Interview: Interview with Lex Hauser
Can you talk a little bit about the changes on the menu?
The thing about Shanghai is the seasons are so short. Not in terms of weather, but more about the food available at certain times of the year. For ...[ read full review ]
Interview: Roy Wei, Director of the Lapis Group
You've opened numerous Thai establishments, an Italian ristorante, a boutique hotel and, now, a Mediterranean-based venture. What's the logic?
We rented this place at a good price and thought: ‘What kind of space can this be? We are in the French ...[ read full review ]
Having established itself in Shanghai almost ten years ago with Lapis Lazuli, the Lapis Group has recently opened their newest venture: the "Mediterranean-influenced" Lapis Sky Garden. If anything, however, Lapis Sky is less Mediterranean foodstuffs and more French recipes.
What, after ...[ read full review ]
David Laris seems to be hurtling through his to-do list, leaving a trail of new restaurants in his wake, as if a tribe of ravenous beasts are close on his heels, ready to devour him at the first sign of ...[ read full review ]
Interview: Panagiotis Kalamidas, Co-owner of 1228
How did you come to be a chef opening restaurants in Shanghai?
I started out in a very small village in Greece, and I really wanted to get out of there. So I took on an apprenticeship as an electrician ...[ read full review ]
Panagiotis Kalamidas, the owner of 1228, runs a lovely Mediterranean restaurant. The interior is a comfy wash of whites, yellows and blues. A huge wall of window lets in natural light and allows diners to view the street scene below. ...[ read full review ]
Having chucked in the towel on GuYang Road, Elia has been nestling in the Crowne Plaza Century Park since September. Dressed in shades of brown and beige, pictures of Grecian and Mediterranean scenes occupy spaces along the restaurant's walls, while ...[ read full review ]
Interview: Alexandre Molina, Culinary Specialist at Cristal
What would your Last Supper be and who is going to cook it for you?
As I'm always trying out new ideas and recipes, I think I'd really like to take some simple tapas, fresh breads, a good ham and definitely ...[ read full review ]
Fully opening in October, Cristal is Alexandre Molina's latest offering to the Shanghai dining scene. This classy and spacious restaurant with a cute outside terrace offers a playfully extensive mix of finely tuned Mediterranean dishes.
Cristal is Molina's fourth Shanghai venture. ...[ read full review ]
Judy Yang and her husband Mr Wong, both veterans of the Shanghai dining scene, opened their first restaurant together, Brick, at the beginning of the month. It's a place where friends can gather to relax, enjoy a bottle of wine, ...[ read full review ]
You can't help but notice there is something big about Elia. Perhaps its the robust and assured quality of the food, or maybe the larger-than-life interior design, but Elia offers some definite yang to Asia's yin in the form of ...[ read full review ]
