Lunch & Shopping at Nuomi Happy New Year! Before we "break" again for Chinese New Year, I wanted to invite you to join me for a fun time of shopping and lunch in Puxi. Many of you know about Baobei Foundation and you may be aware that Brown Rice (Nuo Mi) financially supports many orphan surgeries through Baobei. Bonita Lim (owner of Brown Rice) recently gave me a 30 % discount card to use at her store and told me I could extend it to friends for January. If you would like to go check out her beautiful line of clothing, assorted jewelry and home goods, let's meet at 196 XinLe Rd. at 10:30 AM next Thurs., Jan. 15. It is a very small spot- but a great newer shopping street- so maybe we can overflow into other stores while we wait to get into Brown Rice. I hope that is a problem! =) We will then go to lunch at noon at Catina Agave- a hot new Mexican spot. Check out this review... http://shanghaiist.com/2008/12/08/cantina_agave_hallelujah.php Please RSVP to cahoag@gmail.com by Tues. Jan. 13th if you would like to join- just so I can let the restaurant know how many to expect. NuoMi, translated Brown Rice, features earth-friendly products made with fair trade and social enterprise practices. Our products are made of silk, organic cotton, bamboo and re-used materials. We work with local based designers and small producers to customize our products, materials, and for purposes of job creation. Look out for our "ReUSE" collection pieces, delicately handcrafted from paper by unemployed women as a livelihood program. Our product range include fashionable clothing, accessories, sleepwear for mom and baby. Both western sizing and custom sizing available. Other home accessories are bamboo towels, scarves, blankets, and socks. Bamboo products have anti-bacterial, and anti-fungal properties. They also warm you in the winter and cool you in the summer. At our Brown Rice studio, you can order custom designs and custom measure dresses and qipao for mom and baby :) Store address: NuoMi 196 Xin Le Rd, close to Dong Hu Rd, 5 minutes walk from Otto, or Mesa Store hours: 11am to 10pm phone: 540-34199 Studio Address: Brown Rice Design and Consulting 2299 West Yan An Rd, 6th floor, Office F60 phone: 623-65338 for appointments so we can serve you better: email Zoe@migenerations.com For more on our new NuoMi store, please check out the recent article on www.smartshanghai.com