We were just informed that Julien Stelmach, the charismatic operations manager of one of our favorite bars in Shanghai - The Rhumerie Bounty - passed away of heart disease last week. It's a very unfortunate loss: Julien was one of the friendliest, sweetest bar owners in the city. more ›

It may be really dorky of us, but we love ourselves some pirates. No, really - we were dressing up in frocks and corsets and eye patches and talking about 1800s naval warfare loooong before Johnny Depp came around and made it cool. So when we found out that a pirate-themed rum bar had opened up literally around the corner from our apartment, we nearly gagged from our glee. more ›