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Whether due to new restrictions, economic worries or sheer boredom, the fireworks output of Beijing residents has been tame this week compared to years past. Check out this one-minute video I made in 2007–the 13-year ban […]

Before I jump into lunch and brunch at Spanish restaurant Niajo, check this Chinese New Year deal that popped into my inbox: “To celebrate the arrival of the Year of the Monkey, come to Niajo this […]

I get lot of queries about beer, especially ‘craft’ beer, so I created a general page about the local brew scene. That scene has grown by hops and bounds since I arrived just over a decade […]

Bungalow and Ramo plan to partner just after Chinese New Year for a night of eating, drinking and–if my experiences with the people who run these places is anything to go by–merry-making. The tiki team will […]

Want to start the Chinese New Year in a new position? Here are some open food and beverage positions in our fair city. CHAO Hotel and Clubhouse is slated to launch in the former City Hotel space […]

  In the global booze family, baijiu often seems like the hard kid to love–the black sheep–but the idiosyncrasies of this spirits category is what makes it so intriguing. Last week, a half-dozen media and F&B trade […]

A friend recently asked me about weekly movie nights in Beijing so I thought I would share the six options I have so far found. Tonight’s screenings include a nice fit for the upcoming Year […]

Three good times eating and drinking in our fair but frigid city last week. Inspired by this tasting, I visited the new Arrow Factory, in the former Vineyard Cafe space near Liangma River, during opening […]