Blog Author - Iain Shaw

Mastermind: Giuseppe Gladiatore, Alio Olio
“Mastermind” is a regular magazine column in which we quiz a Beijing personality on general knowledge as well as on a subject in which they...
Last Orders: Nathalie Johnston of Great Leap Brewing
“Last Orders” is a regular magazine column in which we ask noteworthy Beijingers to imagine their final meal before leaving the city for good....
Is This Beijing's Brainiest Bartender? Wendy Yang
“Mastermind” is a regular magazine column in which we quiz Beijing’s barkeeps on general knowledge as well as on a subject in which they...
Uniformity: DJ Blackie, Syndicate DJ
Uniformity is a regular magazine column where we ask Beijing personalities about the various outfits that have defined them over the years. When we...
Bar of the Month: Drum & Bell
Possibly the only venue in Beijing whose address you could pinpoint based on the bar’s name alone – plus a rudimentary knowledge of the city’s...
Masala Master: Khajuraho Chef Sarvan Singh
Khajuraho may be one of Beijing’s newest Indian restaurants, but having already opened restaurants in Russia, their team knows all about bringing...
Laowai Music Videos Part 1: The Domestic Talent
The recent release of Coldplay's "Princess of China" (lamentable despite a guest turn from the lovely Rihanna)...
A Taste of Home: Japan
“I used to work in an office ten minutes away from here,” Daisuke Onishi tells me, explaining his fondness for Hosen. For Onishi, who co-owns...
Menya Tsubame: A Single-Table Ramen Restaurant
Guandongdian has never been one of Beijing’s most fashionable neighborhoods, but it’s on the way to becoming a treasure trove of Japanese gems. Of...