Blog Tag - Starbucks

Grabtalk Part Two: The Coffee Run Challenge
We tried Grabtalk, your helpful local friend, a few months ago, when a colleague fancied a burger and beer for lunch and wasn't left particularly...
Fast Food Watch: Starbucks' Best Beverage Is Back
Starbucks' best drink has returned, just in time for the beginning of autumn. Your correspondent was thrilled Saturday to discover that the Salted...
Fast Food Watch: First Look at the New 24-Hour Starbucks in Tai Koo Li South
Insomniacs, night owls, and vampires unite: your prayers for an all-night coffee venue in Sanlitun were answered Monday evening at 8pm, with...
What The Wall Street Journal and The Atlantic Are Getting Wrong About Starbucks in China
It's always interesting what non-economic or non-political stories from China that major news outlets choose to cover. First The Wall Street Journal...
Beijing's First Starbucks Booted Out by High Rent
A rumor has started on Weibo that the first Starbucks to open on the Chinese mainland can no longer afford to pay rent. Influential finance blogger...
Mooncakes: The Good, the Trad(itional) and the Ugly (Part 1)
It’s time for that densest of Chinese cultural treats: mooncakes. Comedian Johnny Carson once said, “The worst gift is a fruitcake. There is only...
Not Lovin' It: Price Increases A Sign Of Things To Come?
We’re not long into the Year of the Dragon and the big chains are already putting the drag into it. Starbucks, Pizza Hut and McDonald's have riled...
Espresso Yourself: Tracking Trends in the City’s Coffee Culture
Coffee, in case your wits are too inert to notice (go brew a pot right this second) has reached its tipping point in China. Starbucks has been here...
Modern Mooncakes: Treats for Mid-Autumn Festival
Mid-autumn festival is coming up, bringing cooler weather – let’s hope – and, of course, mooncakes. The staple gift/ personal treat for the...
You Silly Dumpling: Bizarre Zongzi for Dragon Boat Festival
June 6 is Dragon Boat Festival, the Chinese holiday where everybody eats zongzi, the pyramid-shaped dumplings made from glutinous rice and assorted...