I 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...

Park Smith’s annual Châteauneuf du Pape Invitational Lunch at his restaurant, Veritas, was one of my most memorable wine and food occasions over the last decade. His new Executive Chef,...

Crystal 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,...

One of the few Michelin three-star Japanese/sushi restaurants in the world, Masa represents an immersion into another world of food that nearly defies description. Eating here is an unforgettable experience,...

This 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...

Beggar’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 –...

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...

This 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...

Prepared by the great French chef, Frédéric Chabbert, with head sommelier, Nicolas Pieron, this meal accompanied a look at some of my 100-point wines. While some may accuse me of...