Gulu Gulu Cafe
January 25, 2016 By: Lisa Danca My heart broke when I learned the news of David Bowie's death. I am an Anglophile- my favorite musical genre is British pop- and so far, 2016 hasn't been a good year for beloved entertainers from across the pond. To help me cope, I went to a place I knew would know how to throw a tribute to the icon's passing- the Gulu-Gulu Cafe in Salem, Massachusetts.
The Gulu-Gulu Cafe is a hispter-esque yet unprentious restaurant that serves rare beers, coffee and fresh food. It is situated right next to its sister restaurant, the Flying Saucer Pizza Company, and was named after a cafe in Prague where the owners met and fell in love.
I ordered the Essjay on a spinach wrap-hummus, red onions, greens, strawberries, apples, and cranberries.
My boyfriend got the Orange Walnut salad; mixed greens and arugula with oranges, spiced walnuts, cranberries, feta cheese & pickled onions. For $2, he got to add bacon.
Everything the Gulu Gulu offers uses delicious ingredients, including all of the craft beers they have. This past year, they won the North Shore Magazine's Reader's Choice for their beer menu and recently they started their own beer membership.
The Gulu Gulu isn't just great at night, but for breakfast too! When I have a sweet tooth craving in the morning, my favorite thing to make is a waffle sandwich with peanut butter, Nutella, strawberries and bananas.
Just like the Flying Saucer Pizza Company, the Gulu Gulu's mascot is a pug.
I sat right near this drawing. Bowie's bewildering body of work was heavily played that night on the sound system above. If you're a big music lover, the Gulu Gulu is a can’t-miss as they feature live acts five nights a week.
There are many lessons one can learn from David Bowie; he created anthems for the alienated and for musician had a rock-strong marriage to his second wife, Iman. However, what I admire most about him right now was his ability to make art until the end of his life. My aim is to be like Bowie, which is to never stop doing what I'm passionate about, even when I'm under pressure with other areas of my life, and one of those things is this e-zine.
Contributor's Note: Lisa Danca reviewed the Flying Saucer Pizza Company, the Gulu Gulu's sister restaurant, last year: (https://redskiesmagazinessu.wordpress.com/2015/02/12/flying-saucer-pizza-company/)