Stay Tuned: BJ FOoDIES Teams Up with Hatsune

It’s OFFICIAL (and LumDimSum is proud to be the first to announce it!) – BJ FOoDIES will be hosting their June 2011 Charity Dinner Event at legendary California-style Japanese champion Hatsune!!

Offering a steal of a deal at RMB 100 per person for dinner + drink, Hatsune’s original branch is dedicating its venue entirely to BJ FOODIES for the night!

If you have not yet been to a BJ FOoDIES event, you can check out photos and summaries of previous events at:

• BJ FOoDIES Dinner at Alameda
• BJ FOoDIES Dinner at SSAM
• BJ FOoDIES Dinner at Mare
• BJ FOoDIES Dinner at Kagen

BJ FOoDIES Dinner at Kagen

BJ FOODIES @ HATSUNE Guanghua Lu details here:

• Date: Sunday, June 19 2011
• Time: 7:30-9:30PM
• Location: Hatsune Guanghua Lu Branch
• Price: RMB 100 per person includes dinner + drink
• RSVP Required: Email: bjfoodies@gmail.com

LumDimSummary: BJ FOodies ‘Shelter’ Dinner

Last night, BJ Foodies hosted their monthly “Indulge for a Cause” foodies event at Mare restaurant to support The Starfish Project charity organization.

With an incredibly generous menu by Mare, guests enjoyed 7 tapas dishes, 3 main courses to share and 4 desserts and a glass of beer, wine or sangria all for only RMB 120 per person.

LumDimSum Snapshots of BJ FOoDIES Mare Dinner:

SAUTEED FOREST MUSHROOMS/ STIR-FRIED CHORIZO WITH POTATOES

AUSTRALIAN GRILLED BABY LAMB CHOPS/ DEEP-FRIED POTATOES W/ SPICY BRAVA SAUCE

SIZZLING GARLIC PRAWNS AIOLI/ ANDALUSIA-STYLE CALAMARI & BABY SQUID

ROASTED SPRING CHICKEN/ MIXED SEAFOOD GRILL

GRILLED ENTRECOTE STEAK W/ TRUFFLE SAUCE/ TIRAMISU W/ FLAKES OF CRISPY CHOCOLATE

HOMEMADE LEMON SORBET W/ CAVA/ MASCARPONE CHEESE CAKECHOCOLATE LAVA CAKE W/ ICE CREAM

Highlights of the dinner at Mare were the Grilled Baby Lamb Chops, Deep-fried Potatoes, Roasted Spring Chicken and Chocolate Lava Cake for dessert.

With a great turn-out of over 85 guests (some were even turned away because there were no more seats left!), BJ Foodies raised a total of ￥3,325.20 RMB for Starfish Project.

“Our goal at Starfish is to empower exploited women…and see every woman valued.”

About Starfish Project

Restoring Hope to Exploited Women in Asia

BJ FOoDIES: ‘Shelter’ Charity Meal @ MARE

One of my favorite regular dining events, BJ FOoDIES is kicking off 2011 with a ‘Shelter’ Charity Meal at Mare Spanish restaurant featuring a very generous multiple-course meal with a selection of their very best tapas for all to taste!

BJ FOoDIES “Shelter” Charity Meal

Cost: ￥120/head includes dinner + glass of wine, sangria or beer

“Indulge for a Cause”

Event Details:

• Date: Sunday, January 16, 2010
• Time: 7:30-10:30
• Location: MARE
• Address: E-tower, Chaoyang District, CBD 朝阳区光华路9号数码大厦一层
• Cost: RMB 120 includes dinner menu + drink
• RSVP: E-mail BJ Foodies Team - bjfoodies@gmail.com

January Charity Theme: ‘Shelter’

About BJ Foodies Group:

Organizing monthly group meals at about RMB 100/head with food/drinks included, this group of dedicated foodies is all about “satiating their inner-foodie appetites for good quality food, conversation & fine wining/sake-ing/cocktailing/beering while indulging for a cause.”

BJ FOODIES PURPOSE:
1. Just to eat a nice meal & catch up with real people & friends outside the clubbing-disease we all suffer from called Vics/Mix.
2. Opportunity to contribute our little bits to society while doing something we love – EATING. The Charity aspect is a supplementary & added bonus BUT NOT the main purpose of the group

Vote for Beijing’s Top Tapas: Spanish Wine & Tapas Tour

Presented by the Spanish Chamber of Commerce & CityWeekend, a Spanish Tapas & Wine Tour will be taking place across nine different restaurants in Beijing from June 1st-15th.

This wine & tapas tour is a great way for you to sample fine Spanish wines in a variety of Beijing’s best tapas restaurants:

• 1949′s Taverna
• Carmen
• Niajo
• Saffron
• Provincia (Marriott Hotel)
• Cafe Europa
• Olas Tapas
• Palette Vino
• Mare

Each restaurant will offer a 2-for-1 Drink Happy Hour from 6-7PM.

For every glass of wine you order, you will receive one “Tapa of the Contest” for free (if you order a bottle of wine, then you will receive five complimentary tapas).  In addition to loading up on free tapas, for every wine glass or bottle ordered, you will also receive a voucher for a 10% discount in the next a la carte meal in all participating restaurants (excluding wines, spirits, and soft drinks). Discount is valid until June 15th.

After you’ve journeyed through your Wine & Tapas Tour, you can vote for your Top Tapas on CityWeekend’s site, here.

Award Ceremony for Beijing’s Top Tapas:

Spanish Tapas & Wine Tour will end up with an awards ceremony at The Emperor Hotel’s terrace.

During the awards party, four different Spanish wine distributors will also be serving eight glasses of Spanish wine and cava, all of them different brands and appellations of origin, altogether with a two-hour buffet.

Featuring a live Spanish guitar concert, this event will give you a real taste of Spain.

Additional information or questions: info@spanishchamber-ch.com

Location: The Emperor Hotel
Date: Thursday, 17th June 2010
Time: 19:30 – 22:30 h
Price: 150 RMB

Apologizes for the late notice, but better late than never right?