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Bar news | Mokihi on Lucky Street closes, Mokihi 3.3 goes on

June 7, 2020 BB 0

By Jim Boyce | Sad news that veteran cocktail bar Mokihi on Lucky Street closed, a bar that helped further establish the quality drink scene here in Beijing. Mokihi was opened by Motonari Uchiyama, who […]

Wuhan jiayou | No. 18 tap takeover in Beijing

June 1, 2020 BB 0

Kudos to Team El Nido for helping craft beer in Beijing and China, in the year of the coronavirus crisis and the midst of a part of town said to have particularly zealous rule checkers. […]

Beijing F&B | A group notice about group notices

May 29, 2020 BB 0

“What if I told you a free way to reach 500 interested customers?”— Some drunk guy the other night. Most people I know say they are in way too many WeChat groups. And complain there […]

Cost of Jinging | Some food prices in the nation’s capital

May 27, 2020 BB 0

A few weeks ago, I wanted to give friends abroad an idea of Beijing prices, so I posted a bunch of stuff I bought one morning and the cost in US$, CA$ and Euros. Like […]

Mega sips & bites | Beijing bar and restaurant updates

May 26, 2020 BB 0

Stretched resources this year meant focusing on my WeChat and Twitter feeds at the expense of the blogs. Sorry, doing the best I can to pass along useful info for food and drink fans in […]

‘Strange flavor’ | Chengdu Food Tours’ Sichuan snack pack

May 25, 2020 BB 0

I finally opened the snack package created by the Chengdu Food Tours guys in Sichuan and delivered to my door in Beijing for rmb128. Tried it at Pi Bar last Saturday night with three Chinese […]

Goodbye Q | Last call for a Beijing bar legend

May 25, 2020 BB 0

I posted this on social media on April 26. Edited lightly. I really need to come up with a list of “top 10”–or maybe “top 100”?–Q Bar moments. The last martini has been stirred, the […]

Malbec & Beef | New Argentine restaurant in Beijing

May 25, 2020 BB 0

Malbec & Beef just opened in Beijing and, as you might guess, Argentina is the focus. My first question to owner Jorge Wang, who is well-versed in Argentine wine, including some wine-making experience: “Do you […]

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