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This Just in | Beer Mania is not becoming BieBeer Mania, is adding Uruguayan steak

July 28, 2017 BB 0

By Jim Boyce | Canadian singer Justin Bieber just got banned from performing in China by the authorities for being a “bad influence” and it seems Beer Mania is backing the move, at least if six […]

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Flea market | Dozens of vendors at Pop-Up Beijing this Saturday

July 28, 2017 BB 0

By Jim Boyce | The flea market returns to Pop-Up Beijing this Saturday from noon to 6 PM. (The last time I went, I bought a flip-top bottle of The Local‘s delicious Buffalo wing hot […]

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Southern exposure | Moka Bros Sanlitun loses deck but still going strong

July 28, 2017 BB 0

By Jim Boyce | Veteran cafe Moka Bros in Sanlitun’s Nali Patio had its outdoor deck on the south side removed by the authorities this week but is still going strong. The removal was part of the […]

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Ping (guo) dynasty | These guys aim to put Beijing on the world cider map

July 27, 2017 BB 0

By Jim Boyce |  Outside of an occasional foray to Biteapitta, it’s been years since I’ve spent time in Tongli Studio, but I found myself hiking those worn stairs last night to try… homemade cider? […]

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Pebbles rocks | Ray Heng ups his Mexican food game in Wudaoying

July 26, 2017 BB 0

By Jim Boyce | Ray Heng is looking to rock the Mexican food scene in Beijing. After all, his venue is named Pebbles—small rocks, rock the scene, get it? He recently returned from 18 months in Chicago […]

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Updates | RIP Bobby Taylor, plus Two Guys, Cannon’s, MoxiMoxi & more

July 24, 2017 BB 0

By Jim Boyce | Some updates that appeared on 京B Daily this past week. Check out 京B Daily for China headlines, bar and restaurant news, job openings, food and drink deals, weather updates and more. […]

Paddy O’Play’s | Join Beijing’s premier fantasy Premier League group

July 23, 2017 BB 0

By Jim Boyce | Aldo Nova—arcane pop reference!—once sang “life is just a fantasy“. I’m pretty sure he could see 35 years into the future and was talking about Paddy O’Shea’s fantasy Premier League group. The […]

京B Daily | All the headlines from the China week that was

July 23, 2017 BB 0

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 […]

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  • The Frank! 33-year Beijing streak endures with new craft beer joint

    [Update: I went to the soft launch of Sequoia Brewing last night. Good beer, good talk, good times. Opening hours for now will be 6 PM to 11 PM on Thursdays and Fridays.] More than […]

  • Comamos! TRB opens second Iberico in Beijing

    Lucky to join the first lunch at Spanish restaurant Iberico, Liangma River edition, nearly 15 years after my first meal at then-new Maison Boulud in Beijing. The connection? Both were opened by the indefatigable Ignace […]

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    [People have asked for ages why I don’t post more updates. Partly because social media made info so easy to find; and I got busy with projects like World Baijiu Day; and I got a […]

  • Nali Patio | The Final Countdown

    The end is nigh for Nali Patio, say four sources who are involved in this Sanlitun food hub and expect to end operations there in late June at the latest. Several also expect the landlord […]

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    Crispy, crunchy and… creaky? The traditional Beijing snack gēzhi 咯吱 lives up to its name given it literally means ‘creak’. The sensation you get if you pop a piece in your mouth and crush its […]

  • Beijing breakfast | What $5 / 元36 gets at McDonald’s

    My local mom ‘n’ pop breakfast joint, my go-to for jiaozi (dumplings), baozi (steamed buns), tea eggs and youtiao (deep-fried dough sticks), has been closed almost a month–I’m hoping the owners are simply on an […]

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    A final Year of the Tiger lunch at The Rug—featuring two new dishes and two oldies but goodies—with old Canuck friend Bon S. Peel. Newcomers first: The “Double-Cheese Chicken Schnitzel” feels destined to be a […]

  • ‘Sir, Lady Bar!’ | Dodgy Sanlitun Bar Street Done

    Two warm Coronas with no lime for 元136. This felt like a fitting finish for that dodgy Sanlitun bar street and its near 30-year run. I moved to Beijing before the Olympics, 2008 edition, when […]

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