I was recently introduced to this eatery house that serves AUTHENTIC Taiwanese food. The place was particularly famous for their Mi3-Tai2-Mu4, a sort of rice noodle. While I can understand why restaurants serving foreign cuisines change and adapt to suit the local taste buds, I appreciate and prefer restaurants that stick to the original favours [...]
I’m attending the 2008 China International Food & Tourism Festival (CIFT) which started today in Wenshuyuan Street, Chengdu. CIFT is sponsored by China National Tourism Administration, China Council of International Trade and Chengdu Municiple People’s Goverment. The festival themed “Food of Sichuan”will last for a month and is the longest in history. Food from other [...]
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Yesterday Ron and I went for Hong Kong Cuisine along Dingxi road as I need to go to my bank to get some stuff done. We have been to this place before and the grilled pork was not bad. The service was… well… no comments. This time though, the very gruff waitress kinda got onto [...]
This is what Ajisen Ramen’s fried mussels looks like in the picture: This is what Ajisen Ramen’s fried mussels looks when it was served: I still recall the first time we dined in a South East Asian restaurant in Raffles Place, People’s Square. The food and atmosphere was average. It was an incident that left [...]
1019 KangDing Road, near YanPing Road. If you walk from west Yan-Ping, you can’t miss it! Facade of the restaurant Native Thai cuisine prevails at this restaurant. For those who love Thai food, there’s a new Thai restuarant along Kang Ding road, just few minutes walk from west Yen-Ping road. The Interior. Nicely printed menu [...]
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There are certainly better place for Cantonese dim sum brunch, but when it comes to quality and affordability, we always choose Sweet Dynasty everytime. It’s quiet and not so crowded during brunch. Hong Kong New World Building, basement. They have 1 outlet in Shanghai, 3 in Taiwan, 9 in Japan and a main outlet in [...]
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A Thai eatery house tucked away down a lane inside an old china apartment in Shanghai. You have to walk through some smelly alleys to find this place, but it’s well worth the trek! Authentic home style dishes served simply without much decoration. This 3-rooms apartment creates a homey ambiance with very minimal Thai decorations [...]
A global outlet of a fantastic restaurant chain located at XinTianDi, Shanghai. Famous with their double boil chicken soup and xiao lung bao~ (little basket buns, with minced pork fillings encased in a bread dough and steamed in a bamboo basket). You’ve got to call and make a booking because if you are not… expect [...]
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Frankie’s Place Facade. The interior. Menu with English subtitles. The famous Hainamese Chicken Rice Singapore style prawn mee soup Shun Kueh, a Singapore dessert Milk tea named Teh Tarik Frankie’s Place, a Singaporean Restaurant here in Shanghai. They cook very nice “cha kueh tiaw” too. A lot of variety compare to other Singaporean restaurant in [...]
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PSI Company Dinner at JB Restaurant at XinHua Road and karaeok night.
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My name is Bibi Liew and I'm a third-generation oversea Chinese. I'm born on the 3rd of November and that makes me a typical Scorpio. I stayed in several countries and ended up in Shanghai for reasons that are still not entirely clear to myself... I came to China and work as an Expatriate in 2004. I am an Interior Architect and design Hotels and Club Houses in many Cities in China. Ron and I will relocate to Nanchang in March 2010 and I'll be a WAHM!