Baijiu, the National Drink of China, Heads West

Sam Anderson, the head bartender at Mission Chinese Food in New York, was sitting on a panel of mixologists...

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Our Favorite Features of 2015 – Serious Eats

I loved contributing writer Angela Tchou’s The Baijiu Riddle, a drinks story that’s also a personal story. Tchou, who...

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Baijiu: The World’s Most-Consumed Liquor You’ve (Probably) Never Heard Of

During the three years I lived in Beijing, I frequently encountered baijiu (pronounced, approximately, “bye, Joe”), the clear spirit...

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Enter The Dragon: U.S. Bars Welcome Chinese Spirit Baijiu

The first thing you’ll notice about Lumos, a dimly lit bar in New York’s Greenwich Village that opened this...

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The Ultimate Gift Guide for the Cook

Finding gifts can be overwhelming to some and an awesome challenge to others. With the holiday spirit in full...

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Inman Park’s Char Korean Bar & Grill is on track to open in January

Richard Tang of Craft Izakaya says he’s on track to open his Korean barbecue and yakiniku (traditional Japanese) restaurant...

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The First and Only “Baijiu Bar” outside of China now in NYC!

Pop Style TV attended the opening of the first and only Baijiu Bar outside of China. Sounds great but...

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Exploring Baijiu: A Look at China’s top white distillate and how to enjoy it on the U.S....

Vodka has long been the top white sprit stateside as its neutral and easily mixes with all kinds of...

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A Tasting of Chinese Wines

When I mentioned to a colleague that I was going to try a few Chinese wines, he looked at...

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Meet the Bartender: Kate Chen of Peking Tavern

What makes a great bar? Decor is important, as are location and the right vibe. Blow one of those...

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Bonding with Baijiu

He was like a kid in a candy shop. The first thing Orson Salicetti did when he decided to...

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An Old World Spirit Meets New York Scene

Baijiu, a potent Chinese spirit with a notoriously hard-to-like taste, has been called everything from “liquid razorblades” to “the...

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