Olympic flashback | Scorpions on a Stick
The world’s top media outlets poured into Beijing fourteen years ago for the Summer Olympics. While there to mostly report on sports, the biggest side event seemed to be who could post the best “scorpions […]
Q&8 | Allen Lueth of Great Leap Brewing
After a career at Fortune 500 companies like GE Capital and Zuellig, Allen Lueth became CEO of Great Leap Brewing last February. In this Q&8, he talks beers for newbies, cycling Beijing to Tianjin for […]
Q&8! Elizabeth Rodewald of Furry Tales
Elizabeth Rodewald of Furry Tales is dedicated to giving abandoned and abused cats and dogs in Beijing their forever homes. In this Q&8, she covers what’s involved in animal rescue, the tales of Chip the […]
Q&8 | Aden Chang of The Rug
Elin Hung, Aden Chang and Gordon Chan launched brunch-centric The Rug near Chaoyang Park in 2011 and now have two additional venues, one in Sanlitun and one in WF Central. For the Q&8 series, I […]
Capital countdown | New Year’s Eve 2021 in Beijing
New Year’s Eve in Beijing! Dinners, drinks, gigs and more. This is the partner post to my Beijing Christmas-y list with 200 options and counting — check it out here — for those in our […]
Cheese, please. Nine fondue options in Beijing
Okay, not all nine options are for fondue, two are for raclette, but this list should keep bread-and-potato-into-melted-cheese dipping fans satisfied. Onishi Saketen is getting in on the action this year with a blend of […]
BeiJingle bells 2021 | Christmas-y stuff in the capital
Some friends are blue they won’t see family and friends again this holiday season due to the global virus situation. So, I am compiling a list–all nice, not naughty–of events, dinners, gifts and more loaded […]
Oh, Lay’s | We finally got a great potato chip
Oh, Lay’s. You have taken me on a crazy flavor rollercoaster ride in Beijing all of these years, with the gut-wrenching downs—think flavors like lychee, White Rabbit candy and thousand-year-old egg—far out-numbering the soul-lifting highs. […]