京B Daily | All the headlines from the China week that was
By Jim Boyce | A slew of people—correction: one person—asked me where to find the old headlines from my 京B Daily page. I rotate those out every three days or so and then they are […]
Month: July 2017
Memory cards 3 | How many Beijing bars and restaurants do you recall?
By Jim Boyce | While cleaning up a while back, I came across hundreds of Beijing bar and restaurant cards, most from venues long gone. I posted the first two sets—here and here—in June. Below […]
Go Zhou! Groovy Schiller’s officially opens in Sanlitun
By Jim Boyce | After a 20-year stint by Liangma River, Groovy Schiller’s moved into the Nearby the Tree space in late December. After feeling out the market, doing some renovations and refining the food menu, […]
Event-ful news | TRB Copper is open
By Jim Boyce | TRB Copper is NOT closed. It seems at least once a year we hear rumors that TRB has closed. This time they concern catering space TRB Copper and were likely spurred by photos […]
Budget Beijing | Eight Tuesday night food and drink deals
By Jim Boyce | It’s Tuesday at 5 PM, you’re thirsty and hungry, and on a budget. Beside the usual happy hours—see these two dozen-plus options—here are eight Tuesday-specific food and drink deals in our […]
World Baijiu Day 2017 | Five Beijing venues on board
By Jim Boyce | The third annual World Baijiu Day is approaching fast and 20 cities—from Los Angeles to London, Melbourne to Milan, from Buenos Aires to Beijing—are already on board for the August 9 event, […]
Local lowdown | Kenn Bermel on China bar and restaurant stereotypes
By Jim Boyce | Kenn Bermel of The Local recently posted about four stereotypes of the China bar and restaurant scene that don’t live up to scrutiny. I asked Kenn if I could repost and he […]
Jinro and jirou | Korean restaurant Saveurs de Coree now Soju Bar by night
By Jim Boyce | Kimchi and bibimbap by day, soju and fried chicken by night: Saveurs de Coree has a new double life. Owners King-Tai Chow and Eunjung Yoo have served quality Korean fare for a […]