Last week Mr Enjoy told us about his favorite venues for high-powered business lunches. Now, it's revenge of the tai tais, as we ‘ladies who lunch' share our current faves for great food, stylish ambience and - in these troubled ...[read full review]
It's the Fourth of July and we plan to celebrate! This is the one day of the year that we are given the proverbial get-out-of-jail-free card to be obnoxious Americans. We plan to cash it in by drinking American whisky ...[read full review]
In a week or so we'll be celebrating all things American. Until then we're going back to our ancestral roots in Europe. Below are some of our favorite Sunday brunches for whenever we want to indulge in old world ...[read full review]
Sometimes it's a good thing to have too many chefs in the kitchen. Last Monday, June 8th, Factory brought together ten stellar Shanghai chefs for a 10-course set dinner and friendly competition. Each chef was randomly assigned one course to ...[read full review]
Doctors and moms like to remind us to eat our veggies and fruit (at least 3 servings a day) for proper nutrition and balance of vitamins. We've found that the easiest way to accomplish this daily goal during the summer ...[read full review]
Eating, drinking, and soaking up the sun. The lazy days of summer are here once again. To help us beat the heat some of Shanghai's coolest chefs have created special summertime menus.Fountain Bistro in Xintiandi is an ideal location ...[read full review]
Summer has finally hit with a vengeance. So have the recent restaurant openings. Does the sun and heat make them pop out of the pavement?Ewald Poersch, former chef of Servus Vienna, has just kicked off the soft opening stage of ...[read full review]
The Shanghai Drinking and Tasting Crawl Association (SDTCA), originators of the Best Burger & Beer Crawl and the Taco Crawl, was out in force last weekend to put an end to the rampant speculation plaguing this city, "Who serves the ...[read full review]
The organic craze is slowly infiltrating Shanghai, which is only natural since organic food production has grown around 20% a year worldwide since 1990. Although there are certification standards in China we're still a little skeptical of how "organic" ...[read full review]
We have 2 weeks of fabulous food events to cover and only 300 words to tell you about them. On May 5 the Mexican-themed restaurants around town will be celebrating Mexican Independence Day (Cinco De Mayo) with special promotions. Personally, ...[read full review]
We're not sure if it's the blooming flowers or the birds or even the bees, but this weather has added a spring to our step and put us in a playful, frisky mood.
What better way to celebrate this wonderful feeling ...[read full review]
Finally flower buds are blooming in Shanghai, we can leave our houses without our heavy winter jackets and occasionally the sun peeks out from the gray clouds. Spring is definitely in the air. With the changing of the ...[read full review]
Some people would argue that New York is the center of culinary stardom but we personally would put Shanghai in that same elite circle. Just last week we had lunch with internationally renowned Chef Jean George and then dinner with ...[read full review]
We're not sure exactly why, but there is just something special about Champagne. Perhaps it's the tiny bubbles that go to our head, perhaps it's because it evokes images of high class soirees, or perhaps it's because it pairs perfectly ...[read full review]
We're feeling a little mad about college basketball. Yes, it's March "Mad"ness time. It's the second week of this month long USA college tournament and our favorite teams still look promising. Aside from watching great games and tragic upsets, March ...[read full review]
While the Irish have been observing St. Patrick's Day as a religious holiday for over 1000 years somewhere between then and now it has morphed into more of a day to celebrate one's Irish heritage. Today if you are 100% ...[read full review]
This miserable rainy weather hasn't been all bad. The sudden downpours have led to a few new discoveries of interesting wine shops. While on North Shanxi Lu we happened into Decanter. Their bright and cheery storeroom features wines from France. ...[read full review]
This week has been an exciting week of openings as several restaurants are in the beginning stages of their journey into the Shanghai dining scene.
Our friends at Citizen Café have opened a western-friendly Sichuan restaurant they are cleverly calling the ...[read full review]
They say the only constant in life is change and one need look no further than Shanghai's ever volatile dining scene for examples. While the opportunities here are endless, restaurateurs are continually feeling the pressures to stay ahead of ...[read full review]
After tiring of hearing expats (ourselves included) whining about the lack of quality Mexican food, Shanghai restaurateurs have answered back with a fury. Within the past year around a dozen restaurants are now proudly singing Viva La Mexico and ...[read full review]
For you lovelorn romantics who always forget to make Valentine's Day dinner reservations until the last minute, resulting in ridiculously late dining or being exiled to a table by the kitchen, this is your year! The unseasonably warm weather last ...[read full review]
To us, the Chinese New Year holiday means family, friends, fireworks and food. This holiday has numerous food related traditions associated with it that the restaurants around town can help you enjoy. We plan to indulge in as many ...[read full review]
