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Shanghai F&B Superwomen: Ting Ting Liang, RIINK & ROXIE

Ting Ting Liang is the founder of roller-disco resto-bar RIINK and bar ROXIE. She tells of her ups and downs, and her plans for the future.
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Shanghai F&B Superwomen: Ling Huang, Chef-Founder of Pirata Tapas Bar

Ling Huang is the chef-founder of tapas bar Pirata, where she serves an unconventional and unique form of Spanish-inspired food.
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Atina Kuo, founder of Xibo Xinjiang restaurant in Shanghai.

Shanghai F&B Superwomen: Atina Kuo, Founder of Xibo Restaurant & Bar

Atina Kuo has been operating Xibo Restaurant & Bar in Shanghai since 2009. Her work mission: to preserve her Xibonese heritage through food.
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Bartender Ana Souza, founder of Post No Bills, a bar in Shanghai. @ Nomfluence

Shanghai F&B Superwomen: Bartender-Founder Ana Souza, Post No Bills

Interview with Shanghai-based bartender-operator Ana Souza, founder of “dive chic” cocktail bar Post No Bills. This is her story.
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Shanghai-based chef Danyi Gao, co-founder of Shake Restaurant & Bar, Bun Cha Cha, Bun Cha Cha Grill, and Black Rock. @ Nomfluence

Shanghai F&B Superwomen: Danyi Gao, Shake & Bun Cha Cha

Shanghai-based chef-founder Danyi Gao talks about her origin story, the effects of Covid and lockdown, and future projects.
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Chateau Favori Rose, Provence. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence

Favori Rosé: The Wine That Saved Me During Lockdown

This rosé saved me during lockdown! And I’m here to tell you all about Chateau Favori, an organic winery in Provence, and why I love drinking rosé.
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Shanghai Burger Month 2021 - Eat some of the best burgers in Shanghai and win money this September. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence

Shanghai Burger Month: Deals & Happy Hours

Featuring some of the best burgers in Shanghai, here are additional deals and happy hours at 12 restaurants for Shanghai Burger Month.
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Shanghai Burger Month 2021 is a month dedicated to burgers! Brought to you by Nomfluence.

Shanghai Burger Month 2021 by Nomfluence

Shanghai Burger Month is an entire month dedicated to burgers! Grab your burger passport and eat your way through 12 burgers and win cash prizes!
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A Guide To The Beer Lady, Shanghai’s Largest Bottle Shop

​If you’ve somehow never heard of The Beer Lady, you’re missing out on a crucial bit of Shanghai history. Here’s a beginner’s guide to navigating the behemoth that is The Beer Lady.
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Kelley Lee, co-founder of Boxing Cat Brewery and Liquid Laundry, Shanghai chef and restaurateur.

Exit Interview: Kelley Lee, Shanghai Chef & Restaurateur

Kelley Lee, co-founder of Boxing Cat Brewery & Liquid Laundry says bye to Shanghai. This is her exit interview—the ups and downs, and everything in between.
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Rachel Gouk | Writing about food & drink since 2011

Aventure. A remarkable modern Chinese restaurant m Aventure. A remarkable modern Chinese restaurant making waves in the southern coastal city of Xiamen.

Executive Chef Esther Hou and Tea Master Rita have poured their heritage and hearts into every aspect of Aventure. The cuisine is built on a foundation of Fujian ingredients and traditions, enhanced by the Esther’s Sichuan roots and fine dining training. 

Rita, who hails from Xiamen’s Gulangyu Island, brings her expertise in tea to the fray, sourcing leaves from across China, and innovating with temperature, infusions, and even the starchy water from boiling rice.

The result is a creative dialogue between tradition and expression, delivered through a visually striking tasting menu.

Highlights:

Iconic Xiamen staples like shacha noodles, oyster omelets, and blood cockles appear on the menu, but with a 180-degree twist from their original street food forms. 

Esther’s roots show in a pig’s brain course, transforming the usually gritty texture into something smooth, much like foie gras, before being molded back into its brain form. A daring approach for a daring dish. She also spoke fondly of the five-spice pork roll, a complete reinvention of the fried street snack, making it with tuna toro, five spice, and buffalo mozzarella gelée. 

Another comforting standout was the fish congee, a dish that was simple and profound — a rich broth of yellowfin tuna, clams, fish maw, and Dalian rice, topped with delicate yellow croaker.

On teas, it was one of the last that really stuck with me. A Sichuan-Tibet dark tea that had been combined with boiled rice water (like the top watery layer of congee). Is it a tea or a soup, now? Either way, the roasted tea aroma + velvety texture was great. Definitely the coolest tea pairing I’ve experienced.

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🔘 Aventure. @aventure_amoy 
📍 13-106 Xiahe Road 厦禾路13-106号 | Xiamen 厦门
📞 18144134025
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#modernchinese #finedininglovers #chinafood #chefsofinstagram #finedining
Hulu Sushi — one of the few omakase restaurant in Hulu Sushi — one of the few omakase restaurant in Shanghai I keep coming back to. 

Another excellent omakase meal! Thank you Liu-San!

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🔘 Hulu Sushi @hulu_sushi_ 
📍 110 Xingfu Road (inside Pirata) 幸福路110号101单元
📞 13501689458
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#omakase #shanghaifoodie #shanghaieats #sushibar #shanghairestaurant
Following the release of the latest Bangkok Michel Following the release of the latest Bangkok Michelin Guide, @restaurant_suhring was awarded three Michelin stars — making it one of only two restaurants in the city to receive the highest honor. 

I sat down with @thomas_suhring and @mathias_suhring talk about what that moment really means.

Childhood memories and family traditions, playfulness on the plate and an ode to the German hunting season, their food tells a story that carries a deep sense of home.

The Highlights: 

- Brathering - Pickled then pan-seared herring fish with kombu seaweed gel, chervil and horseradish cream. 

- Wildpastete, a dish that represents the hunting season in Germany. A work of art made with game meat of wild boar, dear, and pheasant, plus duck liver, lardo de Colonnata, black truffle, and Pistacchio. 

- Spatzle with Bavarian mountain cheese sauce, crispy onions, freshly shaved winter white truffles. 

- Butter poached turbot served with zucchini and summer squash, caviar, and clam, finished with seaweed-infused cream and vin jaune.

- Brittany blue lobster in vanilla butter with lobster bisque, hazelnut oil, rutabaga ravioli & persimmon. 

Sühring is also No. 11 on the Asia’s 50 Best.

#michelinguide #asias50best #bangkokfood #finedininglovers #chefsoninstagram
Sunday Funday! 🥩 😂 When you have access to some Sunday Funday! 🥩 😂 

When you have access to some really good ingredients and have all the kitchen equipment you can dream of right at home. 

Sukiyaki! With M7-9 Australian Wagyu and home-made warashita by @timbecq 

🤔 Having a restaurant grade slicer at home… Worth it? yes or no? 

#cookingathome #sukiyaki #foodreels #lifehacks #japanesefood
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