Korean comeback | Saveurs de Corée returns to the dining scene
By Jim Boyce | Yeah! A six-month spell sans Saveurs de Corée is over for our fair city. This Korean comfort food veteran has a new home and will celebrate with a party from 6 PM […]
Brew Mex | Q Mex, Boxing Cat co-host dinner, prepare to open new venues
By Jim Boyce | Before I get to the dishes and drinks at last night’s Boxing Cat-Q Mex Taqueria brewmaster’s dinner and boozefest, two quick notes. Boxing Cat will soon open its new venue, near […]
Going green | Three Irish pubs for Saint Patrick’s Day fun in Beijing
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 […]
Chinese wine | Top picks from Grace, Kanaan, Silver Heights, Chandon & Tiansai
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 […]
Baijiu tips | From loathing to liking China’s national spirit
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 […]
Birthday beer | We Brewery turns two in Tianjin tonight
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 […]
Dog days | Beijing places open for Chinese New Year break
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 […]
Goodbye GoodWorks | Visionary project wraps up this month
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 […]