‘It tastes phenomenal’: Southside newcomer serves gnocchi, but not as you might know it
Golden from the pan, soft enough to cut with a spoon, the long rectangles of pasta are sprinkled with parmesan. Like a Harry Potter novel, the dish says different things to different groups. The main thing, though, is that it tastes phenomenal.Mudo is housed in the former Atlas Dining site.Bonnie SavageAdvertisementCho opened Mudo quietly before Christmas with front-of-house manager Whale Kim and a motto: Aussie vibes, Korean edge.
- ▪Golden from the pan, soft enough to cut with a spoon, the long rectangles of pasta are sprinkled with parmesan.
- ▪Like a Harry Potter novel, the dish says different things to different groups.
- ▪The main thing, though, is that it tastes phenomenal.Mudo is housed in the former Atlas Dining site.Bonnie SavageAdvertisementCho opened Mudo quietly before Christmas with front-of-house manager Whale Kim and a motto: Aussie vibes, Korean e
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