Two-minute shot: A video primer on World Baijiu Day
By Jim Boyce | One of my side hobbies since 2015 has been helping to organize World Baijiu Day. With the fifth edition set to start in two months, created a two-minute video to help […]
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Can you be-leaf it? The Hidden Tree returns!
By Jim Boyce | One of Beijing’s all-time beloved bars and restaurants, The Hidden Tree, is making a comeback. A veteran of old Sanlitun South Bar Street and, with its brick oven, a pioneer in […]
Smoky Tiki Sharky Dino | In a Beijing Le Moment
With an owner from Tao House and former bartender from Tiki Bungalow, it’s no surprise new bar Le Moment on Xindong Road offers everything from private cigar rooms to punchy colourful drinks. The Tao House […]
Beer Boom | What if Barbie had a 50s-style burger joint?
(I was out and about during the May 1 holidays. This is one of a series of updates originally posted on my WeChat account.) What if Barbie opened a 1950’s-style diner / burger and beer […]
Brewga’s! Luga’s new brew pub has deals from rmb1 all May
(I was out and about during the May 1 holidays. This is one of a series of updates originally posted on my WeChat account.) My May 1 mission was to visit the new Luga’s brew […]
Life of Pi | Veggie shop turned hutong-style bar
(I was out and about during the May 1 holidays. This is one of a series of updates originally posted on my WeChat account.) Pi Bar was not officially open but already showed great potential […]
Drink twice | Paddy O’Shea’s to double in size
(I was out and about during the May 1 holidays. This is one of a series of updates originally posted on my WeChat account.) If you see two Paddy O’Shea’s in June, it’s not because […]
‘China’s grape’ | Celebrate World Marselan Day in Beijing
By Jim Boyce | China’s grape. That’s what many are calling Marselan, a grape that arrived here twenty years ago and spread across nation. The ensuing wines are impressing professionals and consumers alike, and Hulu, The Mercants and VinVino in […]