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Bar Review: Glen Classic

Whiskey in the Jar-o: We’ve been trying to make our way out to Glen Classic for some time, but it’s not all that easy a place to stumble on. There's a reason why...

by Steve George, 13 November 2013

Ray's Burrito Odyssey: How a Top US TV Chef Befriended a Beijing Restaurateur

The love of Mexican food that took Sand Pebbles' boss to Rick Bayless' kitchen

by Steve George, 29 April 2015

New Restaurant: Diaoyu Islands Snack Stand

Yes, that's really what it's called.

by Steve George, 21 August 2014

the first pictures of china

Taken in 1860, this one-off set of large, well-preserved prints by peripatetic photographer Felice Beato (1832–1909) may be the first-ever images take of China.

by Steve George, 16 July 2013

Beijing Bites: Shichengji Shaobing

Shichengji Shaobing: Soul food in the hutongs of Dongsi.

by Steve George, 05 December 2014

Beijing’s urban myths: ‘Living Immortals’

An ever-diminishing number of elderly kung fu ‘Immortals’ – elite practitioners who once presided over large martial-arts clans – can now be found giving free early-morning lessons...

by Steve George, 11 July 2013

Beijing Restaurant Review: Tribe

The Noble Savage: do you belong to the emeging tribe of eco-friendly organic delis – each with its own pseudo-aspirational message of culinary redemption? This place thinks you do....

by Steve George, 14 October 2014