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Month: November 2017

Steps and the City: Mike Wester Reflects on His Intimate 900-km Beijing Walk

November 30, 2017 BB 0

By Jim Boyce | Mike Wester will finish a month-long 900-km walk for charity today that gave him a renewed sense of Beijing. Here are eight thoughts inspired by his million-plus step mission for Maovember. […]

Mao down! Wrap up Maovember with Paddy O’Shea’s tonight!

November 30, 2017 BB 0

The official Maovember closing party at Paddy O’Shea’s is always epic fun and tonight is poised to be the best ever. You can expect: Two bands. CHEERS mulled wine, Jameson picklebacks and Orchard Pig cider, all proceeds […]

Total downer | Pop-Up Beijing to close on December 10

November 28, 2017 BB 0

By Jim Boyce | Pop-Up Beijing will close on December 10 after nearly three years as one of the city’s best home decor shops and one of its best food, drink and event spaces. Pop-Up’s […]

Punch drunk: Boxing Cat a new class of fighter

November 10, 2017 BB 0

Our annual Maovember charity campaign is on now. Please support us! See our upcoming events here and ways to help here. By Jim Boyce | I asked Alex Acker of Jing-A Brewing at his 8×8 beer event last […]

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Sips & bites | The second First Floor, Pop-Up Beijing, LM Plus

November 9, 2017 BB 0

There’s a second First Floor in Sanlitun. The Tongli Studio veteran has been joined by a sibling in Soho, on the B1 level at the south end. It’s cavernous with a pool table, electronic dart […]

Mao-a-thon man | Mike Wester to mark 50th with 50 laps of Ritan Park

November 7, 2017 BB 0

By Jim Boyce | Mike Wester is celebrating his 50th birthday today with 50 laps of the 1.5 km path in Ritan Park. It’s all part of a 30-day 900-km fundraiser for Maovember. As I post at 9 […]

The world is your Croyster: Jing-A’s 8×8 China Brewing Project

November 6, 2017 BB 0

By Jim Boyce | Craft beer is like Chinese wine: Confucius says one must suffer a sea’s worth of samples to find a few good drops. That’s what makes beer festivals helpful: an awful lot […]

Sips & bites: Boxing Cat Beijing, Sugar & Press Release

November 6, 2017 BB 0

Three quick reviews from my first Saturday—September 28!—back from vacation: 1. Shanghai-based craft beer operation Boxing Cat launched a Beijing pop-up about a month ago in the former Okra / Traitor Zhou’s space directly across from […]

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