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MOKA Bros Gives Jing-A Some South American Flair

Posted: February 27th, 2015 | Author: LumDimSum | Filed under: Bars & Nightlife, Foodies & Dining Scene, Upcoming Events | Tags: 1949-The Hidden City, Alex Molina, Arepas, Bogotá, Chef Daniel Urdaneta, Colombian, Daniel Urdaneta, donuts, Jing-A Brewing Co., Max Levy, Migas, Modo Urban Deli, MOKA Bros, Mosto, Rou Jia Mo 肉夹馍, South American, South Sanlitun, Traitor Zhou's, Venezuelan, 京A Capital Brewing Co., 京A Taproom, 肉夹馍 | 2 Comments »
JingA and Moka Bros: The Arepera by Chef Daniel Urdaneta

Pairing Craft Beer Together with South American Drunk Food

In this serious game of survival in Beijing’s cut-throat F&B scene, it’s always nice to hear when two different concepts team up for some cross-promo team spirit. Recently, we’ve seen Migas team up with Max Levy’s Traitor Zhou concept to serve up boxed of freshly baked donuts and now we see a link between Beijing’s beloved craft beer creators Jing-A Brewing Co. and Chef Daniel Urdaneta of the Mosto/MODO/MOKA Bros family.

On Thursday, March 5th, things are about to get very exciting at Jing-A’s Taproom in 1949- The Hidden City after 5PM…

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Get in Line: Traitor Zhou’s Donuts Sold at Migas Bar

Posted: January 30th, 2015 | Author: LumDimSum | Filed under: Foodies & Dining Scene, Hot Tips, Upcoming Events | Tags: Chocolategrits, donuts, doughnuts, Max Levy, Migas, Nali Patio, Okra 1949, Sanlitun, Traitor Zhou's Kaifeng Nonkosher Delicatessen | 2 Comments »

Traitor Zhou’s Signature Donuts: Sold at the Bar at  Migas (RMB 60 per box of 12 donuts)

Come and get ’em: Traitor Zhou’s Donut Balls

If you’re a foodie in Beijing, I highly recommend following Max Levy (Chef/Owner of Okra 1949 and Traitor Zhou’s Nonkosher Delicatessen) on his Instagram account Chocolategrits. If you’re like me and one of his avid followers, I’m sure you’ve also been drooling over those homemade donut photos for the past couple of months.

Get excited sweet tooths of Beijing, Traitor Zhou’s partner in crime (and all things that make your taste buds swoon) Migas will begin selling boxes of these moreish donut balls TONIGHT!

 Traitor Zhou’s Signature Doughnuts: Sold at the Bar at  Migas Traitor Zhou’s Signature Donuts: Sold at the Bar at  Migas (RMB 60 per box of 12 donuts)

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Thanksgiving 2014: Top Picks for Turkey-Coma Feasts

Posted: November 25th, 2014 | Author: LumDimSum | Filed under: Foodies & Dining Scene, Upcoming Events | Tags: Bethel China, Big Smoke, Brandon Trowbridge, Chef Camila Betin, Chef Rob Cunningham, Chef Too, Factory, Fatface Dining, FEAST (Food by East), Great Leap Brewing, Home Plate Bar B-Que, Jing-A Brewing Co., Kin Hong, LaMarr Irby, Max Levy, Miguel Payano, Nathan Borofka, Nola, Shilan, Thanksbuddhakah, Thanksgiving, The Taco Bar, The Wine Republic, Traitor Zhou's, Turducken, turkey, Violet and the Hunters | No Comments »

LDS Family Turkey Feast

Family Thanksgiving Feast: Where to Find Turkey-Coma-Inducing Feeds!

Back at home, Thanksgiving is generally enjoyed at home amongst close family, but for many of us, Beijing is our home away from home. And with Christmas just around the corner, we often opt to sacrifice one for the other, leaving us stuck in Beijing for Thanksgiving so that we can at least go home for Christmas. Never quite the same as grandma makes it, but on the bright side, at least you’re not short of options in Beijing! If you think about it, Thanksgiving in Beijing has the potential to be so much more fun than it would normally be at home. Leave the long hours slaving away in a kitchen cooking and dirty dishes to the restaurants and rally up all your friends to just enjoy the feast!

With terrific Thanksgiving spreads available around town throughout the week, there’s no reason why you have to pressure yourself into picking just one Thanksgiving meal.  We’ve waited all year long for this incredible turkey feast to come around again so make the most of it this year and sign yourself up for as many as you can stuff yourself with.

Whether you’re American is irrelevant because no matter where you’re from, everyone can appreciate a holiday focused on phenomenal food and good company, and celebrate Thanksgiving with a home-style meal even if they are so far away from home.

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Bottle Boot & Cigar (BBC): Spirits & Homemade Bitters

Posted: May 15th, 2014 | Author: LumDimSum | Filed under: Bars & Nightlife, Hot Tips | Tags: Apothecary, Back Alley Bistro, Bareknuckle Bar & Restaurant Consulting, Beijing Boyce, Bob's Wine, Bottle Boot & Cigar (BBC), boulevardier, Commix, Douglas Williams, Frost, homemade bitters, Max Levy, Okra Works, Parlor, Peekaboo, Phở Laboratory, premium spirits, razor shaves, shoe shines, SmartBeijing, The Big Smoke, theBeijinger, Xingfucun Zhong Lu | 2 Comments »

Bottle Boot & Cigar (BBC)

“Provisions for the Distinguished Gentleman”

After another fantastic pho lunch at neighboring Pho Laboratory, we saw something out of the corner of our eye on our way back to the office. That shiny glimmer that caught our eye was the brand-new bar specializing in premium spirits and homemade bitters.

A little too early in the day to get our drink on, we just stopped in for a quick look and chat with “boulevardier” (his name card title) Douglas Williams of Bareknuckle Boxing Club Bar & Restaurant Consulting, who previously consulted for Apothecary, Peekaboo and Parlor bars.

Bottle Boot & Cigar (BBC) with Boulevardier Douglas Williams

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Okra 1949: Meticulously Magnificent Omakase Menus

Posted: December 20th, 2013 | Author: LumDimSum | Filed under: Foodies & Dining Scene | Tags: 1949-The Hidden City, Bei, Carabinero Prawn Chawanmushi, Coconut and Soju Sorbet, Duck de Chine, Edamame with Smoked Anchovy Salt, Fishbone Clear Soup, Goldilocks, Japanese food, Max Levy, Okra 1949, Okra Works, omakase, South Sanlitun, sushi, The Opposite House, Traitor Zhou's Kaifeng Nonkosher Delicatessen | 9 Comments »

Okra 1949: Sneak Peeks over the Kitchen Counter

Okra’s Mastermind Max Levy Uses Charcoal Straight-Up on Sushi

Okra 1949 falls under the umbrella corporation called Okra Works, the same team who also started Traitor Zhou’s Delicatessen of Quality Goods in Beijing. And the creative, very capable culinary mastermind behind all these projects is Max Levy, formerly of Bei fusion Japanese restaurant in The Opposite House. From a sushi and sake venue to a delicatessen, this creative restaurant empire is run by a “superhuman team of food and drink professionals”.

“Our philosophy is to work with quality produce, sourced as locally and as organically as possible. All of our products are born from love and passion for what we do, whether its homemade infused salts, cured organic sausages or inspiring flavours of ice cream.” – Okra Works

Okra 1949’s sushi, sake + cocktail venue opened in August 2013 with a bang – a lively opening party with sake sangria and lion dances in the corner of 1949 – The Hidden City in South Sanlitun (the same complex as Duck de Chine).

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Thanksgiving 2013: LDS Picks for Top Turkey Feasts

Posted: November 26th, 2013 | Author: LumDimSum | Filed under: Foodies & Dining Scene, Hot Tips, Special Events, Upcoming Events | Tags: 4corners 肆角餐吧, Back Alley Bistro, Brandon Trowbridge, Capital M, Chef Too, Great Leap Brewing, Jeff Powell, Max Levy, Meilian Tan, Nola, Okra Works, Pumpkin Pie, Pumpkin Pie Puff, Sanlitun, Sweet Tooth Bakery, Thanksgiving, The Big Smoke, The Bookworm, The Local, The Opposite House, Traitor Zhou's Kaifeng Nonkosher Delicatessen, Two Guys and a Pie, Village Cafe | 2 Comments »

Thanksgiving 2013

Beijing’s Best Thanksgiving Feasts 2013

With terrific Thanksgiving spreads available around town throughout the week, there’s no reason why you have to pressure yourself into picking just one Thanksgiving meal.  We’ve waited all year long for this incredible turkey feast to come around again so make the most of it this year and sign yourself up for as many as you can stuff yourself with.

Whether you’re American is irrelevant because no matter where you’re from, everyone can appreciate a holiday focused on phenomenal food and good company, and celebrate Thanksgiving with a home-style meal even if they are so far away from home.

Last year, my gang of foodies managed to eat through two turkey feasts in one day. Some might call us guilty of gluttony, but I just say we were fully embracing the spirit of Thanksgiving. A very special time of year for foodies like us, it’s a time where diets are thrown out the window and you indulge guilt-free in anything and everything that is Thanksgiving goodness.

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Traitor Zhou’s Brunch Menu with Hentai Chicken Maki

Posted: April 28th, 2013 | Author: LumDimSum | Filed under: Foodies & Dining Scene | Tags: 798 Art District, Hentai Maki, Max Levy, Okra Works, Spoonful of Sugar, Traitor Zhou's Kaifeng Nonkosher Delicatessen, Weekend Brunch | 1 Comment »

Traitor Zhou's Premium Quality Meats

Traitor Zhou’s Kaifeng Nonkosher Delicatessen has just launched a weekend brunch with some pretty intriguing, diverse dishes on their menu that range from New Orleans Style French Toast to Hentai Maki Fried Chicken and Crazy Catalan Sausage.  Drinks are equally as unique with everything from Cafe Diablo (coffee with rum) to Retired Aitor’s Sangria (aged one year in their ham room) and The Pickled Jew (their version of a Bloody Mary with pickled okra and tomato shochu).

“There won’t be any giant frozen seafood platters or waiters in not very clever t-shirts filling empty bottles of champagne with Watson’s soda water and Dragonseal White.  What you will find: REAL FOOD, REAL COCKTAILS and an IPAD FILLED WITH ALL THE GREATEST MOVIE SOUNDTRACKS OF THE EIGHTIES.

As well as all the food being made from our great selection of house cured, organic meats and our cocktails being made from all our own pickles, bitters and syrups, we have Ocean Grounds coffee on grind and the only HENTAI CHICKEN MAKI this side of Sandy Beach.” – Max Levy, Okra Works

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Spoonful of Sugar: Petite Lifestyle Cafe + Deli in 798

Posted: January 6th, 2013 | Author: LumDimSum | Filed under: Foodies & Dining Scene | Tags: 798 Art District, Apothecary, Bei, cafe, deli sandwiches, Jellymon, Max Levy, Okra Works, Spoonful of Sugar | 1 Comment »

Spoonful of Sugar Cafe + Deli in 798 Art District

A recently opened cafe + deli in one, Spoonful of Sugar is a new project by Jellymon and Okra Works who have joined forces to create a quaint little space in 798 Art District.

Not exactly in an easy-to-find spot, Spoonful of Sugar is really tucked inside a little compound in 798 with almost zero signage to point you in the right direction. I spent about 30 minutes trying to find it on my first venture out to check out the space and was almost a frozen icicle by the time I made it through their doors. I recommend examining the map below if you plan to head this way next time you’re in 798.

But if you make it inside pain-free, you’re in for a treat. The quirky spot is cozy and petite, but they’ve got a pretty lengthy menu of deli meats and pickled vegetables readily available to order in deli sandwich form or take in bulk to-go.

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