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By Jim Boyce | Tiki Bungalow survived two venue changes while serving the city’s Polynesian-themed drink fans over the past three and a half years. Now it will get a fourth life with an ownership […]

By Jim Boyce | Mike Wester, big boss at The Beijinger, will host a pizza-centric quiz at Paddy O’Shea’s on September 26 to promote his magazine’s upcoming Pizza Festival. I grilled him about the planet’s most pressing […]

By Jim Boyce | Here’s a trio of Beijing deals for this weekend. Let’s start with Sunday first: Pebbles will do a special edition of its “Taco Tuesday” deal in honor of Mexican Independence Day. That […]

By Jim Boyce | Red Rose will reopen soon just north of Workers Stadium but the name is about the only thing left. The roast mutton, belly dancers and lively bands of this former Xinjiang restaurant […]

By Jim Boyce | There are always one or two bars that instantly pop to mind when someone asks me for a recommendation. When I first moved to Beijing a dozen years ago, my automatic pick […]

By Jim Boyce | The Olympics began a decade ago today. After seven years of hesitation, frustration and anticipation, Beijing was hours from the opening ceremony. Would it rain during those painstakingly practiced performances? Would […]

By Jim Boyce | Canadians will soon see a familiar brand in China as Tim Hortons, purveyors of comforting if somewhat mediocre coffee, plans to open over 1,500 shops. “We have already seen Canada’s Chinese community […]