka Bros Sanlitun loses deck but still going strong
By Jim Boyce | Veteran cafe Moka Bros in Sanlitun’s Nali Patio had its outdoor deck on the south side removed by the authorities this week but is still going strong. The removal was part of the […]
Ping (guo) dynasty | These guys aim to put Beijing on the world cider map
By Jim Boyce | Outside of an occasional foray to Biteapitta, it’s been years since I’ve spent time in Tongli Studio, but I found myself hiking those worn stairs last night to try… homemade cider? […]
Pebbles rocks | Ray Heng ups his Mexican food game in Wudaoying
By Jim Boyce | Ray Heng is looking to rock the Mexican food scene in Beijing. After all, his venue is named Pebbles—small rocks, get it? And he recently returned from 18 months in Chicago where he […]