Blog Tag - Annie's

Q MEX Edges out The Local to Book Spot in Pizza Cup Taste-Off Finals
Q MEX won a close contest over The Local in this afternoon’s Bracket C Pizza Cup Taste-Off, with Annie’s and La Pizza brining up the rear. They now...
Pizza Cup Bracket C Taste-Off Preview: Classic vs. Modern
This weekend get ready for classic and modern takes on the humble pizza pie at the Pizza Cup Bracket C Taste-Off Final – pitting classic-inspired...
Bottega, Forno, Annie's & Great Leap Start Pizza Cup 2021 as Top Seeds
Reigning Pizza Cup champion Bottega shares top seed honors with Annie’s, Forno and Great Leap Brewing as the Round of 64 of the 2021 Pizza Cup kicks...
Being Sophisticated Won't Break the Bank at Ponte's Secret Bar
Can we let you in on a secret? The new hidden speakeasy at Ponte, the upscale Italian restaurant from local restaurant group Annie’s, might be one of...
Ponte Bridges the Gap Between Home Cooking and Italian Fine Dining
As we reported last week, the team behind Annie’s restaurant chain has expanded their Italian dining purview in the capital with Ponte, a new fine-...
Expat Mainstay Annie’s Goes Upscale With Fine Dining Venture Ponte
More than two decades after opening their first restaurant in Beijing, the team behind Annie’s has just thrown the doors open on another venue. But...
Restaurants and Shops at Chaoyang Park’s West Gate Set to Close In the Coming Weeks
Though Beijingers spent much of 2017 lamenting the “year of the great brickening” those unrelenting waves of redevelopment aren’t letting up now that...
Take a Load Off at Annie’s New Via Aperitivo at Ritan Park and Guanghua Lu
It’s been almost a year and a half since Annie’s opened the new concept deli shop/restaurant Antipasteria for traditional Italian cold cuts, olives,...
Pie Squared Beats Great Leap and Other Top Seeds Prevail as Pizza Cup Voting Narrows to Elite Eight
As Beijing's top pizzerias continue to vie for their slice of the proverbial pie in the latest round of voting, only the top seeds successfully...
Long Histories and Loyal Fans Determine Bracket B in Fight for the Elite Eight
The fight for pizza supremacy in the 2017 Pizza Cup is intensifying, as our original 100 vendors dropped to just 32 two weeks ago, and now those 32...
EAT: Annie's Antipasteria Anniversary Party, Kerry's New BBQ on the
What could be a better party than an Italian food party? An al fresco Italian food party with wine, of course, which is exactly what Annie's...
R EAT: Annie's Wine Dinner, Opera Bombana Dine and Wine, The Second Hutong Food Week April 1-9
It seems like this week is the time to wine and dine, with two wine pairing dinners setting themselves apart as go-to events for foodies this week....
R Mastermind: Italian Film Lover Gianluigi Perrone Takes our Oscar Themed Quiz
“And the winner is …” Movie buffs will instantly recognize that phrase, which is uttered by every presenter before they hand out Oscar trophies. And...
DP Fill Up and Fend Off Winter Chills with Annie's New Winter Menu
Though Annie's is known for its affordable pasta, pizza, and other conventional Italian fare, the increasingly ambitious Beijing chain has a pair of...
Annie's Avenges '15 Loss vs Gung Ho; Meets Bottega For Bragging Rights in Final
A resurgent Annie's avenged their loss in last year's Pizza Cup to edge out two-time champion Gung Ho!, ending the New Zealand pie purveyor's quest...