In a rush, so just a few quickies this week…
Gung Ho is now open in Lido, with delivery as of Wednesday . One incoming SMS gave some love to the new crust : “[The] crust is more substantial and so it holds up over a long conversation better.” The Lido delivery number is 5135-8557.
Pizza by LM Plus is doing brisk business in Central Park. Yesterday, I tried the Napoletana (rmb62), with capers and anchovies, and enjoyed the sauce and crust . With good service and a decent American coffee at rmb15 , this place could teach some lessons to nearby places such as…
Milano Cafe , a few doors down, which recently had its official opening. I can live with the staff not knowing where the sockets are or even what an American coffee is as it is early days. But having an employee and a patron (?) playing a video on a laptop so loud it drowned out the music , and even leaving it on while they went outside, well, that was enough to make me skip plans to try the food. Not a good first impression.
Meanwhile, next door in The Office Park, Pudao Wines is out of the hard-to-find Jia Bei Lan 2009 , the new darling of the Chinese wine scene after performing so well in the Decanter world wine awards. But for those who want to try some local wines by the glass, it still has Domaine Helan Mountain in Ningxia and Grace Vineyard in Shanxi.
New restaurant Starfish will have a seafood workshop with Qingdao oyster farmer Liu Xin from 3 to 5 PM on Saturday. For rmb298 , you get all the oysters you can open. RSVP essential: email alisha@starfishbeijing.com to book a space.
I'll have more early next week, including details on our Grape Wall Challenge at Modo last Tuesday…