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Rachel Gouk

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Rachel Gouk has been writing about food and drink in Shanghai since 2011. She is a food critic, writer, photographer, and F&B consultant based in Shanghai. Nomfluence was founded in May 2018 as a means to express her love for the Shanghai F&B scene. Follow her blog www.nomfluence.com or on Instagram @nomfluence.
Interview with Shanghai-based known food writer Christopher St. Cavish. @ Nomfluence.

Interview: Prolific Food Writer Christopher St. Cavish

Shanghai-based known food writer Christopher St. Cavish on the Shanghai dining scene, his love affair with noodles and his proudest work.
Rachel Gouk
  • January 20, 2021
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Where to buy galette de rois, king cake in Shanghai.

Where To Find Galette De Rois in Shanghai

​It’s the season for Galette des Rois! Here’s where you can order these deliciously fun almond custard pastries in Shanghai.
Rachel Gouk
  • January 3, 2025
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Maolago is a restaurant and bar in Shanghai serving modern Guizhou food, cocktails and wine. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.

Maolago: Inventive Guizhou Food, Cocktails & Hotpot

Maolago is a restaurant and bar in Shanghai that serves contemporary Guizhou bar snacks, hotpot, wine and cocktails. Good for dates and adventurous palates.
Rachel Gouk
  • November 15, 2023
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Barbarian is a casual restaurant and bar in Shanghai. This is their latest location in Plaza 66, Jing'an. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.

Barbarian Opens in Plaza 66: Grilled Meats & Craft Cocktails

Charcoal-grilled meat platters, skewers and cocktails—Barbarian opens a new location in Plaza 66. New grilled sets, cocktails and a killer rooftop.
Rachel Gouk
  • January 4, 2021
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Cellar To Table is a Mediterannean restaurant and wine bar in Shanghai. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.

Cellar To Table, Bistro & Wine Bar in Shanghai

Cellar To Table is a Mediterranean restaurant and wine bar housed within a villa at 20 Donghu Lu in Shanghai. I highly recommend it.
Rachel Gouk
  • November 15, 2023
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Xiao's Izakaya, a Japanese restaurant in Shanghai's Gubei district that serves food until late. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.

Gubei Find: Xiao’s Izakaya For Late Night Eats

Xiao’s Izakaya is a quirky Japanese restaurant in Shanghai’s Gubei district that serves skewers, sashimi and izakaya staples until late. Highballs for ¥40.
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  • November 15, 2023
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Sir Elly's Shanghai

Revisited: Sir Elly’s, Michelin One-Star Restaurant in Shanghai

Michelin one-star modern Asian and French restaurant Sir Elly’s at The Peninsula Shanghai switches from textbook modern fine dining by adding Asian flavors.
Rachel Gouk
  • July 3, 2024
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New menu at Mr & Mrs Bund, meats from the grill and seafood. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ nomfluence.

New Menu Surf and Turf at Mr & Mrs Bund

Mr & Mrs Bund reopens with a new menu sporting luxurious seafood towers and big trays of grilled meats. Check out the dishes here.
Rachel Gouk
  • November 22, 2020
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Brunch at Luneurs One ITC branch. Luneurs is a popular bakery and ice creamery in Shanghai. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.

All-Day Brunch At The New Luneurs

Wildly popular Shanghai bakery and ice cream shop Luneurs now serves brunch. Only at their newest location at One ITC mall in Xuhui.
Rachel Gouk
  • November 15, 2023
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New restaurants and bars in Shanghai. La Bodeguita Del Sur. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.

8 New Restaurants & Bars in Shanghai You Might Have Missed

Rounding up the latest restaurant and bar openings in Shanghai. Here are eight new restaurants, bars, and cafes for your books.
Rachel Gouk
  • November 16, 2020
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Rachel Gouk | Writing about food & drink since 2011

Enter white truffle season at 8½ Otto e Mezzo BOM Enter white truffle season at 8½ Otto e Mezzo BOMBANA Shanghai.

Last October, I had the rare opportunity to experience a very special menu at the Michelin two-star restaurant, where all three chefs were present: the legendary founder Umberto Bombana @umbertobombana (Hong Kong 3 ⭐️) and his protégés Nicolò Rotella @nick_rotella (Shanghai 2 ⭐️) & Marino D’Antonio @marinodantonio (Macau 1 ⭐️). 

So. Much. White. Truffle!

White truffle season runs until late December / early January — now serving, along with other equally excellent non-truffle seasonal dishes. 

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🔘 8½ Otto e Mezzo BOMBANA Shanghai
📍 6/F, 169 Yuanmingyuan Lu 圆明园路169号六楼
📞 021 60872890
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#米其林 #shanghaieats #shanghai #shanghaifood #michelinrestaurant #michelinstarchef #finedining #italianfood
At Beijing‘s Michelin-starred Giada Garden, Exec At Beijing‘s Michelin-starred Giada Garden, Executive Chef Cielo Liu @changliuchef begins a new culinary chapter.

His cooking is deeply rooted in Italian tradition, yet he holds a firm belief: the future of flavor knows no borders. 

His Italian cuisine is a natural convergence of his Chinese heritage and Japanese culinary experience.

· Pasta aged with koji to boost umami
· Chinese yellow wine for aromatics
· And a ravioli inspired by a xiaolongbao. 

This is Cielo Liu, and the latest menu at Giada Garden.

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🔘 Giada Garden
📍 3/F, China World Hotel, 1 Jianguomenwai Street 建国门外大街1号中国大饭店三层
📞 010-65057671
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#michelinguide #michelinrestaurant #beijing #beijingfood #finedining #italianfood #michelinstarchef #finedininglovers
Proper bahn mi! Yep. In Shanghai. Feral Bahn Mi Proper bahn mi! Yep. In Shanghai.

Feral Bahn Mi 

• Started out back in May as a pop-up street cart (totally illegal, totally gangsta) that roamed Shanghai. Now it has found a brick n mortar on Maoming Bei Lu.

🥖 The bread is... THE RIGHT KIND. You usually don’t find this in Shanghai. The bread has an extremely thin, brittle crust, shattering at a bite. And the crumb is soft, airy, and cotton-like — it’s like biting through a hard meringue. 

To order: Lemongrass chicken & crispy pork belly. Sauces are dope too, I favor the “buttery fruit chili sauce”.

📍82 Maoming Bei Lu 茂名北路82号

#shanghaifood #sandwiches #shanghaieats #zaishanghai #shanghaifoodie #上海美食 #bahnmi
I rarely recommend vegetarian restaurants, but thi I rarely recommend vegetarian restaurants, but this one is worth shouting about!

Salt-Less 淡盐

A creative restaurant in Shanghai’s Jing’an district that will change your perception about how tasty vegetarian food can be. As a carnivore, it really did impress. And contrary to its name, the food here is plenty flavorful. 

Also, if you’re allergic to shellfish, they do a vegetarian version of crab roe noodles that comes pretty close to the real thing. Great if you want to see what all the fuss is about.

#上海美食 #shanghai #shanghaieats #zaishanghai #shanghaifood #vegetarian #素食 #eatyourvegetables #chinafood
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