World Martini Day | Five bars that stirred and shook me in Beijing
By Jim Boyce | June 19 is World Martini Day and that got me thinking about the many superb cocktails I have sipped in our fair city. Here are five places that have stirred and […]
Hoo-Ray II! New Baja-inspired menu at Mexican restaurant Sand Pebbles
By Jim Boyce | Hoo-Ray again! Mexican food lovers should check out the new Baja-inspired eats by Ray Heng at his restaurant Sand Pebbles in Wudaoying. A last-minute schedule change allowed me to catch most of […]
World Cup flashback | Beijing’s top sports bar options in 2006, 2010
By Jim Boyce | The World Cup is on, and gives me a yawn, but if your heart races, then here are some places, to drink and to eat and to watch and to scream, […]
On the ball | Where to watch FIFA World Cup game in Beijing
By Jim Boyce | The planet’s most important sports are done for the summer, with the NBA and NHL finals just finished, but for those who want more, I suppose soccer will have to do. […]
Second acts! | New El Nido, Pachakutiq & Boxing Cat in the Beijing queue
By Jim Boyce | The return of El Nido! A Fangjia hutong favorite before the mass closings—and an early popularizer of craft beer in Beijing—is slated to reopen in former venue The Other Place. El Nido’s […]
Craic house | George Smith on nine years of The Irish Volunteer
By Jim Boyce | The Irish Volunteer, one of our fair city’s finest locals, will celebrate its ninth birthday this Saturday. While there is uncertainty about the bar’s future, you can expect the usual shenanigans, […]
Grape Wall Challenge 9 | Chinese consumers try Marselan in Beijing
By Jim Boyce | Cabernet Sauvignon dominates China’s vineyards but a growing number of people believe Marselan will emerge as the nation’s signature grape. So we featured Marselan in our ninth Grape Wall Challenge, an annual event […]
Birthday blues | Irish Volunteer faces uncertainty as ninth anniversary nears
By Jim Boyce | One of Beijing’s best locals, The Irish Volunteer, will celebrate its ninth—and possibly last—birthday next Saturday. The team at this Lido veteran and neighboring Hockey Bar are facing uncertainty with their […]