Have you heard of the KIWI meetings? This started out as a few Aussies and NZers on a mission to find good drinkable wines at under 60 rmb a bottle. KIWI, by the way, is for Kunming International Wine Imbibers and there are still a few Kiwis involved. Now we meet on the third Saturday of the Month at Slice of Heaven and the mission is the same, finding good drinkable imported wines for less than 60 rmb. The process is, bring your wine, if it's no good that's fine, drink someone else's good find. If it's good everyone congratulates you and drinks most of your wine! The best I try to get good enough quantities of to put in our stock. See you next time on the 16th of July.
I have read that if you stir lemon juice into cream it will thicken and make a passable sour cream. I haven't tried it myself but because I saw it on the internet so it must be true!
We tried the New Zealand Anchor UHT milk at our cafe, Slice of Heaven, and found it incredibly good. It sold out really quickly with customers regularly coming back for more. We will have more in next week and try to always have it from then on. You can get this milk at Metro for about 17 kuai a litre. We haven't been able to match their price but have to sell it for 20 kuai. Good milk from grass fed cows with NO melamine or sweet taste. Would you guess I'm a Kiwi?
Hi, I'm Barbara from Slice of Heaven in Hong Shan Dong Lu. On Sundays we have a roast dinner. It couldn't be easier to make it a gluten-free roast dinner. Just give me a call, tell me how many and I'll happily make you a gluten-free roast dinner and pudding almost as good as your Mum's.
Thanks Patrick, but a small amendment. Slice of Heaven will be open over the holiday. but our hours will be reduced. Open 9.30 am, kitchen closed 9.30, closed 10.00 pm. We'll go back to normal hours as staff return from their holidays.
Slice of Heaven will be open, but from 9am -9pm and will resume full hours after our staff have their well deserved break. Don't forget that we will have a free entry pot luck (bring your own food and drink to share) to 1am on Chinese New Year's Eve. No staff, so you get to practice being a 服务员。
Lao Fa. We all look forward to you opening a bar so we can come and pass judgement. Kris cooks everything with love and both Alex and Kris are great hosts but the first month or so in any business are hideously difficult. Please review again in six months after these hard working guys get their training wheels off.
Great place to find high end stuff beyond most budgets such as down quilts, cashmere scarves and sweaters, very good coats and jackets and leather goods. Often in barely worn condition. You will have to search. I got a Brooks Bros shirt for 10 kuai! Do bargain. I think this is where the charity bins of clothing end up. I've seen huge bales of compressed clothing in some of the stores.
Hearts & Hands had a table at the Xmas market at Slice of Heaven recently. Their Xmas themed ornaments, toys and gifts were well made, very resonably priced and popular with our customers. We noticed they had some nice aprons and we asked them to make some for our staff in another colour. They arrived a week later, stylishly and professionally made and at a price to make the local street tailor anxious. They're right next to the Wicker Basket over on the West Second Ring Road.
Heller, you're right. That is too much for bread. Call that another one of my many senior moments. But we did think the price was too low. The bread is 15 yuan for a baguette and 8 for the foccaccia. We think that is reasonable. What do you think?
I'm a long term fan of Prague Cafe, both Beichen and Wen Lin Jie. It's clean, bright, has some of the friendliest staff in town, great coffee and, their pasta primavera beats all. Just reading a review of Aiyaryarr's makes me want to scream, "Aiyaryarr!!!" Where do you think you are? This is Kunming, in the middle of China, not London, New York, Paris. People here opening cafes, bars, restaurants are not Michelin Star chefs, just people. They love Kunming, food, people, good coffee and want to share that. Instead of blahing off, why don't you either open a cafe of your own and expose yourself to the same criticism you level at others go back to Paris, New York, Mummy, wherever.
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Around Kunming: Spring Festival business schedules
Posted byThanks Patrick, but a small amendment. Slice of Heaven will be open over the holiday. but our hours will be reduced. Open 9.30 am, kitchen closed 9.30, closed 10.00 pm. We'll go back to normal hours as staff return from their holidays.
Saying goodbye to old friends: The ballad of Cas and John
Posted byBest wishes for a great future in Chiang Mai and thanks for your roles in helping make Kunming a great place to live. You will be missed.
New eco-friendly Coke factory to open in Kunming
Posted byWhy does 'new and eco-friendly' sound like the end of lovely glass bottles and yet more plastic to me?
Please, someone. Tell me I'm all wrong.
Shangri-la Highland, China's newest micro-brewery
Posted byThanks, Brendon. A good read.
Around Town: Spring Festival 2016 business schedules
Posted bySlice of Heaven will be open, but from 9am -9pm and will resume full hours after our staff have their well deserved break. Don't forget that we will have a free entry pot luck (bring your own food and drink to share) to 1am on Chinese New Year's Eve. No staff, so you get to practice being a 服务员。