A pâtissière, eating around the world
![[Shanghai] Trip](https://www.sugarednspiced.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/R0028971.jpg)
Trip Add: 1F, No. 4 Lane 3911, Hongmei Road 虹梅路3911弄SOHO3911 4号别墅1楼 Hours: [Mon-Fri] 11-12am [Sat-Sun] 11-2am Website: blog.goo.ne.jp/trip3911 Price: [lunch] 40~50 RMB [desserts] 25~35 RMB [dinner] approx. 100 RMB Organ, a cozy little Japanese cafe (one of my favorite places for a light lunch), has recently closed and reopened as Trip on Hongmei Road. The dishes are…Continue Reading “[Shanghai] Trip”
![[Shanghai] Sunday Supper at Madison](https://www.sugarednspiced.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/R0029014.jpg)
Madison
Add: 3/F, 18 Dongping Lu, near Hengshan Lu 东平路18号, 近衡山路
Tel: 6437 0136
Hours: [daily] 6-10:30pm [Sat-Sun Brunch] 12-3pm
Price: [dinner] 300 RMB/person [brunch] ~100 RMB/person
Visited: Nov 2011
2012 update: Madison has moved here.
My (yet another) gloriously gluttonous weekend culminated at the Madison’s weekly family-style Sunday Supper. The deal: 300 RMB per person for a free flow of hearty dishes, add another 50 RMB for a free flow of drinks. The theme this week? Holiday Turkey! Now who can resist a sumptuous spread of citrus roasted turkey, giblet gravy, orange-ginger cranberry sauce,mashed potatoes with scallions, candied yam with homemade marshmallows, and pumpkin pie with bourbon whipped cream?
Yeah, you better loosen that belt.
These classic holiday dishes need no introductions. On with the pictures, starting with pumpkin sourdough bread.
Creamy, velvety smooth mashed potatoes with scallions.
Candied yam crowned with homemade marshmallows.
![[Shanghai] Fulton Place – The Goodbye](https://www.sugarednspiced.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/R0012975.jpg)
Fulton Place
Add: 1/F, 570 Yongjia Lu, near Yueyang Lu 永嘉路570号, 近岳阳路
Tel: 3461 1775
Hours: 6-10:30pm (closed on Monday and Sunday)
Website: www.fultonplace.cn
Price: 350~450 RMB/person
Visited: Oct 2011
Yesterday afternoon, I received the following message from Fulton Place:
“After fifteen great months, Fulton Place will be open for the last time this Saturday 29 October. We are working on an exciting new venture in a soon-to-be disclosed location, and have realized that keeping Fulton Place open and maintaining our high standards while working on this isn’t feasible. We would like to thank all of our customers, old and new, for their support over the past year or so: we’ve made some great friends and had a lot of fun. We hope you will come down to see us tonight or tomorrow night and help us go out with a bang!”
What?! I’m very sad to hear that Fulton Place will be no more. Here are some highlights from a recent meal I had there – an evening filled with memorable dishes, a gracious host (thanks Nat), and great conversations. For details on the restaurant itself, click here to see my previous post on Fulton Place.
The amuse bouche shot of the night was a chilled carrot soup with porcini mushroom foam. Wonderfully aromatic.
Good bread, awesome butter.
Our appetizer, lightly smoked kampachi (105 RMB) in a soft orange pink puddle of Bloody mary sauce, was a happy marriage between cooked and uncooked flavors. The kampachi was only very lightly smoked and spiced, so its subtle flavor was highlighted rather than subdued. Delightful start.
![[Shanghai] Fu 1015 福 1015](https://www.sugarednspiced.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/R0028585.jpg)
Fu 1015 福 1015
Add: 1015 Yuyuan Lu 愚园路1015号
Tel: 5237 9778
Hours: 11:30am-3pm, 5:30-10pm
Price: minimum spend 800 RMB/person
Visited: Oct 2011
If you’ve read my previous entry on Fu 1039, you know that the Fu restaurants have established a solid reputation for serving refined Shanghainese dishes in nostalgic old villas. The newest and priciest addition to the series, Fu 1015, promises to be more extravagant in all aspects. So is it really that different from its siblings? Let’s find out.
To fulfill the minimum spend of 800 RMB/person, Fu 1015 pre-arranges menus for all guests. Ours started with an Old Shanghai Smoked Fish 老上海熏魚 (58 RMB). Served hot, crispy on the outside and succulent on the inside, flavors all there. Well done.
Shredded Vegetables with Plum Sauce 梅醬十九上素 (58 RMB) was a tower of fried taro sticks and an assortment of shredded vegetables – turnips, red bell pepper, mango, cucumber, and the likes. A refreshing plate especially when drizzled with the accompanying plum sauce.
![[Shanghai] Xindalu 新大陸 at Hyatt on the Bund](https://www.sugarednspiced.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P1090923.jpg)
Xindalu China Kitchen 新大陸
Add: Hyatt on the Bund, 1/F, 199 Huangpu Lu 黄浦路199号, 外滩茂悦大酒店1楼
Tel: 6393 1234 ext 6318
Hours: 11:30am-2:30pm, 5:30-10:30pm
Website: www.shanghai.bund.hyatt.com
Price: [brunch] 188 RMB/person +15% [dinner] 350+ RMB/person
Visited: Oct 2011
Please note that this is an arranged tasting.
So…what is this pyramid on my plate?
Dongpo Pork 金牌扣肉 (188 RMB) from Xindalu China Kitchen at Hyatt on the Bund. What it is: one thin slice of fatty, fatty pork belly wrapped around in the shape of a pyramid, towering over dried vegetables and mushrooms braised in pork sauce. What to do with it: sandwich a piece of pork with accompaniments in between a soft, fluffy pumpkin bun. The fat melts beautifully, a luxurious sensation in the mouth.
While you are here, also try the drunken duck liver in Shaoxing wine 紹興鵝肝 (128 RMB), a delicious alternative to the typical Western way of cooking foie gras.
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![[Shanghai] Hairy Crab Feast at Wei Jing Ge 蔚景閣大閘蟹宴](https://www.sugarednspiced.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/R0028355.jpg)
Wei Jing Ge 蔚景閣 at the Waldorf Astoria Add: Waldorf Astoria Club Level 5, 2 Zhongshan Dong Yi Lu 上海外滩华尔道夫酒店5楼 中山东一路2号 Tel: 6322 9988 Hours: 11:30am-3pm, 5:30-11pm Website: www.waldorfastoriashanghai.com Price: [hairy crab set menu] 688 RMB/person + 15% Visited: Oct 2011 Please note that this is an arranged tasting. Ladies and gentlemen, ’tis the season for hairy crabs!…Continue Reading “[Shanghai] Hairy Crab Feast at Wei Jing Ge 蔚景閣大閘蟹宴”
![[Shanghai] Jin Xuan 金軒 at The Ritz-Carlton](https://www.sugarednspiced.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/R0025300.jpg)
Jin Xuan 金軒
Add: The Ritz-Carlton Shanghai, 8 Century Avenue 浦东陆家嘴世纪大道8号上海国金中心
Tel: 2020 1717
Hours: 11:30am-2pm, 5:30-10pm
Website: www.ritzcarlton.com/shanghaipudong
Price: [lunch] 168~300 RMB/person [dinner] 480~880 RMP/person
Visited: Sep 2011
Please note that this is an arranged tasting.
The highlight of my weekend was a delightful dim sum lunch at Jin Xuan, the Chinese fine dining restaurant at The Ritz-Carlton Pudong. Its interior, designed by Steve Leung, is characterized by high vaulted ceilings and tones of gold, wine red, and purple – grand, yet comfortable and intimate. And the food? Delicious.
Lunch began with a small cup of complimentary “appetizer” tea, followed by soup of the day (45 RMB). The appetizer tea, a slightly sour blend of goji berry and hawthorn fruit, was a hit for me and did its job in working up my appetite.
Jin Xuan’s crystal shrimp dumplings 鮮筍鮮蝦餃 (45 RMB) were – as you can see from the picture below – quite perfectly done. Delicate, translucent wheat starch skin snuggly hugging whole plump shrimps, these dumplings were a delight for both the eyes and the tastebuds.
![[Shanghai] Sunday Champagne Brunch at Vue, Hyatt on the Bund](https://www.sugarednspiced.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/R00243761.jpg)
Vue Restaurant & Bar
Add: Hyatt on the Bund, 30/F, 199 Huangpu Lu, near Wuchang Lu 黄浦路199号, 外滩茂悦大酒店30楼, 近武昌路
Tel: 6393 1234
Hours: 6~11pm
Website: www.shanghai.bund.hyatt.com
Price: [dinner] 450+ RMB + 15%/person [brunch] 588 RMB + 15%
Visited: Sep 2011
Vue at Hyatt on the Bund is now my favorite hotel brunch spot in Shanghai. Yes, the free flow of Perrier Jouët is nice, and the victorious view of Lujiazui is no doubt a plus, but it’s the quality of food that differentiated Vue from its league. Made-to-order lobster bisque with cognac and chive, poached eggs with soft polenta and black truffles, lobster risotto, steak in red wine and bacon sauce, poached peach with champagne peach sorbet…delicious overload.
The restaurant is designed based on the concept of a residence – there’s a living room, dining area, library, and kitchen, all whimsically decorated with related knickknacks. Bright, airy, inviting.
Brunch at Vue (588 RMB + 15%) consists of stations after stations of fancy things. Oysters, king crabs, foie gras, steaks, truffles, lobsters…Here are just a few examples:
![[Shanghai] Jimmy’s Kitchen](https://www.sugarednspiced.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/R0024747.jpg)
Jimmy’s Kitchen
Add: Jin Jiang Hotel, (Cathay Building), 1/F, 59 Maoming Nan Lu 茂名南路59号1楼, 近长乐路
Tel: 6466 6869
Hours: 12-3pm, 6-11pm
Website: www.jimmys.com
Price: [lunch] 98~158 RMB [dinner] 350 RMB~600 RMB
Visited: Sep 2011
Please note that this is an arranged tasting.
For those looking forward to the Shanghai Restaurant Week, here’s a little preview for you at Jimmy’s Kitchen, China’s oldest Western restaurant that has recently been reopened in Jin Jiang Hotel (read more about Jimmy’s history here). Let’s take a peek at what they are serving for the upcoming week of gluttony.
![[Shanghai] Nadaman なだ万](https://www.sugarednspiced.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/R0023618.jpg)
Nadaman なだ万
Add: Pudong Shangri-La, 2/F, Tower 2, 33 Fucheng Lu 富城路33号，浦东香格里拉2号楼2楼
Tel: 5888 3768
Hours: [lunch] 12-2:30pm [dinner] 6-10:30pm [brunch] Sat & Sun 11:30am-2:30pm
Website: www.shangri-la.com
Price: [lunch] 100~150 RMB [dinner] 500 RMB+
Visited: Sep 2010
Please note that this is an arranged tasting.
I’m usually not so keen on hotel restaurants, but Nadaman over at Shangri-la Pudong is doing something quite unique at the moment. From now until the end of September, Chef Honda Masami will be serving something very dear to his heart – Shippoku ryori (卓袱料理) from his hometown Nagasaki. No idea what Shippoku ryori is? Read on.
For those who care, the sleek interior of Nadaman is designed by Super Potato.
We started the meal with a square of sticky sesame tofu (45 RMB) topped with sea urchin and a dab of freshly-grated wasabi. Simple and clean.
The meal proceeded with a sashimi platter (888 RMB) of sea urchin, sweet shrimp, prime tuna belly, ark shell, and salmon. Fresh, quality ingredients.
Sea urchin (uni), sweet shrimp (ama ebi), prime tuna belly (toro), ark shell (akagai).
Then came a spectacular platter of assorted appetizer (1200 RMB), served Shippoku style. The main characteristic of this Chinese-influenced cuisine is the sharing of one huge dish, family style, over happy chatters, in a harmonious atmosphere. You can read a bit more about this style of cuisine here.
