Blog Tag - Punjabi

5 Things to Taste, Smell, Touch, Hear, and See, Nov 9-11
Beijing can be overstimulating place to live, to say the least. Let’s be real: sometimes even our sixth sense (the one that tells you when that stick...
DP: Feel the Burn: Test Your Spice-Tolerance with Punjabi's Fiery Indian Treats
In the lead up to our inaugural Hot & Spicy Festival on Apr 14-15 at Galaxy Soho, we'll Feel the Burn with a few of the vendors to see what fiery...
BREAKING Pioneering Restaurant Punjabi to Close As Owner Gireesh Chaudhury Departs Beijing For India; Farewell Party to Be Held NYE
[UPDATE: Jan 3, 8pm] Chaudhury has announced via WeChat that a last-minute deal has been made and Punjabi will remain open starting Jan 4. He went on...
The Faces Behind Your Favorite Places: Jun Trinh of 4corners and Gireesh Chaudhury of Punjabi Enter Dining Hall of Fame Personality Category
This year’s Dining Hall of Fame inductees are towering restaurateurs, known not only for the delectable cuisine of their venues but also their...
DP The Gut-Rupturing Peppers Needed to be Polished Off for Prizes at Our Hot Chili Pepper Eating Contest This Saturday
The chili pepper has for millennia stopped humans dead in their tracks. How could such a small specimen present such crippling powers as to leave a...
DP 1.4 Billion and Not a Single Chili-Eater in Sight: Are You the Local Hero to Take on These Foreign Hordes?
You'd think that in a land with 1.4 billion people and with entire areas of the south known for little more than their population's penchant for...
A Spicy Battle of the Nations: TBJ's 7th Annual Chili Pepper Contest Needs You!
Come Saturday, Dec 2, the crowds will gather at Punjabi to see a spectacle unlike any other that Beijing has paid witness to. The electricity in the...
Back for More: Punjabi Indian Restaurant
It takes something special to stay afloat for one year in the choppy waters of Beijing’s restaurant scene, let alone 10, but that is just what...
DP Punjabi to Open a Cultural Center & On-the-go Deli Serving Veggie & Vegan Burgers
Burger Brief takes a look at some of the attendees of the Beijinger's 2017 Burger Cup. Help push your favorite Beijing burger through the latest...
Veteran Indian Restaurant Punjabi Celebrates Turning 10 With Revamped Menu
Veteran Indian Lucky Street restaurant Punjabi turns a majestic 10 years old this month and to celebrate, have revamped their entire menu, striving...
R Waiting to Exhale: Beijing Restaurateurs Eagerly Welcome Back Patrons After an Airpocalyptically Quiet Week
Beijing’s restaurateurs are breathing sighs of relief in every sense of the word: Last week's record-breaking smog levels not only affected the...
Capital Bites Weekend Special: Indian News, Afghan Cuisine and Grill 79's Arty New Menu
The weekend is here, and that means we're all back at work to pay for the seven days off we just had. Luckily, we're back with a healthy dose of...
Capital Bites: World Vegetarian Month, New Pantry Magic and How I Lost at Cupcake Eating
Dear Reader, I write to you from the confines of my bed. Sadly, I have been struck down by the very tragedy of not winning yesterday's cupcake-...