Category Archives: food

Ultraviolet by Paul Pairet

Posted on May 17, 2012 by terence

So I heard about this randomly – I don’t even remember where. But Paul Pairet, the former chef at Shanghai’s Jade on 36 at the Shangri-la as well as the chef at Mr & Mrs Bund has a new restaurant … Continue reading →

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Wing Hing on Ship Street

Posted on May 3, 2012 by terence

A couple of years ago, my friend CP went to Hong Kong with some friends to see the band The Flaming Lips play. As part of his weekend, he went with some friends to some Chinese restaurant in Wanchai and … Continue reading →

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Barbecue Season is here!

Posted on April 23, 2012 by terence

So the weather has gotten all sunny and is heating up here in Shanghai. Yesterday I attended my first barbecue of the season – and forgot to capture what I brought in photos, so I’ve re-created it in via leftovers … Continue reading →

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Restaurant Week: Pelham’s at the Waldorf Astoria

Posted on April 4, 2012 by terence

Shanghai restaurant week has come and (long long) gone – but week-long work meetings and sunny days have gotten in the way of putting up posts. Shanghai weather right now is in the middle of spring (all 2 weeks of … Continue reading →

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Hawaii for Chinese New Year

Posted on February 8, 2012 by terence

No, I didn’t make it to the Aloha State – as you know I was in Japan. However, its not a big secret that the Japanese have long been fascinated by Hawaii. Additionally, on my flight to Tokyo, I ended … Continue reading →

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Chinese New Year means Japan

Posted on February 5, 2012 by terence

For the second year in a row I went to Japan to go snowboarding with my friend Evan. This time we went to Happo-one instead of Nozawa, but I had been to Happo many times before. First off, Tokyo. Returned … Continue reading →

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Double Birthday

Posted on January 15, 2012 by terence

My friends Kyle and Colin have their birthdays a few days apart in early January. We started the celebration at the mind-blowingly expensive Morton’s of Chicago steakhouse over in IFC in Pudong. The first thing I will mention is that … Continue reading →

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Going high end in Central

Posted on January 10, 2012 by terence

My friend Pete once commented that what passes for good Western food in Shanghai usually equates to “doesn’t suck.” While it’s not 100% true, it often feels true. So in-between my nostalgic runs for the Hong Kong I used to … Continue reading →

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Eating hand made noodles in Wanchai

Posted on January 7, 2012 by terence

Having just got off the plane from Shanghai and knowing that I was going to have handmade noodles the next day, I felt like I needed a control group. Oh and a new noodle place would be really awesome. So … Continue reading →

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An Anthony Bourdain Food day

Posted on January 5, 2012 by terence

Part of the reason I was so ready to get to Hong Kong was that I was watching old episodes of No Reservations – especially repeating the one for Hong Kong when I realized that I hadn’t been out to … Continue reading →

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