Open for just six weeks, Embre on Changshu Lu has the style and atmosphere, and most importantly, the good food, which puts the restaurant a notch above the rest. Melbourne prides itself on its food - its luscious brunches, fresh seafood and some of the best coffee in the world. So it seemed like a natural progression for Sandra Sim, who spent some years studying in Melbourne, to want to bring a taste of the city to Shanghai. For a fellow Melbournian like me, it's nice to have a bit of home here, in a city that is usually worlds apart from my own. With no background in cooking, Sandra proves that a love for food can be enough. Living previously in Hong Kong, she said she used to cook for friends at dinner parties. "I'm completely self-taught," she smiles triumphantly. "I love cooking, I love doing it for friends." If only it were that simple for all of us. Embre boasts a breakfast menu, sandwich and soup lunch, and salad, pasta and risotto mains. Yum. Housed in a huge space it encompasses a garden, bar/lounge, and restaurant complete with cute cove like areas and candles sitting in glassed in gardens. In the first four weeks of being open, to share the food around, Sandra had two big parties with some "close friends" (all 128 of them).