Beatles Juice | ‘Fab Four’ to play Q Bar this Friday
By Jim Boyce | I don’t write much about live music but I’ve known the Beijing Beatles for years, they are about to play one of my favorite watering holes, Q Bar, and it’s happening […]
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Das quiz gut | Groovy Schiller’s starts German-Chinese quiz night
By Jim Boyce | Groovy Schiller’s became the newest stop on the city’s quiz circuit when it organized an evening of brain teasers, presented in German and Chinese, last Thursday. Eight teams joined the inaugural […]
Sips & bites | Vin Vie II, Cannon’s Burgers, Saveurs de Coree, Beer Mania & Beijing Beatles
Stuff happening in the Beijing food and drink scene: Wine time | The second branch of wine joint / izakaya Vin Vie is open on Baijiuzhuang Street, just off Sanlitun South and close to Haidilao, and […]
Farewell to a food and wine writer | Rest in peace, Mike Peters
By Jim Boyce | Mike Peters, a relentless and enthusiastic supporter of China’s food and wine scenes, died last Thursday in Beijing. Mike, an editor and writer at China Daily, passed from pancreatic cancer just a […]
WBD Recap | Baijiu and snack pairing at Pop-Up Beijing
By Jim Boyce | Interior design shop / wine bar Pop-Up Beijing has set the standard for World Baijiu Day parties in Beijing since I launched the project in 2015. That first year, when some were […]
Global ganbei | Where to celebrate World Baijiu Day in Beijing
By Jim Boyce | Once again, Beijing has more than a few places participating in World Baijiu Day. If you can’t make it today, August 9, Q Bar will have flights, cocktails and Gung Ho […]
Chef Jeff | Q&A with a Beijing restaurant legend
By Jim Boyce | Jeff Powell a.k.a. Chef Jeff has left an indelible mark on the Beijing restaurant scene over the past 15 years, via his venues Frost and the former Back Alley Bistro and via working […]
This Just in | Beer Mania is not becoming BieBeer Mania, is adding Uruguayan steak
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 […]