At least that seems to be what restaurants think, according to the blog DeluxZilla. Apparently, annoyed that the company's coke vending machines are taking away from drink sales and sapping electricity, Expo restaurants have now been just unplugging them. more ›

The last time we were in Hangzhou, a friendly maitre-d named Luke posed a very thought-provoking question to us: where on earth is the Nongfu Spring, and how big could it possibly be to fill so many darn bottles of water? Of course, we know that the fabled spring of Nongfu is just a metaphorical figment of our collective, commercialized imaginations, but it still made us want to check out their corporate headquarters to see what was really up. more ›

In our ongoing quest to keep you updated on the sugar free food and beverage options in Shanghai (and to keep with our tradition of posting stories that are "SOOOO interesting"), we thought we'd mention that locally branded Coca-Cola Zero — a sugar free carbonated beverage that "unlike the sugar-free Diet Coke, is formulated to taste like Coca-Cola," according to Wikipedia — started being available in Shanghai grocery stores and convenience stores sometime last week (we think). Coke Zero, which comes in a black can, made its global debut in 2005, and friends in Beijing said they have had it up there since sometime earlier this year. more ›

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... take his word. Jarrett Wrisley, who wrote for Shanghaiist for about 20 minutes last summer, has highlighted tomorrow's event in his "New & Noted" column in SH: more ›

Here's the lineup for the concert: more ›

The Diner will celebrate its hard opening Grand Opening this weekend, and we thought, What a great excuse for another Shanghaiist Happy Hour ... and to drink alcoholic beverages in the morning! Who says happy hours have to be at night? more ›