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May 17

BCIS Spring in the City!

Gung Ho! Teamsters Mack and Nancy at BCIS

Gung Ho! Allstars Mack and Nancy at the BCIS Spring in the City event!

Last Saturday Nancy & I set up shop on Beijing City International School’s beautiful campus grounds to sling some pizza slices and spread the word about our new Shuangjing store! It was an amazing event; tons of people were about and the weather was… incredibly cooperative. I mean really. Forecast was for thunderstorms but all we got was non-stop sunshine. Amazing. There was live music, tons of games and events, Gung Ho! buddies Beijing Kids and The Hutong Kitchen were there along with many others. In all we sold nearly two hundred slices of pizza for charity!

Okay, Nancy doesn’t look super happy in the header pic which is weird because she’s basically a ray of sunshine in human form. To the utter surprise of no-one who’s ever ordered from her at Sanlitun, she rocked the stall. It turns out that in college she worked part time at a supermarket pushing samples!

Beijing City International School

BCIS is a not-for-profit day school who’s mission (should they choose to accept it) is to educate and empower students to be compassionate and inspired people, who act for the good of all and for the sustainable development of the world.

May 17

Gung Ho! Allstar: Ronan

Gung Ho! Allstar Ronan Liu

Big Brother Ronan

See that guy there in the white shirt? That’s Ronan. His team call him Brother Liu. He’s been store manager at Gung Ho! from day one and he’s been working with Jade for nearly 10 years. He started off as a chef at Lush and now he’s in charge of getting new Gung Ho! stores off the ground. Not bad eh? He’s a Gung Ho! Allstar.

Gung Ho! AllstarsWe’re crazy about service. If you have any recommendations on how we can serve you better, email us anytime at johnandjade@gunghopizza.com. And remember, if you’re ever not satisfied with your food we’ll give you your money back!

May 9

Happy Mothers Day from Gung Ho!

From the gang at Gung Ho! Pizza, Happy Mothers Day!

Here’s a vid of the Gung Ho! team (all of them) wishing their mothers a happy mothers day! I forget that like me, nearly all of them are quite far from home. It’s a bit long (3 and a bit minutes) but it’ll make you feel warm and fuzzy inside so why not? It’ll also make you want to call your mum so go ahead and recharge your phone first.

Also, this Mothers Day (Sunday, May 13) we’re giving away 4 egg tarts with every large pizza. Yum!

Love you mum!

May 2

BBQ Ribs in Store Now!

Gung Ho! Beep Beep! Ribby Ribby!

Beep beep! Ribby ribby!

Gung Ho! BBQ and Canton BBQ Ribs in store now! Um… excuse me. I’m going to go get one right now…

Classic BBQ Ribs 45rmb

Four roasted pork ribs drenched in a classic tangy BBQ sauce

Cantonese BBQ Ribs 45rmb

Four roasted pork ribs covered in a Canton-inspired sweet ‘n’ spicy BBQ ginger marinade

Bon appetit! Apportez une serviette!

Apr 30

Nicole, Gung Ho! Allstar

Meet Nicole, a Gung Ho! Allstar

You may have seen Nicole manning the frontline at the Sanlitun store, or possibly on our Titanic-themed English training video (only 2D sadly). The sharp-eyed will have recognized her from our cheeky April Fools Day prank. Here she is showing her slick POS skills.

Where are you from?

I’m from Tieli, a small city in Heilongjiang.

How long have you been in Beijing for?

One year.

Do you like it here?

Yes. I really like it here. The weather is much better than my hometown. The winter is too cold and the Summer is too hot.

How long have you worked at Gung Ho!

9 months.

What do you like about Gung Ho?

The energy is really good, everyone is really passionate about working here. It’s exciting because the we’re growing really fast. And everyone here is quite young so it’s fun.

What do you like to do in your spare time?

I like to stay home and play computer. I watch TV shows and movies, I just hang out.

You don’t go out at all?

I don’t go out often but when I do I go crazy. I like to go out and eat and drink and have a good time. I can eat and drink a lot.

Really??

Yes, I’m from Dongbei.

Ah.

Nicole has been promoted and now works in the finance department

Apr 27

UPDATE: Vote Gung Ho! at the City Weekend Awards!

Aw! Gung Ho! Kids!

Aw look at his little face!

Update: Just 3 days to go! Also, creator of the crowd favorite Thai Beef Salad, celeb chef Jun Trinh is also nominated for Best Chef so while you’re voting, give him a nudge too!

Atten-shun! Gung Ho! Crew present arms! And legs!

Gung Ho! needs you! There’s just 4 days left to vote in the City Weekend Restaurant and Bar Awards and well, we’d really like to win. So if you like, nay, love your friendly neighborhood Gung Ho! Pizza, then please please please take the time to vote for us! Voting is really simple; after you’ve registered all the categories are listed on one page. Just click on a category and the nominees just pop out. You can vote in as many or as little categories as you like! For example:

  • Best Dressed Delivery Staff
  • Loudest Yelling in a Restaurant
  • Most Effective! Use of Punctuation!!!

But the one we’re really after is of course:

  • Best Pizza

Just click here to vote and thanks again for all your support!

Gung Ho! Pizza

PS We’re also nominated for Best Service!

Jun Trinh has personal appeal

Apr 27

Beijing Hikers Earth Day Cleanup

Beijing Hikers Earth Day Cleanup

Go Go Captain Planet!

Last Sunday was global Earth Day, a day where we take some time to do something for the environment. The Beijing Hikers did their part by hiking up to the Great Wall and cleaning up one of the main scenic spots in the area, removing 25kgs of rubbish and returning it to near-pristine condition. They also spent some time chatting to other hikers in the area about their mission – achieving their two goals of cleaning up the trail and spreading awareness.

We were so impressed by their efforts we gave them all some Gung Ho! vouchers to use on their return. Sustainability is a major motivation of our company and we’re always looking for ways to contribute.

Check out the Beijing Hikers mission statement and itinerary on their website!

Apr 24

NOVA HEART EP Release Tickets!

Win free tickets to Nova Heart’s EP release party this Friday!

Rock Goddess and Indie Institution Helen Feng (Pet Conspiracy, Free the Birds, Ziyo) has a brand new bag and it’s dropping at Yugong Yishan this Friday. Born in an Istanbul Alley and nursed by Italian Disco Cowboys in Rome, and already a veteran of SXSW, the Zurich Street Parade and Canadian Music Week – all before releasing a single track – Nova Heart will probably blow your socks off. So remember to bring an extra pair. I like these ones. Supported by Beijing’s indie wunderkinder Residence A, new not to be missed experimental pop group Fuzzy Mood, and FakeLoveMusic´s own jet setting DJ Metro Tokyo, expect one of the most memorable shows of the season.

And we’ve got a pair of tickets to giveaway! To win, just tell us in the comments what kind of pizza would befit a Rock Goddess. You can also enter on our Facebook Page if you’d like to give your friends the chance to praise/judge your answer. Winners will be notified by email on Friday noon!

Tickets:

  • 80 RMB door  60 RMB presale
  • 50 RMB student presale

Time/Place:

  • Yungong Yishan
  • Friday, April 27
  • 9:00 pm to 1:00 am

Apr 20

Double Your Points Online!

Double your Gung Ho! Pizza points online!

The future was 90 days ago.

It’s been nearly 3 months since we launched our sparkly new online ordering service and it has been a blogospheric success (that’s a word isn’t it?). So let’s celebrate with moar pizza points!

Until the end of the month, all online orders will get double the Gung Ho! Pizza points! (Offer excludes combos and other specials as usual)

Go! Go! Go!

Apr 20

Spring Starving Artist: Yangzi

Gung Ho! Starving Artist Yangzi!

Check out our brand new Spring box design by the lovely Yangzi!

I had the opportunity to meet Yangzi to mess around with some of the coloring – she’s incredibly sweet and dresses like a hipster so… we got along just fine. The piece is traditional Chinese brushwork on rice paper, a particular medium Yangzi generally doesn’t employ that often – which is pretty hard to believe; the apparent simplicity belies the amount of detail in the piece.

Thanks again to the amazing LEAP magazine for their awesome efforts in curating our Starving Artist series! Check out a preview of their latest issue here.

LEAP Magazine - Curators of Gung Ho! Starving Artists

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