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[Eat It]: Fu's Claypot Rice

Crispy crunchy rice crust and Canto sausage in a perfect winter dish.

[The Plant Life]: When Shanghai Food Goes Vegetarian

Shanghainese cooking takes a trip down to green town, from xiaolongbao to “squirrel fish”.

[Boba Gone Wild]: Bubble Tea From Pizza to Bao

A 2018 food trend gone out of control: tapioca pearls have jumped out of the milk tea and on to...

[Revisited]: The Oat Noodle Village

Xibei You Mian Cun has gone from regional obscurity to mall staple, and may be headed for IPO...

Yao Jin: Crazy Mash-up of Nightclub and Tang Dynasty Tavern

"Here enters an imperial noble consort!" "Hero, please come take your seat!" That's just...

The Cursing Noodle King

Wei Yi built a reputation on the streets south of Xintiandi for his noodles and his temper. Now,...

[On The Radar]: Y's Kitchen and The Odd Couple

Nouveau Shanghainese from a hometown chef and an 80s-themed, throwback cocktail bar from the...

[Eat It]: Hong Kong Braised Brisket

Hong Kong does braised brisket better than anyone else. Fact. Learn it. Hank Fan gives a...

[On the Radar]: The Chinese Ultraviolet: Liangshe

When is a copy more than a copy? Four hours of contemplation, dinner and drinks included.

Slither and Burp: Beer Plus Adds SNAKE MENU to Yunnan Lu Shop

While I've been over here pondering exactly how much styrofoam is safe for my cats to eat, the...

Famous Suzhou Noodles Land in Shanghai: Yu Xing Ji

Last year, I wrote about how you should go to Suzhou to eat noodles. But I forgot, in Shanghai,...

F&B Crumbs: The "What's Been Taking Them So Long" Edition

Sometimes the city just has these little bits and pieces of news from the F&B world that you want...

Dumplings Index Redux: Man Long Chun Goes Classy on Yongkang Lu

I promised and I swore and I promised a second time I’d never write about soup dumplings again....

A Healthy Dose of Lectures: Community Events This Week

A week(end) for the Renaissance men and women of Shanghai. Lots of art to ponder at Photofairs,...

The Shanghai Shengjian Bao Informative Graph

Author of "The Shanghai Soup Dumpling Index" is back with more science and a guide to the four...

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