Gourmet
Wine Journal
One of the brilliant restaurants of Shanghai (and there are many of them), this venue also boasts a spectacular view of the city from its 36th floor windows. It has...
Read MoreThis was a fabulous find for classic Cantonese cuisine. We spent several days in the countryside 5 to 6 hours west of Shanghai visiting the so-called river towns that Marco...
Read MoreThis is a great venue in which to get a feel for the rich, young Shanghai set. Bursting with a young, attractive, boisterous Chinese crowd, the style of food comes...
Read MoreBeggar’s chicken or jiaohuh chicken (chicken stuffed with fried pork, wrapped in lotus leaves and soaked in shaoxing wine and coated with a layer of mud). It was delicious –...
Read MoreCrystal Jade is part of a chain of restaurants with branches in Hong Kong as well as Jakarta and Saigon. It serves basically Shanghainese Dim Sum specialties, Sichuan noodles, and,...
Read MoreI took a friend and his wife to dinner at the Charleston restaurant accompanied by some favorite wines from my wine cellar. We started with the restaurant’s non-vintage Dom Ruinart Rosé...
Read MoreWe ended up a little short on white wine due to the corked bottle of Vatan 2007 Sancerre Clos de Neore. However, the brilliant Zind Humbrecht 1990 Clos St. Urbain Tokay Pinot...
Read MoreAnother wonderful meal at this casual Italian bistro included excellent food. The wine of the night was the fully mature 1978 Villa Mt. Eden Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve, which was in great...
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