Blog Tag - BBC

One Third: A Preview of the Ambitious New Club From Sir Teen and BBC
It'd be an understatement to say Douglas Williams and Quinn Johnson hope to up the ante by launching the bar for the owners of Gongti's newest...
A Drink With: Best Bartender Nominee Douglas Williams of Bottle Boot Cigar
Shake It Up profiles the eight Beijing mixologists that are up for the title of Beijing's Best Bartender in the Beijinger's 2015 Reader Bar and Club...
BBC (Bottle, Boot & Cigar) and Okra 1949 Join Forces on Wednesdays
The cocktail chemists behind BBC and the current champions of innovative Japanese cuisine, Okra, will be joining forces to create 'Okra Wednesday...
Get Ready for Straight Razor Shaves at BBC
In February, every Tuesday and Friday, head over to BBC (Bottle Boot Cigar) for straight razor shaves. You know, like the ones where they put a...
Iron Bartender: These Bartenders Make Blue Cheese Drinkable
Three bar masters. Three “secret” ingredients. One judge. Would Beijing’s cocksure mixologists fumble when faced with an unusual condiment or...
Bottle, Boot & Cigar: Xingfucun's New Darling for Drinks
I’ll make no apology for concentrating on the first “B” in BBC. I’m neither expert nor particularly experienced in cleaning shoes (“Boot”) or smoking...
News You Might Have Missed: Quality Internet, Dirty Blankets and Cleaning Clothes
The news in Beijing has been full of the usual (subway lines) to the unsurprising (cleaners cut corners) to the unfortunate (results of school...
Summer Drought and Shortages
Living in Beijing, most people are used to certain cuts - service, internet, Google - and with the summer here we can add power cuts and water...
Chinese TV: No Shows For You
The government is at it again. Weeks ago the news was about the ban of time-travel in TV shows and movies. Now it’s police, spy, and romance shows...
Art attack: China overtakes UK + This weekend
According to the BBC, China has passed up the UK to become the world's second-largest art market, at 23% of the global share (the UK has 22%). It...
Best in the World: Beijing’s Bookworm
Beijing is once again topping global lists – but for once it’s not for pollution or traffic. Breaking from the usual trend Beijing is making news...