Month: February 2015

I don’t attend many fairs and festivals, not because I think there is anything fundamentally wrong with them, but because they are typically on weekends and that’s when I’m at my most lethargic / likely […]

For the better part of a decade, I have been taking photos of the Chinese New Year’s Eve fireworks in Beijing, from positions ranging from ground-level to the twentieth floor of an apartment building. As […]

Our ride with the Year of the Horse is almost over and we will soon butt heads with the Year of the Goat. That transition will offer the most impressive displays of a night full of […]

While many of my friends in Beijing cringe at the thought of drinking baijiu, nine places* in London are embracing the fiery spirit as part of a ten-day promotion. That event is called Baijiu Cocktail Week and, runs […]

I mentioned that craft beer fans can enjoy themselves throughout the upcoming Chinese New Year holidays as all three Great Leaps will be open for business as usual. Cocktail fans can also get their fill […]

Migas will beef up its food portfolio by using non-frozen meat from Argentina and Chile* both in its restaurant and its upcoming deli that will see it partner with Max Levy of Traitor Zhou’s. The first deli […]

Cheers is holding a mulled wine class at Shop 18, its Gulou branch (see shop addresses here). Basically, you show up, buy a bottle of wine, and then the team at Cheers will provide the […]

Actually, I bought three kilograms of coffee, but that’s close enough. Every quarter of so, Shangrila Farms has a half-price sale on its Yunnan coffee — and often on other local products, such as honey, soaps […]