It’s been an up-and-down year for craft beer, with the closing this month of Boxing Cat Brewing (BCB) in Beijing — our branch of the Shanghai-born brewing juggernaut snapped up by ABN InBev in 2018 […]
Designer Pierre Cardin died this week and compelled me to visit the Beijing restaurant he opened in 1983–Maxim’s de Paris. Maxim’s is still operating, in all of its Art Nouveau glory, on the second floor […]
I told Italian native and wine guy Simone Incontro last month in Shenzhen that the next time he visits Beijing, we’re going on a major pizza tour. Incontro came to Beijing 10 days ago and […]
A slew of Beijing bar and restaurant scene updates. I make no claims to be an expert or to be comprehensive, these are simply posts about places I like or news that has come across […]
Crazy! It took eight hours to reach home from Beijing airport Saturday night. Then again, that was probably to be expected as I went directly from Terminal 3 to Tiki Bungalow for a pop-up featuring […]
Mapo tofu nachos magic in Beijing! I saw a New York Times recipe posted for this dish, sent it to Aden Chang at The Rug Cafe, already known for its mapo tofu pizza, and a […]
Six months ago people wondered if much of Beijing’s restaurant and bar trade would survive, let alone move ahead with new venues. The vitality of the city’s food and drink trade this summer is impressive. […]
I just found this weekend’s afternoon drink deal: the Whisper Hill at the new Hatsune in Taikooli South. It’s the easiest going cocktail creation by consultant Frankie Zou–of Botany, TRB and Maison Boulud fame–for the […]
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