Recent Entries in Food/Drink
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Dear Slate, yes there are chocolate bars in China
Daniel Gross of Slate has been over here reporting on the controversial Three Gorges Dam project. And while we can't say anything too bad about his coverage of that - which, while it reads more like a disgruntled travel piece than actual hardhitting journalism, is generally close enough to what little facts we know about the dam that it makes it impossible for us to nitpick - we were surprised by one of his...
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Lot o' Hotpot: Three Travellers
Hotpot season is upon us, and the first in our series of hotpot reviews this upcoming winter is Three Travellers [sic] (三人行骨头王火锅), a chain that recently opened its newest baby smack dab in the middle of the fantastic restaurant corner that is Fumin/Julu Lu. Unlike other Sichuan style hotpots, the specialty here isn’t of the numbing ma la variety. People flock here for the rich pork bone stock, a thick and fragrant broth that...
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Concierge's 10 best Japanese restaurants in Shanghai
Thanks to ShanghaiExpat user TrueNorth, we get a summary of free local Japanese rag Concierge's rankings of the top ten Japanese restaurants in Shanghai, supposedly voted on by 100 Japanese CEOs. "Top" in this case is apparently defined by where these voters would most likely treat their business guests. TrueNorth was kind enough to include links to each of the restaurants that includes addresses (albeit in Chinese) and phone numbers; just scroll down to see...
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We actually quite like this Shanghai Eat & Drink Guide
We were sent Silk Guides: Shanghai Eat & Drink Guide a couple weeks ago, but it took us a little while to get off our lazy butts and actually take a look inside... Which is a shame, because the guide, about a size that would fit handily into a purse if not really a pocket, is actually a pretty decent look at what restaurants you ought to try in the city right now. The...
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Shanghaiist Scrabble: Coming this Tuesday
Hey folks, remember our last Shanghaiist Scrabble night? You can win 250RMB of Cotton's vouchers and the title of Shanghaiist Scrabble champion if you come to the next one we're hosting: Tuesday, November 24th. Pit your vocab and scrabble strategy against the drinks you'll be getting in order to compete. It'll be a cold night, but with the copious amounts of alcohol and Cotton's warm fireplace (with real fire!), you'll be sure to feel...
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Thanksgiving turkey conundrum? The solution: Taobao
"I think we're going to need to have chicken for Thanksgiving this year," our roommate told us, faces twisted in dismay. A Thanksgiving traditionalist, she had been adamant about cooking the meal at home for friends rather than head out to any of the many restaurant/take away options other people have outlined. "What? Why?" "Turkey's just too expensive! Everywhere I look - Cityshop, Carrefour, home delivery services - it's something like 400RMB for a...
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World Trivia Night 2009 is this Thursday
We mentioned it briefly in this week's Pencil It In, but figured it bears repeating since it combines two things we love: charity and trivia. This Thursday, the Rotaract Club Shanghai and Hilton Shanghai are hosting a World Trivia Night with 100% of the proceeds going to various local charities. World Trivia Night 2009 is an "event filled with dinner, games, raffles, auctions, and a variety of prizes for local English-speakers who want to...
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Weekendist: Cuisine festivals, creativity workshops, charities and more!
We've got a pretty awesome weekend ahead of us. Even if you're not going to one of the many music parties planned for tonight (which you can check out in our midweek music preview), there's still a lot more going on. For instance... FRIDAY La Societe@ Pavillon Costes Feeling classy? Pavillon by Costes is launching a new, sophisticated Friday music session this weekend. The set includes electro-disco DJ Chris Lee, with support from Pavillion's...
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Threesday: Healthy eating for the sick souls in Shanghai
In our ongoing Threesday feature, Shanghaiist takes the time to count out three of well... whatever catches their fancy that week. This week: Places to get that warm bowl of healthy something now that flu season is upon us. Blame it on the cold weather snap, but Shanghaiist has been sick as a dog. When we’re hacking up a lung, we crave clean, msg and oil-free food…no easy task in Shanghai. Our three favorite...
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Origin: Fresh fare on Taikang lu
We've all been there - all you want is a salad and just don't want to make one yourself. And then maybe you do, and it doesn't taste the way you want it to. Total bummer. Well, next time this situation arises, we've found at least one good place to get a fix. Origin, a small café and restaurant tucked around the back of Taikang Lu. The restaurant is all about healthy eating and...
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A city-wide epidemic of unsatisfying lunches
White collar workers in Shanghai have expressed increasing dissatisfaction with the lunch options offered at moderately-priced restaurants around the city. Alibaba reports: A survey of 30,000 professionals in downtown Shanghai, conducted recently by the Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, showed that about 56 percent of the respondents weren't satisfied with what they munch for lunch. Shanghai white collars on average spend almost 19 yuan ($2.80) for lunch, said the survey, and the majority...
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A new Twist for Shanghai's dessert scene
Twist is a tiny little depot that specializes in cold Taiwanese desserts. They've got smoothies and juices, but what you really need to go to Twist for is the shaved ice. Though we're sure there are similar offerings sprinkled around the Taiwanese enclaves Hongqiao/Gubei, we're positive that in Shanghai proper, Twist has the freshest and most authentic ingredients meant to sit atop a mound of shaved ice. Thick red beans, pineapple chunks soaked in...
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TONIGHT: Shanghai RAMPAGE at Not Me!
8:30PM: Zombie Walk (MORE DETAILS HERE) Meet us at Tianping Lu and Hengshan Lu. Don't be late!
9PM: Doors @ Not Me
12AM: Costume Contest - We'll declare the winner of the Shanghaiist costume contest at this time. First place gets a night at the Shangri-La (courtesy of Ctrip!) and second place gets 300RMB in Sherpas vouchers. (MORE DETAILS HERE)
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Yao's Yeeha down for the count
Yeeha used to be a great place to go (at least for drinks, if not food). They had cheap beers, they had friendly service, and they had a frickin' awesome mechanical bull. Then something changed hands and the beers got more expensive, the service more apathetic, and the mechanical bull disappeared. And now so has the rest of the restaurant, to the surprise, it seems, of many of its employees. China Daily has the scoop...
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Masala Art out on Dagu Lu smoked out of commission
One recent Saturday evening, we and a few friends enjoyed a happy hour at Just Grapes on Dagu Lu, admiring the hodgepodge of expat DVD hunters and pajama-clad locals passing by each us and each other on an unbelievably gorgeous day. Little did we know that Masala Art, the fantastic purveyor of some of Shanghai's best northern Indian cuisine, would soon be put out of commission by a smoky kitchen fire. Last night we rode...
