The Cellar Rat spends his days deep within a maze of spreadsheets, monthly reports, and order forms so dizzying that he can barely wobble out of his hole by 5 PM every day for happy hour. No doubt due to such stress, he called one recent Sunday night to see if I would partake of [...]
Is it just me or did everyone and their siblings, buddies, and workmates, their visiting cousins and blind dates, their ayi and baoan, not to mention Yan Xishan and his Juicy Pants Army, go out and party last weekend? A survey of friends who were out and about suggest than most every place was far [...]
I like Champagne but when I think of how many good cocktails or beers I can get for the average price of a bottle of Moet in Beijing, I find it a rare occasion when spending on bubbly is worth it. But there are exceptions. And the happy hour deal at Flamme that will start [...]
- Went to D Bar (map), soon to officially relaunch as R Lounge, in the Renaissance Hotel Shuangjing last night after buddy Chuckles McFlint told me not only about a “buy two glasses of wine, get the rest of the bottle free” deal but also that Bertie Higgins, known in Asia for his song Casablanca [...]
- Q Bar has long been among the city’s top cocktail spots and is finally joining the ranks of places that infuse their own spirits, a group includes everyone from high-end Maison Boulud to earthy Salud to artsy Mao Mao Chong to chill-out spot Twilight. There are more than dozen different infusions available at Q, [...]
This is part eighteen in the Must Tries Series that asks people in the Beijing bar, restaurant, and wine business to give us their recommendations. This time: Reto Kistler of restaurant Sureno in the Opposite House. (This is the third post from the Opposite House: see these ones with Leo Liu of Village Cafe and [...]
We watched as the Jasmine Revolution fizzled out. Our suspicions about whether Jon Huntsman showed up to the protests were confirmed and his name was censored from microblogs. As always NMA was there with an animated version of events.
We showed you photos from Erotic Fiction Night at Glamour Bar and BEAN’s sock hop for the [...]
The Yellow River Sailor, performed by Gong Linna and gang at Hunan TV’s lantern festival show: [ more › ]
In the 2010 football season, when Ed Wang got drafted to play for the Buffalo Bills, he became the first fully Chinese football player to enter the league. When the 6′5 310lbs offensive tackle is not being referred to as “Godzilla” he is most usually called the “Yao Ming of the NFL”. Now [...]
Our friends over at BEAN have a superb dining deal that you should know about: To celebrate Earth Hour next month, China’s first eco conscious hotel is offering a 3-course meal with wine for only 200RMB. [ more › ]