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Month: May 2017

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Hutong hike | Tiki Bungalow, Ramo, El Nido, Fang & more

May 30, 2017 BB 0

By Jim Boyce | Popular Polynesian-inspired bar Tiki Bungalow should reopen in about a month, says co-owner Oliver Davies. This will be the third version of Tiki—let’s call it ThreeKi for now—following the original in Dongsijiutiao […]

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Cannon’s fodder | Double-cheese classic my Burger Cup fave

May 30, 2017 BB 0

By Jim Boyce | Maybe it’s a good thing The Burger Cup is in Beijing because this event and its “Wild West” theme might well have raised some rootin’-tootin’ cultural appropriation controversy back home. Chinese and Russian […]

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Fake China brews? | Dodgy ‘Budweiser’ videos reminder to be cautious

May 29, 2017 BB 0

By Jim Boyce | It’s not going out on a limb to say China has fake booze issues, whether for beer (see here, here, here, here and here), major spirit brands, like Johnnie Worker, or this perfect storm of wine […]

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Wild Wester | Beijinger owner on Burger Cup, Whoppers, Yao Ming & More

May 18, 2017 BB 0

By Jim Boyce | When Mike ‘Dr Doom’ Wester of The Beijinger isn’t spearheading coverage of how bars and restaurants in our fair city are being bricked up but it won’t matter because we’ll soon […]

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Encore? | Element Fresh Did a Tasty Wine Buffet. We Need Another

May 13, 2017 BB 0

By Jim Boyce | I recently wrote about a six-week campaign by Element Fresh and California Wine Institute to promote labels from The Golden State. In short, all 38 Element Fresh outlets in China are […]

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Local Legends | Jazz-Ya in Sanlitun is 22 Years Old

May 13, 2017 BB 0

“Jazz-ya, a jazz bar, was started by Li Bo, 26. He has a Japanese partner, and the place has turned into a favorite hangout of Japanese businessmen and embassy staffers.” — Washington Post, 1996 By […]

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Final Straw | The Local Bans Most Beverage-Transferring Tubes

May 10, 2017 BB 0

By Jim Boyce | I just read that The Local will stop using straws for most drinks. Why? Because straws end up in the garbage and, in turn, as a threat to wildlife. Whole straws, […]

Hockey Night in Beijing | Sixth Annual Tourney this Saturday

May 8, 2017 BB 0

By Jim Boyce | As Beijing slides into sweaty weather, get soothing relief by staring at a sheet of ice filled with high-flying hockey players. It happens this Saturday as CanLife holds its sixth annual […]

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