Things are moving along here in Shanghai, China. And as the holidays fly by, I will be making a lot of changes to this site, as well as my other site “plumpoyster.com”. I will convert this personal food site over to “plumpoyster.com”, so that this site can become the home of my new oyster bar! [...]
At the Qingdao Seafood Expo, which is a massive seafood trade show. Trying to source good product, and understand the seafood market a bit more. Its quite impressive, and absolutely a massive show. this makes McCormick Place in Chicago look a little less significant! I’ve also gotten a kick out of how pushy the Chinese [...]
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Fuchun – Shanghainese/Chinese. Excelent XLB Yakitori Fukuchan – Tiny little Yakitori place on Changle Lu. I thought it was good. Definately get the GINKO NUTS. AWESOME!!! Goga – Smart Asian Californian Fushion. Great on the terrace up top if the weather is good! Mr & Mrs Bund – Contemporary. Its got the great location on [...]
My new FAVORITE vegetable has become “jiao bai”, a seasonal type of bamboo shoot that grows around Shanghai. I’m not exactly sure what it is, but there is a perfect balance of texture (crunchy, chewy, creamy) and flavor (bitter, sweet, savory) that I really cannot get enough of. Its kind of like bamboo shoots that [...]
Didn’t take long, and before I knew it I was out looking for cheap kitchen equipment. No place to put it, but my partner is all about looking for a good deal. Little did I know that the place was far from the center of Shanghai. For over an hour we were slowly moving along [...]
It all comes down to location it seems. Shanghai was obviously a little cheaper and a little more “available” a few years back. Opportunities change as things become more saturated. Although there are still a lot more opportunities here than elsewhere in the world, I still need a good spot for this restaurant. Narrowing down [...]
So I’ve come to the conclusion that staying out until 6am drinking copious amounts of gin & tonics is NOT the way to get a restaurant open. Especially, when the following day was spent asleep. I woke up at 6 PM, with a good 12 hrs of sleep under my belt, thinking that perhaps it [...]
Well, there really is nothing better than hole-in-the-wall street food in the morning. Doesn’t matter whether you are in Mexico picking up some freshly made tortillas, France with a baguette and some butter, Spain with some Pan con Tomate (not really street food, but its awesome), a bag of cut-up tropical fruit in Malaysia, or [...]
It really does not feel like it has been very long since I was in Shanghai. And the fact that I’ve kept coming back, over and over, seems to make sense. The craziness of the streets, filled with people, bicycles, scooters, taxis, busses, and cars zooming all about. The lights, chinese symbols all over the [...]
Due to popular demand, I must keep up an actual blog on this site. I’m assuming that because of my recent move, there will be plenty of exiting things to write about… So far I’ve already had the delight of smuggling some cheeses into China, and worrying about my chef’s knives. As for moving food [...]