Blog Author - Marilyn Mai

Capital Bites: Hot Hot Pots, Ladies Drinking, English Breakfasts
  We are well into hot pot season, so we'll be in the habit of throwing lists of any new offerings your way as we hear about them. Also, new spots...
Taipei Nights: Scoot to Banzhuo for Street Market Eats
I love the smell of motorcycle exhaust. As a kid, it usually meant I was sandwiched between my mom and dad, scooting through the streets of Taichung...
Capital Bites: New Sichuan Dumplings, Closures and Pop-up Juice Bar
Some sad news in the last few weeks, with Sanlitun/Gongti stalwarts Terra, Green T. House and Saddle...
Shake Your Tailfeathers: Peacocake’s Pretty Christmas Treats
Another cake shop, opened by a Chinese couple? You’d be forgiven for having your doubts, but don’t write Peacocake off just yet. Their stacked...
Ghaffar Pourazar: Peking Opera Star
Pourazar has made a name for himself as the first foreigner to train rigorously in Beijing opera. Recently, he participated in the Heping Cup...
Last Orders: Stephannie Tebow, Music Director, Snow White
“Last Orders” is a regular magazine column in which we ask noteworthy Beijingers to imagine their final meal before leaving the city for good...
Wokipedia: F is For ...
  “Wokipedia” is a regular magazine column in which we introduce aspects of Chinese gastronomy, one letter at a time. … fengzhua 凤爪...
Book Review: Hanging Devils, He Jiahong
Hong Jun is a private lawyer, educated in Chicago and just returned to Beijing to help build the rule of law in the new China of the 1990s. With...
The 2012 Great Thanksgiving Guide: Turkey Takeout
So you want to celebrate, but you want to do it the old-fashioned way: 20 feet from your couch. Now you too can realize the other American dream of...