Last updated: 2015-11-09

Chairman of the Board: Franck Pecol

The man behind Franck Bistro reflects on "Freedom fries," working at EPCOT, blackboards and how it feels to turn five.

Tagged With

Share this article

Patio Porn: The Last Gasp of Summer

1515 West’s New Menu: South American Fire, Asian Finesse

Lunch at Mr & Mrs Bund: River Views Without the Big Bill

Where We’re Eating and Drinking: La Diosa, Grumpy Dog, Nouvo

La Barra Turns Four: Dinner, DJs & One Big Reboot

In Focus: A Look Inside the Second Shanghai Franziskaner Beer Festival

A 360-Degree View of 'X Show Hangzhou', a Circus Arts Spectacular in Hangzhou

Health & Wellbeing

RRRIP ZAP POOF! Celebrating Strip’s 21-Year Anniversary with a Proper Back Waxing

25 Years of Change and Growth at Concordia International School Shanghai

Travel & Sightseeing

Escape Shanghai to the Bamboo Forests of Deqing at Huttopia

SmartShanghai.com is the longest-running English online magazine in Shanghai. We are an independent media publication created by a team of long-term, opinionated, and knowledgeable writers. We provide English-speaking residents and visitors with a curated guide to explore and celebrate the best of Shanghai.

NAVIGATE

GET LISTED

List An Event on our curated editorial events page
Post a Job on Shanghai's best English jobs boards
Sell Something using our Buy & Sell classifieds
List Your Business in Shanghai's largest English directory
Sell Tickets using our SmartTicket ticketing service