Oak & Iron is creating craft beer scene buzz with this video that details the two years owners Akira and Coco spent DIY-ing their space in Beijing. The pair handled everything from pouring concrete to […]
Tasty Bordeaux blends made in Beijing’s hutongs? A man named Zhang Bingzhai contacted me out of the blue a few years ago to say he was making wine, it turns out, down a secluded alley off a […]
Sharing Beijing bar and restaurant info from a consumer viewpoint since 2006. This site doesn’t aim to cover everything, just one person’s experience of the scene. If you seek value, see my lists for happy hour […]
The world’s top media outlets poured into Beijing fourteen years ago for the Summer Olympics. While there to mostly report on sports, the biggest side event seemed to be who could post the best “scorpions […]
Some friends are blue they won’t see family and friends again this holiday season due to the global virus situation. So, I am compiling a list–all nice, not naughty–of events, dinners, gifts and more loaded […]
Oh, Lay’s. You have taken me on a crazy flavor rollercoaster ride in Beijing all of these years, with the gut-wrenching downs—think flavors like lychee, White Rabbit candy and thousand-year-old egg—far out-numbering the soul-lifting highs. […]
The new Taco Bar is open in the same Andingmen courtyard that houses natural wine bar Orange Hour and craft brew pub Wild Kite. Kin Hong says they are working out the details but Taco […]
Oh, it’s been a long little while since my last “sips and bites” post. Sorry, been busy with work and World Baijiu Day and prepping for Maovember 2021–annual events like WE Brewery’s corn toss tourney […]
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