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Month: March 2018

Sips & bites | New drinks at Tiki, Monday brunch at Caravan, Easter at Mutianyu

March 31, 2018 BB 0

By Jim Boyce | It’s time for the Bungalow-down (ha, ha!). Oliver Davies shared the spring-summer Tiki Bungalow menu and it features eight newcomer and returnee drinks. Check out the white rum-based Dr Funk, the Tokyo Daiquiri […]

Made in China | Boutique Chinese wine tasting at Pudao Beijing

March 31, 2018 BB 0

Note: If you plan to attend, I urge you to register by calling Pudao at 8590-3020. By Jim Boyce | Retailer Pudao is doing a repeat of last year’s Chinese boutique wine event. This is […]

Food for thought | The great bar and restaurant wave of 2008

March 29, 2018 BB 0

By Jim Boyce | We’ve seen a wave of bar and restaurant closings in Beijing this past year as the city “cleaned up” but the opposite force was in motion a decade ago. We were […]

What the doctor ordered? Bar Herbal features drinks with Chinese medicinal ingredients

March 29, 2018 BB 0

By Jim Boyce | Beijing bar veterans Ah Jin, Jack Zhou and CJ—known for Shooters, 1F, The Bar and more—opened their newest place, Herbal, just off Xindong Road yesterday. Designed by Glenn ‘Pop-Up’ Schuitman, this place has […]

French connection | Dotan Shalev talks Paris bars during Beijing visit

March 25, 2018 BB 0

By Jim Boyce | Dotan Shalev of Paris venues Little Red Door, Lulu White and Bonhomie spoke at Lido bar Mimi e Coco yesterday about his trade experience in the City of Lights. Shalev focused on taking […]

Korean comeback | Saveurs de Corée returns to the dining scene

March 25, 2018 BB 0

By Jim Boyce | Yeah! A six-month spell sans Saveurs de Corée is over for our fair city. This Korean comfort food veteran has a new home and will celebrate with a party from 6 PM […]

Brew Mex | Q Mex, Boxing Cat co-host dinner, prepare to open new venues

March 22, 2018 BB 0

By Jim Boyce | Before I get to the dishes and drinks at last night’s Boxing Cat-Q Mex Taqueria brewmaster’s dinner and boozefest, two quick notes. Boxing Cat will soon open its new venue, near […]

Going green | Three Irish pubs for Saint Patrick’s Day fun in Beijing

March 17, 2018 BB 0

By Jim Boyce | The year’s first snow is helicoptering down in Beijing and adding a white fringe to the traditional green of Saint Patrick’s Day. Here are a trio of Irish pubs at which to […]

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