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It's about burgers, music and beers

Feature | Dining
2009-11-19

ONE of Shanghai's landmark Western bars, Malone's American Cafe on Tongren Road, celebrates its 15th anniversary this week, holding a VIP bash last night and a big party tomorrow. When Malone's opened its doors,...

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Italy's 'Prince of Pasta' brings tasty menu to Royal Meridien

Feature | Dining
2009-11-15

VINCENZO Spinosi, from the famous Italian Spinosi family which began to make pasta as early as 1933, is known as the "Prince of Pasta," or the "Maccheroncino King," for his charm and charismatic manner and his excellence...

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Red wines can be paired with fish

Feature | Dining
2009-11-15

WHEN paring wines with Chinese food in Shanghai there are two unavoidable realities. First, red wine is quite popular and second, there are many delicious seafood dishes. Dare we break the historical anecdote,...

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Pie on a high for White House chef

Feature | Dining
2009-11-14

POOR Bill Yosses. He's the White House pastry chef. He makes desserts for a living. He works for Barack and Michelle Obama. They talk about healthy eating. All the time. Sounds like a recipe for disaster, right? ...

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'Italian Mama' takes Giovanni's helm

Feature | Dining
2009-11-12

EVERYONE calls her the "Italian Mama," the woman behind the new menu at fine dining restaurant Giovanni's in the Sheraton Shanghai Hongqiao Hotel. In fact, Simonetta Garelli does cook like mama - her food is...

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Cheap roast take-away chook

Feature | Dining
2009-11-12

IT has been a busy year for Shanghai restaurant industry stalwart Eduardo Vargas as he plans to move from fine dining and bistro-style venues to take on the take-away and affordable, good-quality fast-food market. ...

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Savoring Venice at the St. Regis

Feature | Dining
2009-11-8

IT'S easy to forget that Italian cuisine, like Chinese food, is made up of diverse regional flavors and variety. The ancient culinary traditions of Venice for example are not well known outside of Italy. But for...

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Bomb shelter for trendy wines

Feature | Dining
2009-11-5

AN old Hongqiao bomb shelter, complete with steel blast doors and air purification system, is the perfect place to store wines, and taste them too. Cushla Norman takes a sip. A Hongqiao area bomb shelter housing 45,000...

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Warming winter food by the lake

Feature | Dining
2009-11-1

AUTUMN and winter are seasons in which Chinese people traditionally take nourishing food as a tonic. When autumn arrives and winter approaches, people start to crave more sweater-weather styles of cuisine. Cold...

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Prosecco's beautiful Italian bubbles more affordable than Champagne

Feature | Dining
2009-11-1

NO one loves Champagne more than me; I adore the stuff but not the price tag. The cost of Champagne makes it a wine almost exclusively for special occasions, not everyday drinking. What are lovers of bubbles to do?...

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Fresh look for new chef

Feature | Dining
2009-10-25

THE menu at the Portman Ritz-Carlton's signature fine dining Palladio Italian restaurant boldly telegraphs the nature of its cuisine. Prosciutto, scampi and carpaccio in the appetizers, minestrone and risotto in...

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Home cookin' with Jean Georges

Feature | Dining
2009-10-22

IN Shanghai it's easy to forget what an oven and frying pan look like. With the lure or thousands of restaurants, cafes and bistros, the idea of shopping for ingredients and taking the time to cook at home seems...

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French classics take on top local flavors

Feature | Dining
2009-10-18

THE leaves in the trees of Sheshan's rolling hills have taken on a golden hue and the crisp, clear autumn days make it the ideal time to visit. While appreciating a slice of natural beauty just an hour from downtown...

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Gonging good times

Feature | Dining
2009-10-11

THE inimitable microphone and camera hogging international hospitality consultant Fred Tibbitts rolled into Shanghai last month for a gala celebration of food, wine and backslapping. The venue was the classy Westin...

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Wine fairs deliver Europe's diversity

Feature | Dining
2009-9-27

I'M excited to have this new column and be able to share my global wine adventures with readers in Shanghai. My goal is to help make wine appreciation easier and more fun. I will also introduce some of my favorite...