Is it me or is baked dough getting more and more expensive? This is the first time I hear there’s a waiting list for a loaf of bread. Really. This is ridiculous, but true! Apparently if you put an order in today, your specially prepared loaf of bread will be ready in about 5-6 days. This [...]
Next in line …
Kobe Beef Sirloin at 100g (for each person) … possibly one of the finest piece of raw beef I’ve ever seen …
Before the chef goes on his mission to grill those sacred Kobes, we were served this freshly harvest salad with Japanese Garlic / Onion dressing (I don’t remember). It was really [...]
This was probably one of the most eagerly anticipated meal of the trip. The few days prior, we had been so busy skiing / snowboarding and exploring the area, we haven’t really sat down for a long, proper and relaxed meal. And having only had a few pieces of chocolate for lunch that day, we [...]
I got this from an email forward titled “How the Chinese beat Pizza Hut in China” and found it very amusing. I remember doing something similar at a local Pizza Hut when I was a kid, of course, not piling up nearly as much. Actually, I haven’t dined inside a Pizza Hut in so long, [...]
Bought the Shanghai Tatler Best Restaurants guide the other day and my takeaway after flipping through the Edipresse Group publication for about 15 minutes? Not very credible.
While that’s not to say the restaurants they’ve listed aren’t any good (in fact, most of them are excellent choices), but most of them are clearly chosen for the [...]
Alas, the trip was far too short and due to circumstances, I wasn’t able to choose restaurants I would like to go to. I went to Bali Laguna for their Thai food and Element Fresh for their relatively healthy alternative – where I saw Chris Bosh and Dwight Howard (they were in town for some [...]
August 8 – Day 8
Lunch @ 1:00PM
Here’s an excerpt from That’s Shanghai magazine of the wine bar:
“With many affordable options and an accessible menu, Enoteca is the perfect pre-dinner destination for both novice and expert aficionados”.
That may be so, but they’ve forgotten to mention the most interesting aspect of the bar. After sipping a particular [...]
August 7 – Day 7
Drinks @ 10:00PM
Finished my week-long Shanghai visit at Vue at Hyatt on the Bund, which has only been in operation for about a year.
In terms of view, you get the best of both worlds – a breathtaking view of Lujiazui, arguable China’s main financial district and the Bund, a strip of [...]
August 7 – Day 7
Dinner @ 7:00PM
From the people who brought you everything under the Macau Regency brand such as Taipan Massage / Spa, and Lisboa Restaurant (葡京茶餐厅), Lisboa Yum Yum Pot is a new concept which focuses on dishes offer on (what else?) POTS.
Usually, these clay pots are heated until very hot, then they [...]
August 6 – Day 6
Lunch @ 1:00PM
Had a quick lunch at Ji Heng Mian Guan, which is located in Hongqiao / Gubei district (I’m not sure why the address is Changning, well I suppose it is still part of Changning … anyway)
The Hongqiao / Gubei area is a popular residential district for Japanese, Korean and [...]