May 2010

Agenda May 27-June 9: Flame On

With warmth and leaves arrive grills and skewers. BBQ season, one of the pleasures of summer, is now in full swing in Beijing, and the new issue of Agenda – out now, and available around town – rounds up great options for places to enjoy the fruits of the grill.

In this issue’s Spotlight features, Jennifer Yeh of Boulangerie Nanda describes her artisan bakery experience, TCM Doctor Ji Xiaoping demystifies meridian therapy, CEO Marcel Schneider of TUI China dishes out a slew of tantalizing travel recommendations, and we go behind the scenes with the amazing acrobats of Chaoyang Theater. Meanwhile, the List also sorts you for hot shops in the Sanlitun area.

Along with two fabulous weeks of events, a fresh batch of Try These venue recommendations and much more, this is another can’t-miss issue.

Agenda May 13-26: Flavors of Portugal

The new issue of Agenda – out now, and available around town – Spotlights Portuguese Master Chef tandem Elisabete and Fernando Real, who will be coming to Beijing to cook at the Hilton Beijing Wangfujing’s Portugal Food Festival from May 17-27.

This issue also Spotlights Punchline Comedy Club organizer Ian Burns, Spanish Jeweler Rocio Malaria, incomparable pilates guru Alona Vostrikova, and Marvin K. Lau, proprietor of Metro.

In The List, we sort you for Beijing’s best cocktails and cocktail bars, galleries and museums to check out contemporary art, and shops to check out around one of Beijing’s hottest hubs of hipness – the Nanoluogu Xiang/Gulou Dongdajie area.

Along with two fabulous weeks of events, a fresh batch of Try These venue recommendations and much more, this is another can’t-miss issue.

the Beijinger May 2010: Brand New Look

They say that a change is as good as a rest. We asked the powers that be if we could opt for the rest. They said that it was time for change. And as a magazine that has lived through various incarnations over the past eight years and counting, it was indeed time for a change.

The eagle-eyed among you may have already noticed that things are a bit different on the website and the pages of this month’s Beijinger. That, my friends, is the hard work of everyone at True Run Towers. We’ve radically redesigned the Beijinger in an effort to give you even more of what you want. So what exactly have we done? Well, the biggest departure from last month is that we’ve moved all of the event listings and venue directories to the back of the mag. That’s one spot to find just about everything that’s going on this month, be it knitting, networking or nightlife.

If that wasn’t enough for you, then we’ve also jam-packed the new-look, editorially heavy front half of the magazine with more content than before. It might still be free, but it’s officially even better value.

The last – and I’d say most important – change is that we’ve now got more free stuff for you. There are more giveaways throughout the mag, so keep your eyes peeled for competitions and deals.

So there it is. We hope you like it. If you don’t, then feel free to e-mail me at editor@thebeijinger.com.

Oh yeah, before I forget. This month’s Cover Feature is a guide to the online wonder that is Taoabao. I’d recommend it; it’s where I got these PDFs …