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Progress continues on Room, the Brian McKenna project in the Yintai Centre, slated to open at the end of March. The layout is finished and most of the kitchen equipment installed. I visited last week to see the mural-in-progress designed by Hugo Dalton: it will extend from the dining room to the entrance. The idea [...]
The annual fireworks show at Workers Stadium looked like a no-go last night. Clubs along the stadium fringe usually regularly launch rockets for hours but last night the bulk of explosions came during the hour surrounding midnight when the place went ballistic. Here are a few shots — and, yeah, I realize they are a [...]
Two days I very much enjoy in Beijing are Halloween and the first night of Chinese New Year. The only thing to surpass it would be a night where people dressed like idiots and blew stuff up. In any case, for those who can’t get out tonight or who are off on holidays, click the [...]
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I tried the Baiju Cocktail at laid-back Sanlitun hangout Second Floor last week, have introduced it to a half-dozen friends, and found the general verdict is: not bad. I mean, the (literal) gut reaction to the word “baijiu” is typically not positive, but bar man Ah Jian has subdued the more intense flavors and smells [...]
Bourbons such as Maker’s Mark and Woodford Reserve are relatively rare in the Sanlitun North bar street area but tiny Tryst bar has both. Excellent tipples if you plan to leave some wit and/or wisdom on the bar-top typewriter — owner Shaun already has dozens of pages of patron key-punching and is not averse to [...]
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So, I just bought a new cord for my computer and one of the prongs is round and that generally makes it harder to find an outlet at restaurants, cafes, and bars. Just how hard is it? Less a matter of hardware and more a matter of the staff making an effort…
Goose and Duck: The [...]
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I heard many people wonder this past week whether Luga’s Villa would — as advertised — have NFL cheerleaders at its Super Bowl party. Not just cheerleaders, mind you, but 100-percent real live genuine authentic NFL ones issued with ISO-9000 approved pompoms. It did.
The interesting thing is the cheerleaders wore little and were attractive but [...]
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From NFL cheerleaders to padlocks, from buffet breakfasts to lost signals, this year’s Super Bowl party lineup had no shortage of ups and down. Even better, it drew a much larger turnout than last year. A quick look at spots visited…
Touchdowns
The Den: Good crowds upstairs and downstairs, a solid RMB50 breakfast buffet, and efficient drink [...]
The Den: two-thirds full downstairs (and almost full upstairs, says one fan on 2F), with buffet breakfast at RMB50; unsophisticated “tagging” procedure involves writing on your hand in magic marker to show you paid (doesn’t the fact that I got by the guard evidence of that)
Hooters: Modest crowd, Chinese commentary
Danger Doyle’s: Just like last year, [...]
The snap closing of The Rickshaw last weekend sans farewell party has me thinking that perhaps I can kill two birds with one stone patronize two places with one drink. Today is the monthly Cinco de Drinko event at The Saddle Cantina, which means half-price beverages until midnight, and since that bottom floor looks a [...]
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