Back on the Bund, for a leisurely lunch where Shanghai's dining renaissance got it's start. SmSh gets some springtime eats at MOTB.
Happy days are here again. Here's your convenience store ice cream taste test for the two-oh-one-two. Sweet treats and a whole lotta Debra.
Down to the wire. One final chat with Paul Pairet about his long-awaited new restaurant, opening night jitters, and how to make booze out of tobacco.
Rich, tender, sweet, and floppingly fresh. SmartShanghai heads out to Hongqiao for a taste of Ibashou's specialty: eel done every which way...
Straight from the kitchen of Issimo, Chef Stefano Pace's hand-ground basil pesto. Spice up your home-made spaghetti with this recipe.
Only in Shanghai. Lunching in a Chinese restaurant created by a Greek-Aussie immigrant. Six menus, four courses, all under 200 kuai.
Why can't we all just get a bong... The 4/20 Dinner is this Friday at Munchies. Bit of jibber jabber with organizer Marc Johnson inside.
A small survey of subcontinental cuisine. SmartShanghai does lunch at Vedas brand new digs on Changshu Lu...
Having a little taste of Brittany on the Bund. SmartShanghai gets shucked up at new French seafood specialists L'Ecailler...
Watchoo talkin' bout? Three courses for 128 kuai. SmartShanghai does a leisurely lunch in a third-story loft on artsy Anfu Lu...
Who'll give your children chocolates, who'll watch over your children while they devour said chocolates, and other essential Easter info...
SmartShanghai is back for more at Bund 22. This time, a look at tuna specialist Tenya's latest concept: omakase sushi bar Tenya Twenty Two.
After nearly three years, they're still going strong. SmartShanghai does lunch with Shanghai's culinary power couple, Mr & Mrs Bund...
Munchies and me -- revisting an American classic. An epic tale of love, fries, loss, hamburgers, Vin Diesel, hot dogs, and redemption.
What's the haps in the recently refurbished Bund 22? Ever more Italian food. SmartShanghai takes a first look at Bocca...
Cheap Malaysian eats hidden on the eighth floor of a department store? SmartShanghai hits up Food Fusion for a leisurely lunch.
The team behind Cuivre put their heads together for some tips on luxe brunches, street snacks, strong beer and good Italian eats...
This week: A first taste of Shanghai's latest lunch option. The new business set at Hai Pai in the Andaz Hotel. Xintiandi for lunch...
The founder of Sherpa's delivers the goods on success, ego, strange orders, and how to deal with chronic drunk dialers...
English curries and fish and chips in a district formerly conceded to the French. SmartShanghai does glo London for lunch...
RECENT COMMENTS
carlonseider on Sellin' the Sizzle
I saw a group of uber-hip laowai firing up a grill behind a fence on Anfu Lu the other day. They were so fucking cool, the coal would hardly light.kurtbraybrook on Casualty Report: The Bulldog
I haven't been there in 12 years since it was George the V...so that may be true...whoever owns it (read ARMY from what I have been told) they're out ..Justin Fischer on Casualty Report: The Bulldog
I believe The Bulldog has been Chinese-owned for quite some time. The laowai you saw there were just managers.kurtbraybrook on Casualty Report: The Bulldog
Probably just the tip of the iceberg...as they appear hell bent on running the laowai out of business and out of town.
psinology on [Offbeat]: The Abandoned School
Great place for a squat party...