What happened to "the customer is always right"? Over the past 24 hours, a storm of negative comments has fallen upon the Malone's directory listing. City Weekend users weren't too impressed with the way that the restaurant's management responded to a negative user review online. After another ... Read More
What better way to show your special someone that you care than cooking him or her an extra special meal on Valentine’s Day? This recipe for poached Boston lobster, avocado cream and seared scallop goes above and beyond the everyday without being too difficult to pull off. Swiss Chef ... Read More
Shanghai Nosh Advisory, has teamed up with City Weekend to show you some of the best authentic local fare in Shanghai. In this blog, we visit Jade Cuisine (斗香园) to check out their Yangzhou-style steamed jiaozi.
Some of China’s finest steamed jiaozi dumplings can be found in the city ... Read More
The crew over at Yasmine's Steak House got sick of grilling your burgers and opened up The Butchery so you can do it at home yourself. Well, that's only half true. We took a trip to the new butcher shop on Xiangyang and caught up with Jason Meilink ... Read More
Chinese New Year is around the corner, and I’ve got a few “good fortune” wines to share. Rumor has it that the fabled dragons depicted in books and paintings in ancient China were in fact lizards. So let’s celebrate the Year of the Dragon with D’arenberg The ... Read More
Stuck in Shanghai over the holidays? Make the most of it by rounding up a group of stranded friends and hold an epic jiaozi-making party. Because really, what else are you going to do? But while Chinese seem to knock out enough dumplings to satisfy a whole village for ... Read More
el Willy finally has a moving date. The old location will close on February 4 and the new venue at Bund 22 will soft open on the 13th with a menu update coming in the spring. Best of all, I’ve been reassured that prices at the new spot will ... Read More
After just a year and a half on the scene, The Purple Onion will be closing on Sunday, January 15. There's a bit of a long story behind it involving the having (or not) of proper licenses and all sorts of stuff that's all pretty byzantine, but at ... Read More
Lemon tarts are the perfect sweet finish to a heavy meal and a welcome addition to any afternoon tea set. We went on a search for some of the best Shanghai has to offer. Pucker up and read on to see what we found:
Mr. & Mrs. Bund | French
No list ... Read More
Mondays mean one thing in this town: big, juicy, meaty burgers (and some veg ones too). Toasted buns, melted cheese, mountains of condiments. And what's even better? Thanks to some killer deals, you no longer have to shell out an arm and a leg to satisfy your carnivorous cravings ... Read More
Last week we served up the first helping of this extra special double Dish, featuring Chef Brad Turley of Goga. Now regular Dish writer Austin Hu of Madison sounds off on what he thinks is to come in the wonderful world of food in 2012.
Hard as it may be ... Read More
Cheesy, doughy, delicious. Ravioli are what we imagine God would use for pillows if he didn't have all those fluffy clouds up there. Here are some of the very best we've found down here:
Gato Mato | Delivery
The guys behind Shanghai’s best Venetian spot, Il Nascondiglio, also ... Read More
For our Christmas dinner this year, we'll be preparing a show stopping roasted crown rack of lamb and a Brussels sprouts gratin that is both delicious and nutritious. To round out the meal and add a pop of color to the table, Chef Charmaine Cheung at City'Super showed ... Read More
Last week we teamed up with City'Super and Chef Charmaine Cheung to bring you a show stopping Christmas meal featuring a killer roasted crown rack of lamb. Here’s a recipe for the cheesiest Brussels sprouts known to man—the perfect complement to the simple flavors of the meat ... Read More
Americans in Shanghai have been excited about In-N-Out's potential China expansion since a new, nameless shop advertising "Animal Style" burgers on Yanping Lu arrived a couple months ago, and their hopes were exacerbated last week when a branded In-N-Out pop-up shop appeared in Sasha’s in the name of ... Read More
Looking to impress the in-laws this holiday season? Forget the tired old turkey. This recipe for roasted crown rack of lamb is a show stopper, but is surprisingly simple to pull off. With the right ingredients and just about 30-40 minutes, you could be wowing everyone around your dinner table ... Read More
Sugared & Spiced, an independent food blog in Shanghai, has teamed up with City Weekend to hunt down Shanghai’s best afternoon tea. This week, we visit The Puli Hotel & Spa.
In this cold weather, there’s not much better than spending a warm afternoon at The PuLi Hotel & Spa. The ... Read More
Once best known for the Shanghainese restaurants that flank either end of the street, Jianxian Lu has become a potpourri of popular western restaurants and kitschy shops—making it the perfect place for an evening of progressive dining.
We set out on a Tuesday evening to sample what this tree-lined ... Read More
Chicken noodle soup is one of the best comfort foods we can think of--perfect for a chilly winter's day or a stubborn cold. Here are three of our favorites that come chock full of all sorts of delicious ingredients to warm your stomach and make you feel like home ... Read More
Sugared & Spiced, an independent food blog in Shanghai, has teamed up with City Weekend to hunt down Shanghai’s best afternoon tea. This time, we visit Aura, up high in The Ritz-Carlton, Pudong.
See our other afternoon tea reviews: Song Fang Maison de Thé, Living Room at The Park Hyatt ... Read More
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