As these fine dining chefs are willing to challenge themselves against top-notch Chinese ingredients with their refined skills and talent, we might as well open our mind and show appreciation so that new looks of Western food can shine through in this foreign land.
The city of Shanghai has an early history of nurturing western-style bistros predominantly run by local foreigners. But recent years have seen them become a stage for young Chinese returnees, who have sniffed the huge potential of China’s food and beverage market.
DeAille and Simon‘s dishes are highly complex in the variety of ingredients and the way they handle them, not loved by all but something falls within Michelin criteria.
"We don't necessarily use the fish from our hometown, because we’ve always laid our eyes on better options. Together with Chaoshan techniques in cooking, we strive to present a perfect whole," said Du Jianqing.
It has been the third year that TastyTrip held TastyTrip Gastronomic Forum at Modern Sky LAB Shanghai.A big gathering of chefs, owners, medias lead to the discussion about the future development and culinary trends in F&B world.
2020 TastyTrip Gastronomic Forum will be held on October 26th in Shanghai! Since the gastronomic forum first held in 2018, it has become a significant event in China's F&B industry.
Shanghai never lacks any luxurious restaurants but sometimes tiny and low-key restaurants are even more charming to me with its unexpected delicacies and talented chef. OSTRA recently welcomed a new Japanese executive chef Hirata Hiroki and relaunched with a brand-new concept.
China is the first country to resume life in this new normal and due to the excellent preventative measures put in place early on, has been successful in controlling and limiting the spread of the coronavirus, allowing many restaurants to reopen.
A big closure has been announced, with Hakkasan Shanghai closing its doors for good effective Monday April 13. Bund No. 3 and No. 18 were previously the two most popular buildings on the Bund. Faced with the expensive rents, the loss of tourists due to the epidemic, Hakkasan's permanent closure is no doubt a warning sign. Moreover, the Studio Frantzen, which was expected to open on the Bund 5 in March, is now pending without further information.
For the first meal with my foodie friends since the restart of restaurants, we chose Oriental House off menu as before. It filled me with great joy when the fresh flavor of seafood floated up from the restaurant, which served as a warmly consolation to me since I am not able to travel to eat in short term. “Tasty food surely changes life!”