Shanghai Is Still In China (And Singapore Airlines Is A Great Way To Fly)
On a work trip to Shanghai last Friday, I sat in my cab and marvelled at the gleaming towers, giant billboards and the frenetic pace of the people in the business districts of the giant city. Then my cab driver asked me something which I assumed to be permission for him to excuse himself because […]
Eating tour of Shanghai in pictures
We left Shanghai with a lighter heart and heavier tummy, and this is why:
Waxy corn
On our eating tour of Shanghai, we came upon a shop on Huaihai Lu that sold steamed corn on the cob. Perfect for nomming while walking back to our serviced apartment. A couple of bites into one, I started asking Naomi’s mum how they managed to put sweet glutinous rice into every kernel of corn […]
Franckly beats any French fare in Singapore
This is turning into an eating tour of Shanghai. It’s been a couple of hours since Naomi and I returned to our serviced apartment from dinner at Franck. It was no ordinary dinner. It was OMG THIS IS SO GOOD WE COULD LIVE HERE AND EAT HERE, IF NOT EVERY DAY, THEN AT LEAST ONCE […]
Best egg tart in the world
The last time we were in Shanghai, we had the good fortune of being stuck in a jam on the corner of Huaihai Zhong Lu and Maoming Lu. Our friend Han Tong was in the taxi with us. And when we asked him why the heck people were queuing outside a hole in the wall, […]