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. 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. […]
The new Taco Bar is open in the same Andingmen courtyard that houses natural wine bar Orange Hour and craft brew pub Wild Kite. Kin Hong says they are working out the details but Taco […]
Ray Heng is best-known for Mexican restaurant Pebbles in Beijing but also has a growing agave spirits business in China. Heng, who went to culinary school in Chicago at Kendall College and worked in that […]
[Updated with more options. Thanks to everyone who sent me info.] “After a good dinner, one can forgive anybody, even one’s own relations.”—Oscar Wilde Plenty of people asking about turkey dinner, so here are two […]
WE Brewery is closing on November 15–for renovations! I asked owner / chief brewer Steve “WE Can Do It” Wang what customers can expect when this three-floor venue in Tianjin reopens. Plus, about his new […]
The Rug in Beijing, my go-to for mapo tofu pizza, mapo tofu pasta and mapo tofu nachos, has just extended its spicy / beany Sichuan theme to… sorbet? I am a mapo tofu fan, of […]
Plenty of people asking about Halloween parties. And Beijing is once again delivering with a haunted house’s worth of choices. Below are 60-plus posters for costume parties, live music, cocktail specials, themed meals and more […]
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