Nathan’s New Salad Wraps & Jinshisong Delivery

Most of you who follow LumDimSum.com know that I am always looking for a healthier option (should a healthy option be available) whenever I’m eating out.

So instead of stuffing myself with Nathan’s 100% pure beef hot dogs and chili cheese fries multiple times per week, I am now stoked to be eating (and sharing with you) their newest menu items: 3 New Savory Salad Wraps!

Available in three flavors: Spicy Chicken Tender Salad Wrap, Phillycheese Steak Salad Wrap and a warm, buttery imported Lobster Sensation Wrap (my personal favorite), these are hands-down my new go-to menu items!

Aside from being a healthier choice, these wraps are so freaking good and such great value – priced at RMB 15-25 if ordered alone and if you want to be extra healthy, you can also switch out the side of Nathan’s crinkle cut fries for a bowl of steamed corn (another favorite of mine) and a drink for only RMB 27-37 for a complete combo meal.

For those who prefer to eat in the comfort of your home, Nathan’s is now partnering up with Beijing’s Best Delivery Service - Jinshisong Delivery!

To get Nathan’s delivered straight to your door, just call 4000300517 or you can even order directly online and save the headache of speaking to anyone over the phone: Click here to order Nathan’s on Jinshisong’s website.

Aside from Nathan’s, Jinshisong also delivers many other great restaurant options including:

• Kro’s Nest
• Blue Frog
• Hatsune
• Flamme
• Union Bar & Grill
• Karaiya Spice House
• Kagen Japanese Restaurant
• Colibri Cafe
• Biteapitta
• Crepanini
• La Pizza

And the list of restaurants continues…check out full list of restaurants here.

Nathan’s Famous Contact Details: 

• Dongzhimen Raffles City Branch 

• Address: Raffles City Shopping Mall B1-07, No.1 Dongzhimen South Street, Dong Cheng District, Beijing
• Hours: 8:30AM-10:00PM

• Wanliu BHG Mall

• Address: Beijing Wanliu Shopping Mall, No. 2 BaGou Road, Hai Dian District, Beijing (Located just outside of Ba Gou Subway Stop, the last stop on Line 10)
• Hours: 9:30AM-9:30PM

• Mastercard (Wukesong) Stadium

• Address: No.69 Fuxing Road, Haidian District
• Open for events

Last Chance: CFFC’s Final Summer Charity Dinner

The final of three summer dinner series hosted by the Chi Fan for Charity team, they will be finishing off with an exceptional dinner planned for this Saturday, August 27 at The Hutong beginning at 6:30PM.

Multiple award winning Top Chef Jeffery Powell who also happens to be the mastermind behind Beijing’s much-beloved restaurants like The Orchard, Element Fresh and Flamme, will create a special menu of bocadillos for a crazy low price of RMB 100 per person.

Knowing that theBeijinger will be sponsoring the drinks and entertainment for this dinner, you are guaranteed to be in for a treat! To follow in suit with the food theme, I expect plenty of tequila and definitely some lively entertainment…possibly a mariachi band even?

Only RMB 100 per person, this is an awesome price for great food, drinks, entertainment, company and to make it even better, all event proceeds will benefit The Dandelion School and of course any additional funds can be donated to a featured charity at your own discretion.

Event Details:

• Date: Saturday, August 27
• Time: Starts at 6:30PM
• Price: RMB 100 per person
• Location: The Hutong
• Address: 1 Zhongxiang Hutong, Jiudaowan, Dongcheng district  东城区九道湾中巷胡同1号
• RSVP: erin@thehutong.com
• Website:  Click here to RSVP online

About The Dandelion School:

The recipients of both 2009 & 2010 Chi Fan for Charity proceeds, this is the first government approved middle school specifically for children from low-income migrant families in Beijing.

Let’s Powwow Launch Party: POWWOW in da HOUSE

My favorite iPhone app – Let’s Powwow is going viral, going global and it’s all starting in this complex, cosmopolitan, exhilarating  city we call Beijing.

More than just a great directory for Beijing’s giant database of restaurants, bars and spas, Let’s Powwow hooks its users up with killer deals like 2-for-1 lunch at Flamme, new menu item deals at Hatsune, 2-for-1 cocktails at Mo Lounge, 2 hours for the price of 1 hour massage at Hummingbird Therapeutic Spa Retreat, etc. Click here for more information on other sweet deals at Beijing’s top restaurants, bars and spas available exclusively to Let’s Powwow members.

Celebrate the genius behind this application together with the exceptional people who are making it happen at their Launch Party this Thursday, April 14 at The House Club (in front of Club Mix).  Powwow members who attend can expect loads of free hook-ups from drink specials and tastings to free give-aways including free vouchers/sessions at Black Golden Tanning Salon, Kick in2 Shape Gym, the World Health Store, IF Juice, etc.

LumDimSum Super Sweepstakes:

As an avid supporter of products that are useful, practical and fun, LumDimSum will be rewarding my devout readers with FREE Hummingbird Therapeutic Spa Retreat Vouchers (valued at RMB 200) to the first 10 people to check into the Powwow Launch Party Event on their personal powwow account with a public comment mentioning LumDimSum.  You can write how much you love it, hate it, praise it or just that you are in desperate need of a great massage!

Event Details:

• Date: Thursday, April 14
  
• Time: 8:00PM-10:00PM
• Location: The House
  
• Address: North Gate of Worker’s Stadium, 工体北门
• Tel: 138-1188-2470

Let’s Powwow Background:

Powwow Limited is a Mobile Internet company providing a location-based service that is founded upon personal user needs and set preferences to provide relevant information about places, people and events around the individual that pertains to that person’s particular likes and interests. “Let’s Powwow” is the platform that will deliver this information by matching the user’s identified “likes” with our vast database of venues, social networks and events. The more frequently an individual uses Let’s Powwow, the more specific and unique the information s/he receives will become. In essence, we view each user as having their own thumbprint in the form of a personalized database that we can cross reference with ours to provide exacting information they want and require.

Let’s Powwow can be downloaded from the iTunes App store or Android Market. You can also register and log in to the website - www.letspw.com.

Hooking Up Deals on Let’s Powwow

If you have an iPhone or Android, you must download Let’s Powwow today.  My favorite phone application, it’s like a combination of WhatsApp, foursquare and city listings combined.

Not only is this application incredibly useful with finding venues, getting addresses in Chinese and English to show your cab driver, reading quick honest reviews and recommendations, it’s also an easy way to stay in touch with friends.  I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had an hour to kill in Sanlitun (before or after a meeting) and turned on Powwow to see who’s in the neighborhood to pop over for a quick hello!  Instead of texting around to see where everyone is or what everyone is up to, you can just check in and see who’s around you and what’s going on!

Already selected by Apple as one of the top 25 free applications on iTunes, Let’s Powwow is well on its way to the Application Hall of Fame – a the list of hottest applications available.

Most recently, Let’s Powwow has launched “deals” around town. Exclusively created for members of Let’s Powwow, you are entitled to some pretty awesome special deals at some of the best restaurants, bars, cafes, spas and gyms around town!

Top 3 Favorite Deals on Let’s Powwow:

1. Flamme:

Buy-one-get-one-free on any sandwich, burger or salad from Monday-Friday, 11AM-5PM (valid until April 30)

- This is an amazing lunch deal. Used this deal last week and the two of us chowed down on two massive sandwiches with a total bill of RMB 58. Crazy good deal.

Leo’s Steak Sandwich RMB 58

Grilled petit house steak with oven dried tomatoes, arugula and creamy mustard sauce on ciabatta bread served with crinkle cut fries

Flame Dip Sandwich RMB 58

Thinly sliced rotisserie prime rib of beef with fontina cheese and grilled onions on ciabatta roll with dipping sauce, horseradish cream, fries and side salad

2.  Hummingbird Therapeutic Retreat:

Enjoy an extended 1 hour massage service for a purchase of any 1 hour massage.

Offer available Monday-Friday from 10am-5pm, valid until April 30, 2011

3. Hatsune’s Double Threat Duo Special:

Experience 2 Rockin’ New Menu Items at Hatsune:  RMB 100 gets you 1 Japanese Burrito + 1 of Hatsune’s New Sushi Roll Creations (total valued normally at up to RMB 188)

Choice of: AMA Roll, candy&caviar Roll, LumDimSum Roll, Megatron Roll, Lady Bug Roll, Rossini Roll, South Beach Roll, Q Roll, Malaka Roll, G Roll, Monaco Roll, Shichimi Roll

Valid Mondays – Thursdays until April 28, 2011.

Japanese Burrito

+ 1 New Hatsune Sushi Roll = RMB 100

(see some sample sushi rolls below)

candy&caviar Roll / Megatron Roll

LumDimSum Roll / Rossini Roll

South Beach Roll / Q Roll

G Roll

Other Let’s Powwow Deals Available:

• Alameda: One glass of house wine per dinner set menu ordered. Valid March 16-June 15 during dinner time
• Terra: Bring 4 friends to Weekend Brunch and you get your brunch for free (save up to RMB 458). Sat & Sun, 11am-4pm to March 30
• Ole: Order any kind of paella and get a FREE bottle of Spanish wine (red or white). Valid until April 30
• Mosto: 30% off any bottle of wine for dinner on Mondays. Valid until April 1
• Modo: 30% off any bottle of wine for dinner on Tuesdays. Valid until April 1
• Frost Nails: For any purchase of hand or food treatment, get a free mani or pedi at Frost Nails. Valid until April 1
• Mo Lounge: 2-for-1 standard cocktails. Valid until April 1
• 1st Floor: Every Monday, enjoy half price on all dishes, Valid until March 31
• 2nd Floor: 2-for-1 Martinis every Wednesday, until March 31
• Oyo House: 25% off brunch for 2 people or 1 for free for group of 4, Valid until March 31

Let’s Powwow Background:

Powwow Limited is a Mobile Internet company providing a location-based service that is founded upon personal user needs and set preferences to provide relevant information about places, people and events around the individual that pertains to that person’s particular likes and interests. “Let’s Powwow” is the platform that will deliver this information by matching the user’s identified “likes” with our vast database of venues, social networks and events. The more frequently an individual uses Let’s Powwow, the more specific and unique the information s/he receives will become. In essence, we view each user as having their own thumbprint in the form of a personalized database that we can cross reference with ours to provide exacting information they want and require.

Let’s Powwow can be downloaded from the iTunes App store or Android Market. You can also register and log in to the website - www.letspw.com.

Flamme will Spread like Wildfire

If you have not already heard about Flamme, the new steakhouse in Sanlitun Village, then I have no doubt you will soon.  Especially in Beijing, I find that good (and bad) word travels like wildfire. In this particular case, it’s been all good feedback and I must say, it’s lived up to its positive reputation.

Having just opened this week, Flamme has replaced the old Pepe’s Pizza location on the third floor of Sanlitun Village with the same chef who opened Element Fresh.  As a meat lover, I have been eager to find a new steakhouse and with luck in my favor, I happened to stop in on a Tuesday night, the only night of the week they offer 2-for-1 steaks! Already a reasonable price – RMB 98 for a 150g steak, 2 steaks at this price was a steal.

Greeted by a friendly hostess, we found seating outside and were then given a tour of the interior restaurant space.  Displaying a show kitchen by the entrance, customers can actually witness their steaks being grilled over an impressive giant flame (photo above).  Unfortunately the upstairs space was occupied, so I was unable to take a look (or any photos for that matter).

Interior space:

Outdoor Seating:

Once we all had a look through the menu, our adorable waiter came over and offered his well-versed menu recommendations, explaining each of his favorite dishes, their ingredients and service presentation.  Very impressive for a newly opened restaurant!

Here were the List of Menu Recommendations:

• Appetizers: Seared-Crusted Ahi Tuna (RMB 48) & Steak Sliders (RMB 48)
• Soup: Summer Vegetable Minestrone (RMB 28)
• Salads: Steak Salad (RMB 55) & other salads are served tableside
• Flamme House Steak 150g or 260g (RMB 98/138)
• T-bone steak for 2 – 540g (RMB 398)
• Rosemary Lemon Chicken (RMB 68)
• Sides (all RMB 18): Cloud Potatoes with Crème Fraîche, Grilled Asparagus, Baby carrots, North African style cucumber, Barley Pilaf, Sticky Rice Cake

Upon ordering, we were served Yorkshire Pudding as their house complimentary bread which I found quite unusual for a steak house’s choice bread.  Tasty as it was, it was quite sweet and more of a dessert than a appetizer.

For starters, we shared an order of Steak Sliders (RMB 48): ground steak, grilled onions, tomato relish which were tasty, but very crumbly. We then ordered the 2-for-1 house steaks special which came with a side salad and a choice of the following sauces: Habanero Hollandaise, Korean BBQ sauce, Wild Mushroom Sauce, Red Eye Gravy and Demi Glace (I recommend the thick, creamy Wild Mushroom Sauce).  To compliment our steaks, we also inclined to order the Cloud Potatoes with Crème Fraîche (RMB 18). Thick and creamy, the mashed potatoes were delicious and not too heavy. And for dessert, we ordered two orders of the Chocolate Peanut Butter Lava Cake (RMB 32): Manjari Chocolate (Valrhona) & Madagascar beans with white chocolate and peanut butter molten center with vanilla ice cream on the side – how amazing does that sound??  While it was gooey and rich, the dark chocolate cake was a bit bitter for my taste and I wished the teeny, tiny scoop of ice cream was a bit more.  Overall, I highly recommend the salads, steaks and the wine list is also very reasonably priced.

Review of Flamme: S4-33, Sanlitun Village, 19 Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang District 朝阳区三里屯路19号三里屯Village3楼S4室, Tel: 6417-8608

Best Part:

• Every Tuesday, House Steak is 2-for-1!
• Menu & Drink Prices are all incredibly good value
• Staff are not only exceptionally friendly, they are also very knowledgeable of the restaurant menu and trained to recite well-versed recommendations along with dish ingredients and means of preparation.
• By the same chef who opened Element Fresh, you can count on quality ingredients and taste.
• They have Philippe Starck lights.

Comments:

• I definitely had luck on my side to pop in on a Tuesday for their 2-for-1 steak special, and even though this is by far their best weekday special, Flamme offers different drink/food specials every night of the week (Mon-Friday).
• The weather was perfect to dine outside, but the interior was also quite nice and the show kitchen is a nice touch.
• We ordered a carafe of their house wine, but I hear their cocktails are also worth trying.

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

• Food: 8
• Atmosphere: 7
• Service: 8
• Overall Experience: 8