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Some surprising news for Beijing cocktail fans: Botany Bar is slated to close on March 27. This newest version of Botany has been open just a few months but, says owner Frankie Zou, faces a […]

Frankie Zou of Botany Bar has been a force on the Beijing scene for over a decade, dating to his time at Maison Boulud and Domus. But while he is comfortable behind the bar, this […]

Carlsberg, which used to brand itself as probably the best beer in the world and is definitely my least favorite, now has a minority stake in Beijing-based craft brewer Jing-A. The news evoked the same […]

The Beijing Olympics in 2008 were about more than world-class sport, China’s coming out party and the unveiling of infrastructure, notably subway lines, that benefit us today. They also changed the city’s burger zeitgeist. The […]

By Jim Boyce | Ten years ago, Queensland Tourism ran an especially fun job search for one lucky person to spend six months exploring and reporting on the Great Barrier Reef, while picking up a […]

The word “passion” gets tossed around recklessly in the food field but it truly applies to Ray Heng and his desire to serve Mexican fare in China. I’ve written about Heng’s menus (here and here) […]

Update 2: Tim Horton’s aka Tim’s Coffee House opened its first China outlet today, in Shanghai, with huge lines. Some at the front were said to have waited over 15 hours in order to be […]

Some sad Valentine’s Day-related news last year when veteran candy hearts maker Necco went out of business after 171 years. That bitter ending has a somewhat sweet followup as fellow producer Spangler bought the company […]