Shanghai is home to a delightful little bar by the name of Jackie’s Beer Nest. The small space centers around a beer hall-style wooden table with benches along all four sides, meant to encourage sharing and camaraderie. One wall is lined with floor-to-ceiling shelves filled with imported beer liquors and an impressive selection of Scotch. The back […]
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Turkish Delights at Garlic, Shanghai
Of all the latest restaurant openings in Shanghai, I was most excited about Garlic and its reportedly authentic Turkish food. While I have yet to visit Turkey, I have eaten my way across Greece and acquired a fondness for Eastern Mediterranean cuisine. I even make my own hummus! Stepping through Garlic’s doors, we were hit […]
Brunch at Cuivre: Modern French Cuisine in Shanghai
The results of the 2012 Shanghai expat magazine awards are in, and new restaurant Cuivre cleaned up: Best Newcomer and Best French as well as the coveted Restaurant of the Year. It also made the latest Best Brunch list so clearly we had to give it a go. Cuivre features a good-value brunch set at […]
Holiday Tea at the Peninsula Shanghai
Even though we were happy spending a quiet Christmas at home in Shanghai this year, I still wanted to find a special way for us to celebrate the season. Last year in Hong Kong we enjoyed holiday tea at the famous Peninsula hotel. Since Shanghai boasts its own branch of this luxury brand, we headed over […]
Snapshot: Christmas in Shanghai
Last year we celebrated the holidays in Hong Kong and Macau. Having recently returned from Thailand and Vietnam, and with more trips planned for 2013, we thought a quiet Christmas at home in Shanghai would serve us well. This also gave us the opportunity to see how our adoptive city in the PRC handles a Western […]