Celebrate Longevity: Paper

All dressed in white with very, very minimalist decor, Paper is a versatile canvas.  Easily interchangeable between a restaurant and a unique event space, Paper is a charming venue for any occasion.

Created by Cho, also the owner of Cafe Sambal & Bed Bar, Paper serves Asian fusion cuisine with an emphasis on organic products.  Cho’s daughter Shanna hinted that Paper will soon be changing its food concept to serve only organic vegetarian cuisine.

This past Saturday, the lovely and talented Shanti Christensen, fellow foodie & creator of showshanti (her blog featuring a collection of home-style recipes from her travels all around China) celebrated her birthday with an intimate celebration rejoicing with rose champagne and 3 varieties of longevity.

LumDimSum Photo Gallery from Shanti’s Birthday Celebration @ Paper:

Review of Paper: 138 Gulou Dongdajie (just 200 meters west of Nanluoguxiang), 鼓楼东大街138号 , Tel: 8401-5080

Best Part:

• Trendy, all-white decor makes Paper a stand-out, unique space
  
• Their menu emphasizes healthy eating with organic produce and minimal use of oil
• They offer a variety of Asian fusion dishes from Southern Chinese to Japanese and Malaysian
• Fantastic cocktails
• Easy-to-order set dinner menus available

Comments:

• Shanti’s birthday party was my first visit to Paper, so my impressions of the food, decor and service may be unique to the average dining experience.  But as an event space, Paper was very cool in terms of its event function versatility, the staff was very friendly and the three types of hand-pulled, longevity noodles were each uniquely delicious.
• While everything was white, you could tell that the space is not brand new – the white cushions of the lounge bed looked a bit worn.  White is risky because even though it looks impressive from afar, unless it is brand-spanking new and spic-and-span-white, it’s flaws are that much more obvious.

Rating: (on a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being best)

• Food: 8
• Atmosphere: 8
• Service: 8
• Overall Experience: 8

Kocoon Goes Raw

LumDimSum is happy to bring two great forces together – Raw Food Chef, Jennifer McClelland & Spa Guru and Owner of Kocoon Spa, Maika Endo for this great event:

“Raw for Life” viewing at Kocoon Spa and a Green Smoothie Demo!

Hosted at Kocoon Spa, Jennifer will be giving an introduction to the health benefits of a raw food lifestyle along with a free green smoothie demo!

They will also be showing the featured film “Raw for Life”, a motivational and educational movie (starring Morgan Spurlock from Super Size Me, Tony Robbins, David Wolfe, Woody Harrelson) on raw food, weight loss, detox, beauty and longevity.

Event Details:

• Venue: Kocoon spa lounge & elixirs. Click here for location.
• Website: http://www.kocoonspalounge.com/?p=2479
• Cover: FREE if RSVP before July 15. After July 15, the participation fee will be 50rmb/ person.
• RSVP: kocooninfo@kocoonspalounge.com or by calling 010-5208 6068.

Background:

The raw food movement has been gaining popularity all over the world and is now on the Mainland China radar.  Today, Jennifer offers raw food classes at the World Health Store in Beijing as well as private and corporate training throughout Mainland China and Asia.  She brings her knowledge of sustainable agriculture, culinary arts and the raw lifestyle straight to your kitchen!  Next Raw Foods Cooking Class: Great Raw of China on Saturday, July 17 from 2-4PM (event details here).

For more information about raw foods & the health benefits of eating “living” foods, visit Jennifer McClelland’s website and the World Health Store Blog.