Say Cheese! Mozzarella e Vino Offers 60 Cheeses & All-Day Dining – That’s Shanghai
The Place
Having just opened in mid-December in the new Henghsan 8 lifestyle development, Mozzarella e Vino is a neighborhood European bistro focused on – as the name suggests – all things cheese and wine.
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Behind the new venue is Dr. Cheese, a local Chinese cheese brand venturing for the first time into the restaurant space. The company launched in 2019, led by Jason Chen, the previous GM of DMK – a large German dairy brand – with a focus on importing cheese from Holland. But, by October 2020, they had already purchased an Anhui-based factory and began producing cheese lollipops for kids, setting the China industry standard at 51% real cheese content.
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The company currently focuses on soft cheeses that are used in many of the restaurant’s menu items as well as for distribution to other suppliers, like Starbucks. Dr. Cheese also works closely with distributors to import a variety of hard cheeses, the mix of which are featured on the restaurant’s menu, particularly on the abundant charcuterie and cheese boards and expanding even into Gruyere cheese coffee.
In short, Mozzarella e Vino is the place for cheese lovers, by cheese lovers.
The Food
Featuring a mozzarella and burrata branded Milky Lab molding machine from Modena – Italy’s gastronomic capital – this is the first restaurant in China offering freshly made-in-house daily soft cheeses, a signature of Mozzarella e Vino. The cheese counter also displays the likes of 60 imported and local cheese, including Brie, Mimolette, Manchego, Emmental and Comté, to name a few, as well as 20 different cold cut selections.
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Between the brunch and dinner menu, there are nearly 50 dishes, spanning pan-western European style breakfast, brunch, lunch, snacks and dinner. But, don’t be intimidated, only about 25% of the offerings include cheese, so you don’t have to bust out the stretchy pants for each…
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