By Jim Boyce | The year’s first snow is helicoptering down in Beijing and adding a white fringe to the traditional green of Saint Patrick’s Day. Here are a trio of Irish pubs at which to […]
By Jim Boyce | We’ve witnessed a rise in quality Chinese wine producers during the past decade but their sales often lag due to low visibility, high prices and poor distribution. Even in the Ningxia […]
By Jim Boyce | I wrote a piece about baijiu, primarily aimed at foreigners who loathe the stuff due to harrowing ganbei-style experiences, for China Daily last month. It appeared just before the Chinese New […]
By Jim Boyce | While this site focuses on Beijing booze and chow, it has a special place in its heart for WE Brewery in Tianjin, due to plenty of fun times with owner Steve […]
By Jim Boyce | Chinese New Year in Beijing typically means lighter traffic, cleaner air and epic firework displays. (Scratch that last one this year, as explosives are banned within the fifth ring road, though […]
By Jim Boyce | GoodWorks, a visionary mission to sell coffee and tea from small-scale farmers in Yunnan and fund the training of aged-out orphans for jobs in cafes, will cease operations at the end […]
By Jim Boyce | The boozy march from the Tongli Studio area to nearby Sanlitun Soho continues. Youth Club is the newest to rent space, following the likes of Aperitivo and 1F. I’m told the […]
By Jim Boyce | Straight Spirit officially opened in Central Park yesterday and, as promised, stocks a smart selection at no-brainer prices and serves as a superb spot for those who like to browse and put […]
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