SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL LITERARY FESTIVAL M Restaurant Group’S Annual English Language Literary Event Returns on March 15-28

SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL LITERARY FESTIVAL M Restaurant Group’s Annual English Language Literary Event Returns on March 15-28

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eturning for another year Laline Paull (The Bees and The to Glam on March 15-28, M Ice) will be speaking about at at That’s. However, her boozy RRestaurant Group’s long- their sessions. leadBetty story Richardson’s about China’s final issuebudding running Shanghai International To honor International artisanal spirits scene (p54) is a Literary Festival will once again Women’s Day (March 8) and good place for us to drown our be inviting dozens of award- Women’s History Month in sorrows. I’m sure we’ll see more winning and best-selling authors March, Arts Editor Erica Martin of Betty’s witty food writing here to the city to speak about their - in this magazine, and elsewhere latest works and share their love, ing the growth of China’s indie as well. Good luck BAE! Hourly updates on news, current affairs habits and routine of writing and musicinterviews scene the (p28), fierce while ladies in drivthe and general weirdness from around reading with the audience. Life & Style section, we’ve com- Until next month, Shanghai and China. piled a list of women trailblazers partner, our cover story this in the fashion industry, who’ve FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA monthAs theoffers event’s a tantalizing official media teaser been helping young Chinese of what to expect at this year’s brands, designers and models facebook.com/ThatsShanghai Festival. Warm up for the event make their mark on the global twitter.com/ThatsShanghai by turning to p36-51 to read stage (p20). about what Paul French (City of Lastly, I’m very sad to say Dominic Ngai youtube.com/thatsonline Devils), Palani Mohan (Hunting that after spending over three- Editor-in-Chief with Eagles and Wind Water), and-a-half years at the company, #THATSSHANGHAI Lenora Chu (Little Soldiers) and this is our Food & Drink Editor

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7 Quality of Living 14 Chinese-designed Air Jordan 1 Is Shenzhen really China’s most livable city? Feng Chen Wang’s take on the classic sneakers 8 Karma’s a B**** 18 Stage of Forest A viral video meme taking social media by storm A Jilin ski resort’s viewing platform honors its majestic surroundings 20 Girl Power Four of China’s most influential women in fashion Th e w r a p

34 58 24 Arts 52 Eat & Drink

28 Women in Music 54 Entrepreneurial Spirits Seven fierce ladies defining China’s indie music Meet the Makers Trying to Change the Face of scene Chinese-made Alcohol 32 Mogwai 58 New Restaurants Glasgow’s post-rock icons on the devilish origin Bizarre Chicken Dinners, and a Outrageous Dry- of their band name Aged Burgers from Hong Kong 34 Legendary 63 New Bars Getting to know John Legend before his A Crafty New Spot from the Folks Behind Boxing Darkness and Light China tour Cat Brewery

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Higher than the Hai? Shenzhen Named China's Most Livable City, P7

Cloned Monkeys What's Baokuan? P8 P9 tales of the city

eer through the haze – whether it be smog or construction dust – to see a Living Hai? Pglimmer of hope: Shenzhen, Shanghai, Guangzhou ranked the best (at 50 out of 287) and Beijing the worst (in 156th place). Shenzhen Ranked ‘More “most livable” cities in China. Environmental quality was more of a BeijingShenzhen and Guangzhou knocked Guangzhouare officially off the its mixed bag. Shenzhen’s verdant forests and Livable’ than Shanghai - ocean breeze helped the young metropolis rank a respectable fifth, much better than By Adam Robbins ofperch Social as Sciencesthe most andlivable its Chineseof the country’s Cities me the industrial capital of the province (sorry tropolises, according to the Chinese Academy Guangzhou, you’re number 63). Shanghai and- Shenzhen scored 0.706 and Shanghai fol- Beijing? Air quality problems dragged them lowedLivability in second Development place with Index. 0.662, just beat- down to 80th and 137th in this category, re - ing Beijing in third place at 0.660 – a huge nomicspectively. development, innovation, and ‘social What the index really rewarded was eco-

turnaround from the capital’s 2016 rank governance,’ which measures social insur while(in a different Xiamen, survey)Hangzhou, as least Nanjing, livable Wuhan, city. bigance, four public all fared security, well socialin all oftolerance the above. and Guangzhou follows in fourth place at 0.631, public perception of social harmony, and the

Xi’an and Suzhou rounded out the rest of the What do you think about these results? top 10. poll!Which city should really be on top of the Of course, the devil’s in the details. All top- Livability Index? Scan the code to vote in our four cities fared pretty poorly in the measure of ‘livelihood’ – the ability to buy a house, ac cess to quality education and medical care, or perceived quality of life – which you’d think a livability index would value. Of the four,

www.thatsmags.com | March 2018 | 7 See the QR codes on this page? Scan them with the That's App when you see it on an article to find more multimedia, photos and videos related to the feature you are reading. Genius, eh? the buzz Download the That's App at www.thatsmags.com/app

Quote of the Month Don’t You Know Who I Am? “We are scared Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua that people stole Scientists in Shanghai recently- them to eat or to ingconducted using non-reproductive the world’s first cells.ever successful The two cloned monkey female clon crab-eating macaques, named pickle vegetables” Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua (after the word “Zhonghua,” meaning

— He Qijun, deputy director of Nantong “Chinese Nation”), were born at Highway Management Office, on Jiangsu’s the Institute of Neuroscience, disappearing road salts Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in late December. More seemonkeys more arephotos also of due later this following the disappearance of 8.5 tons of year. Scan the code to Jiangsu traffic authorities issued warnings snowstorms. Their worst fears appeared to the cloned monkeys. road salt used to melt ice from this winter’s usehave sacks been of confirmed the salts toafter preserve elderly their residents veg- of Nantong claimed they were planning to Random Number aregies. inedible But luckily, and nocontain poisonings anti-caking were chemicalreported. Road salts (otherwise known as ‘rock salts’) additives and are definitely not a substitute for table salt, mmkay? 36,000 — how many times the ‘Karma’s a B****’ Challenge’ was shared on Weibo

- A viral video meme dubbed the ‘Karma’s a B**** Challenge’ recently took one Chinese video-sharing plat somethingform by storm. over Based the camera off a line lens from to reveal American themselves teen soap with a dramatic new makeover, all Riverdale, the meme featured plainly-dressed users lip-syncing the phrase before pulling 抖音 - set against a remix of Kreayshawn’s 2011 track ‘Gucci Gucci.’ The videos originated from socialDouyin media ( sites., or ‘Tik Scan Tok’ the in code English), to watch a Chinese some ofvideo-sharing the videos. app that allows users to cre ate 15-second music videos. The videos were then shared to various Chinese

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Taobao is not just a company – it’s abaokuan lifestyle. possible.It has changed our way of life, our culture and Althoughour language. there It are has high-end also made products on Taobao now, for a long time, it was domi-

nated by unimaginably cheap ones. The only baokuanway for sellers to make a profit was to sell a lot of them. The holy grail product is the —one that is so popular that you can sell millions of them. If they tweak the product just right, you start seeing everyone using them. You see people using Baokuan/ bào kuǎn / 爆款 noun. product that has been bought the same diningwater bottle table oron couch, the bus despite and in being your office.cities apart.Your friends Both teenagers all have the and - same shirt, despite never having met one another. Every Airbnb you stay in has tous by many people and can be seen everywhere; something ubiqui baokuangrandmas in your neighborhood have the same pair of headphones. Look, I just got the new iPhone! Libraries’ worth of material has been written on just how to design a . It has to be simple enough that anyone can use, practical enough to humansappeal to all the over widest the globe. range of customers and appealing enough that many wouldThere buy is them. no escaping Once you baokuan have one, you can sell warehouses of the same thing You’re still buying iPhones? How pedestrian. They are the baokuan of phones. baokuan in the age of Taobao. Atbaokuan any given disparag time, there- is always one that you see everywhere – remember selfie sticks and - fidget spinners? When you feel really fed up, you can use Well what phone do you use? ingly to describe something that's cheap and ubiquitous – something that eve baokuanryone has and therefore is completely unremarkable. here.Next Mia time Li you meet a fashion blogger you hate, try calling their jacket I don't use one. People have to fax me. and see them fly off the handle. Just don't tell them you learned it

www.thatsmags.com | March 2018 | 9 I Am Chinese Festival Twelve Traditional Holidays, Explained

By Josir and Berenice Zandonai

Ever wonder about the origins of your favorite Chinese holidays? Telling the stories through the perspective of Chinesea young traditional protagonist, festivals. I Am Besides Chinese their Festival origins, is readersa bilingual can alsoillustrated learn about book thatthe stories introduces behind the some history of thebehind different 12 major customs

of Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid- Autumn Festival, and much more.

I Am Chinese Festival is available in two versions: Chinese- aEnglish collaboration and Chinese-French between Chinese (to be illustrator published), Josir and and is suitableBerenice for anyone who has an interest in Chinese culture. The book is

Zandonai, a French fashion designer who translated the picture book into English and French.

the backMoreover, cover a of trilingual the book. audio The Chineseversion andof this English illustrated recordings book is also available for free by scanning the QR code printed on

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10 | March 2018 | www.thatsmags.com business | city

From Classrooms to the Real World How SJTU Antai College's MIB Graduates Apply What They Learned in Their Careers

Tony Lin, 2013 MIB Senior Account Executive at PerimeterX (USA)

Studying in the MIB program at SJTU was an excellent gateway to China and to learn about its culture. My experiences in classes allowed me to excel in the consulting industry as an analyst covering the Asia-Pacific region. What I learned in courses like Cross-Culture Management is readily applicable in the real world. - Recently, I've returned to work in Silicon Valley at a cyber-security company as a Senior Account Executive. My China experience has been instrumental in securing this role and pre education.paring me for future positions. In addition, the SJTU alumni network spans across the globe and multiple industries. Thus, I sincerely recommend SJTU for any student looking to get a quality

Simen Lian, 2014 MIB Digital Advisor, USUS Visit Norway (Norway) -

After finishing my Master’s degree in International Business at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, I was accept ed at a regional trainee program in my home country of Norway. So for the last year-and-a-half, I have been- working at one of Southern Norway’s leading banks and an international media company (Schibsted). I am currently posted at USUS, a group that works to improve the competitive advantage for companies operating in the tourism and travel industry in Southern Norway. My education at SJTU certainly gave me an edge. The MIB program provided me with a broad founda - tion of skills and knowledge that are important assets for many companies and industries. Since returning- home, I have been working on projects ranging from online payment solutions, optimization of digital pub lishing and marketing campaigns targeting potential tourist in overseas markets. Whether you are pursu ing a career in China or anywhere else in the world, I would strongly recommend SJTU’s MIB program. Laura Junca, 2016 MIB Internship at Finance Department, Shanghai Automobile Import & Export Co Ltd (China)

As part of the MIB program, I had a rewarding internship experience at Shanghai Automobile Import & Export Co Ltd, a subsidiary of SAIC Motor Corporation Limited – China’s largest automotive group and a Global Fortune 500 company. Besides gaining practical experience and knowledge in different areas becomelike financial more analysis, internationalized. foreign exchange and fund management, the internship provided a firsthand look at how the Chinese financial market works and how the company formulates its business strategies to

My leader and his team offered great support and guidance, making this not only an opportunity for professional growth but also for my personal development, while improving my communications skills and gaining a better understanding of the organizational structure of a large Chinese company. Lisa Liu Senior Career Coach, PandaCore Educational Technology Company

a smooth transition from the classroom to the real world. Antai College works with outside resources to facilitate MIB students’ internship and to ensure

Says PandaCore Educational Technology Company’s Lisa Liu:- “Antai sionalCollege services MIB program like helping recruits students excellent write students. competitive Over theresumes, past four improveyears of cooperatinginterview skills, with set the career school, goals we’ve and been action offering plans, profes provide updates on the latest internship and work policies, as well as organizing career workshops and job fairs.” The veteran career coach - [email protected] throughfor international more job talents and internship adds her openingscompany viais currently WeChat. in the pro 86-21-5230 1031, 5230 5272 cess of expanding their services to allow MIB students to browse Liu offering career advice to a student www.acem.sjtu.edu.cn/mib

Now, the future is literally in their hands.

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Majestic View This Viewing Platform Is Surrounded by Plenty of Natural Scenery, P18

Chinese-designed Carry On Girl Power Air Jordan 1 P16 P20 P14 spotlight 13 - - rch 2018 | s.com | ma tsmag tha www. Find out more at fashicon.cn changes the way we feel, talk, look and act. talk, feel, we changes the way take do is to one thing that I always Generally, heading out before a last look at the mirror is suitable everything sure make to the door to I have meetings and events the different to One other tip day. on that particular attend wardrobe simplify your is to that I can offer don’t or can’t getting rid of things you by with accesso more and play regularly, wear ries instead. fashion favorite of your a few What are at the moment? items a luxuri Gucci belt because it gives my I love to a casual look – just enough ous twist to My jeans look exquisite. favorite your make a ankle boots are Jacobs red classic Marc look everything piece that make statement a Tiednista tie – wearing my I also love better. this it gives women, for sexy tie is undeniably of flirty sass. look with a touch regal wear? never that you’d anything Is there they’re are, Crocs comfortable how No matter on not flattering (at least they’re just ugly me). - - sions, or offer advice to other users. The ‘Item The ‘Item users. other to advice sions, or offer identify the exact to you function allows Tags’ street favorite your from and brands item others. In addition, by shared looks style challenges with weekly also creating we’re some of the biggest brands. prizes from great rule of thumb that you a general Is there a building when follow always personally look for yourself? brands; or rules style, any stick to I never the mood of reflect outfit choices always my wear we what believe as I strongly the day find their voice in everyday fashion and fashion in everyday find their voice style. their through are they who celebrate and beautiful Users can connect with stylish, visions from unique people with different the world. around peo should Why does the app work? How ple use it? can find the newest app, you In the FashIcon on your and outfit ideas; get feedback looks buy to want that you or the new dress looks option; Advice’ with the ‘Immediate instantly chatting with our by advice styling receive ses in one-to-one community of fashionistas “My outfit“My day” always reflectthe moodchoices of the - -

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Under the Lens Covet Wang Xinyu Opens Feng Chen Wang x the NYFW Tadashi Air Jordan 1 Shoji Show Royal College of Art graduate Feng Chen Wang returned to New York Fashion Week So what were you doing when you to unveil her Fall/Winter 2018 collection were 19? Teenage model Wang Xinyu titled ‘The Way Home’ last month. Audiences, – dubbed by Chinese media as ‘young however, were drawn to one particular item: Zhou Xun’ and considered by many a pair of Air Jordan 1 that the London-based as the next big name to watch in the Chinese designer will be releasing with the fashion world – has already walked- sportswear label. Models were seen wearing these dope kicks in two different colors – a the runways of the ‘Big Four’ fashion black version featuring pebbled leather body and clear plastic panels on the heel and toe, weeks for several seasons, show and a white version with smooth leather. Both models feature bronze colored Air Jordan casing the collections of Alexander >logo, fengchenwang.com and a fabric patch on the heel with the title of Feng’s collection. Wang, Calvin Klein, Elie Saab and the like. At the New York Fashion Week last month, Wang even opened the show for Tadashi Shoji’s Fall/Winter 2018 collection. Scan the QR code to Overheard >watch https://v.qq.com/x/page/r0550el7pjf. the show. html? “Are they rolling out a Chinese zodiac animal edition soon?”

… comments one Weibo user on Chinese sports brand Li-Ning’s New York Fashion Week Fall/ Winter 2018 collection. Netizens had a lot to say about its attempt to capitalize on the athleisure trend. While patriotic fashionistas clashed with naysayers who thought the brand was “trying too hard” to become Balenciaga, both sides agree that the new logo featuring four Chinese characters, “China Li-Ning,” is just a failure from an aesthetics standpoint. The user adds, “Maybe they should just replace ‘China Li-Ning’ with >‘double www.lining.com happiness?’”

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scented products, with floral, fruity and SodacSodac woody flavors being the most popular - choices so far. Lv has also noticed many of her customers like to recreate scents Tucked in a traditional lanehouse com from popular perfume or home fragrance pound just a short walk away from brands like Chanel or Jo Malone. Ruijin Hospital, SodacSodac is a small - In addition to workshops, there are studio that offers home and personal also displays of Lv’s handmade candles, fragrance workshops. Owned and oper soaps, diffuser oils and scented wax ated by a Dongbei native surnamed Lv, >cubes No 62, that Lane visitors 129, Ruijin can Ertake Lu, home.by Fuxing who learned to make candles and other- Zhong Lu 瑞金二路129弄62号, 近复兴中路 (176 scented products while she was working 0127 2588) in Korea, SodacSodac is her first entre preneurial attempt since returning to China. A phonetic translation of the sound- of candles burning commonly used in the- Korean language, SodacSodac is a pas sion project that was born out of her sen sitivity to scents. Over the years, the avid traveler has made it a habit to bring back a bottle of perfume from each destination to serve as a reminder of the journey.- Since opening in January, SodacSodac has attracted mainly young female cli ents, who come to customize their own

www.thatsmags.com | march 2018 | 15 life & style | fashion

The Perfect Travel Companions for Frequent Flyers Compiled by Dominic Ngai

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www.thatsmags.com | march 2018 | 17 life & style | architectural design

Panoramic Winter Boundless Natural Scenery from this Viewing Platform in Jilin Words by Dominic Ngai, Photos by Su Shengliang

Project name: Stage of Forest Location: Fengman, Jilin Area: 277 square meters Design company: META-Project The brief: Named as China’s Best Ski Resort at the World Ski Awards 2017, Vanke Songhua Lake Resort in Jilin is a popular winter holiday destination among domestic tourists. Due to the increasing demand for snow activities, the property has recently undergone a comprehensive upgrade for its slopes and other skiing facilities, and part of the makeover is a viewing platform and event space named ‘Stage of Forest,’ which is designed by Beijing architecture

firm META-Project.

Upon close inspection, one can see the platform exterior- is made up of layers upon layers of charred cedar shingles, while the base is built with heavy concrete. The rough sur

18 | march 2018 | www.thatsmags.com faces of both materials echo the harsh natural elements of the region during winter. architectural design | life & style

The open-air observation deck offers a view of the majestic mountains and Songhua Lake at a distance.

Inspired by a piece of leaf floating on water, the boomerang-shaped Two circular openings cut through the red cedar ceiling and floor. structure’s location was selected due to its unobstructed view of the While the top hole allows sunlight and snowflakes to enter the space, surrounding area, and its minimal impact to the forest. the floor window gives visitors a chance to observe the skiing activities beneath them.

www.thatsmags.com | march 2018 | 19 Snowboarders in action with the ‘Stage’ in the background. Influential Tastemakers These Four Women Are Shaping China’s Sense of Fashion By That’s Shanghai

Once known to the world as the land of cheap labor, poor manufacturing quality and counterfeit goods, a younger generation of local designers has in recent years started to announce their brands as ‘made in China’ with a sense of pride, thanks to the nation’s rising status in the fashion world. In honor of International Women’s Day, here’s a look at some of the powerful, talented women who serve as an essential driving force behind the country’s increasingly discerning taste in style.

20 | march 2018 | www.thatsmags.com Influential Liu Wen Tastemakers Model

These Four Women Are Shaping China’s Sense of Fashion Born in Yongzhou, Hunan, the 30-year-old world- - By That’s Shanghai renowned supermodel started her career in fashion in the mid-2000s, and has since worked with almost eve ry high fashion to casual and streetwear labels one can name. Thanks to her versatile look, Liu has had many firsts and broken many records in her fruitful decade- long modeling career. In the Fall 2009 ready-to-wear season, she booked a whopping 74 shows over the four- major Fashion Weeks in New York, London, Milan and Paris, and remains as the record holder for the high est number of shows ever walked by a model of Asian descent in a single season. That same year, she became the first Chinese model to ever walk the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show (and has since returned multiple- times in the following years). More recently,Vogue in March 2017, she became the first Chinese model to ever ap pear on the front cover of the US edition of .

Guo Pei Couture Designer

Time Magazine Named one of the World’s 100 Most Influential People by in 2016, the Beijing-born couturiere famous- for her traditional Chinese imperial court-inspired designs, which have been featured at some of China’s most high-pro file events, including a white gown decorated with 200,000 Swarovski crystals worn by singer Song Zuying during her- performance at the 2008 Olympics closing ceremony. Her name became widely known in the West after Rihanna ap peared on the red carpet of the 2015 Met Ball in a trailing yellow gown designed by Guo (the one that some hungry - commenters referred to as an omelette or jianbing). That same year, a few of the designer’s dresses were also promi nently featured at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibition, China: Through the Looking Glass. “The gowns I produce for events like the Olympics, or for some of my - clients, don’t really represent me as a designer,” Guo told us, somewhat humbly, back in 2014. “In a way, I’m just a seam stress, a serviceperson who does what the customer wants.”

www.thatsmags.com | march 2018 | 21 Angelica Cheung Editor-in-Chief of Vogue China

Dubbed by the media as China’s Anna Wintour (they do have the same haircut and job title, afterVogue all), theChina Beijing-born fashion journalist was just 39 when she was brought onboard to oversee the launch of back in 2005Vogue – one of the youngest editor-in-chiefs in the publication’s long history. Since the launch of the Chinese edition of , Cheung has since been an integral force behind pushing for more opportunities for Chinese That’smodels and designers of Chinese descent to showcase their talent on the global stage. In a 2015 interview with , she said, “I’m not in [the fashion industry] for the glamor. Those who are don’t last very long… I’m in it for the ride – the people you meet, the things you achieve and the reach you have. That’s what has given me an edge compared to other editors.”

Chen Man Photographer

The 37-year-old Beijinger’s work has graced the covers and - centerfold spreads of glossy fashion magazines and billboard ads for luxury brands around world, but her interest in photogra phy didn’t materialize until halfwayThat’s through her graphic design studies at the acclaimed Central Academy of Fine Arts. “Painting was my main interest,” Chen told in a 2014 interview. “I wanted to be an artist, but it wasn’t a financially sustainable career.” During the formative years of her photography career, Chen developed her signature style in her shots, relying heavily - on Photoshop retouching to create an avant-garde, painting-like - aesthetic that drew criticism from traditionalists. “Other photog raphers didn’t see me as their peer as my shots resembled paint - ings; artists didn’t think I belonged to their world either because I worked for fashion magazines,” Chen told us. “[But to me,] captur ing an image is not just recording real life, but creating a surrealist expression of art.”

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All of Him 11 John Legend Facts to Read up on Before His Show, P34

Women in Music Mogwai New Albums P28 P32 P35 drumroll 25 - 近巨鹿 , 楼 4 rch 2018 | 号 1 襄阳路 gs.com | Ma tsma tha www. ignore a bright “It’s difficult to difficult “It’s orange president” (www.kungfukomedy.com) Mar 9, 9pm & Mar 10, 7pm & 9pm, RMB170 presale, RMB200 door. Kung Fu Komedy Club, 4/F, 1 Xiangyang Bei Lu, by Julu Lu Has Trump and the current political the current and Has Trump jokes your affected the US in climate the past year? throughout get to topic is a hard Trump President Yes! a ignore but it’s difficult to I tried, from. away president. orange bright that stand stories crazy any have Do you through touring extensive your out from out the US? but I I could tell, stories road a few I have visa. my revoke to China want don’t learned some tips that you’ve What are all over for audiences performing from the world? and that kill everywhere, jokes Relationship about the US than we more people know put out good if you about them. Also, know you! comes back to it usually energy, 路 - len the soul of the person they’re imperson len the soul of the person they’re covering is similar to ating. I think the trick the match try to someone else’s music: you and pitch. tone comedy me a bit about your tell you Could Devil? album, The Legend of the Jersey second Jersey Devil is my of the The Legend as a told I was album; it’s based on a story folklore, Scouts. It’s New Jersey kid in the Cub tale about a half-animal, half- an old wives’ I also in the woods. that lives human creature a new album coming out this spring have . Grooms Kyle of New Jersey Vs. called The State put I was of when story It’s based on a true at the age of 10. on trial performed at the famous Apollo You What’s it in January. Harlem in Theater perform there? to like alone its history awesome; The Apollo was I come correct. to obligated feel you makes spot comedy if it’s the preferred know don’t make to because trying though, in New York, of comes with another level laugh Harlem anxiety.

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well, people react as if the performer has sto if the performer as people react well, What I like about it is that when it’s done about it is that when What I like the trick to making them seem realistic? making the trick to Barack Obama and Al Sharpton. What’s Al Sharpton. Obama and Barack impersonations of famous people like of famous people like impersonations Some of your comedy features spot-on features comedy Some of your from outer space. outer from Eddie Murphy, who seemed like they came they like seemed who Murphy, Eddie Before that, there was Richard Pryor and Pryor Richard was that, there Before from my neighborhood made standup com neighborhood my from attainable. more feel edy on HBO and see Jam on HBO Def Comedy Watching were they like comics that looked ing regular What first sparked your interest in pursu in interest your What first sparked comedy? ing with a beer in my hand. with a beer in my hip hop clubs and going down an indoor slide hip hop clubs and going down to change any material. Also, there are re are Also, there material. change any to eating amazing food, memories are strongest The crowds were really into it; I didn’t have have it; I didn’t into really were The crowds Some of my good local comics in China. ally Shanghai and Beijing? and Shanghai China tour from the man himself. of impression your was what China, and in Here’s what to expect from Groom’s upcoming upcoming expect from Groom’s what to Here’s most about performing like What do you traveling around China with Kung Fu Komedy. out this spring, and is a bit of an old hand at Comedy Central half a new hour, album coming tried by the state at had age his 10. own He’s from mythical New Jersey monsters to getting people laugh with jokes about everything Grooms has had a long career ofmaking New Jersey-based standup comedian Kyle By Erica Martin New Jersey Folklore Trump, Relationship Jokes and and Jokes Relationship Trump, The Comedian’s ThoughtsThe Comedian’s on Ky See the QR codes on this page? Scan them with the That's App when you see it on an article to find more multimedia, photos and videos related to the feature you are reading. Genius, eh? collage Download the That's App at www.thatsmags.com/app

Coming to a theater near you Canvassed Traveling Frog Fever Noticed any screenshots on WeChat Moments recently of a cozy animated apartment complete with a loft bedroom and a rather stoic little frog? A new mobile game by Japanese developer Hit-Point called Tabi Kaeru, or Traveling Frog, has struck a chord in China, spending several weeks as the march most downloaded app on the iOS China App Store. The 2 game’s serene, piano-y background music, muted colors Three Billboards Outside and supremely cute animation add to its appeal, as does the relatively low-key game play, which many young profession- Ebbing, Missouri als respond to after a stressful workday. In essence, play- ers buy food and supplies for their frog, who then leaves home for days at a time, returning with endearing photos Martin McDonagh (In Bruges, Seven Psychopaths) of them posed outside major Japanese landmarks. Hit-Point usesOne ofsatire the standoutand pitch-black releases comedy of 2017, to this chronicle film by a is also behind 2014’s wildly popular Nekko Atsume: Kitty grieving mother in a sleepy American town and Collector, so they have a knack for creating addictive games, her renegade search for justice for an unsolved especially ones geared toward China’s mobile gamers – a murder. Frances McDormand gives an espe- whopping 96 percent of Traveling Frog users downloaded cially strong performance in the starring role, the game from the China App Store. which McDonagh wrote with her in mind. Sam Rockwell, Woody Harrelson and Peter Dinklage also star in this dark and grimly realistic portrait HAO BU HAO - enof a Oscars, conflict including bitterly unfolding Best Picture. in small town America. The film is up for sev Hao In what’s beginning to look like a trend of non-English

Secret Superstar has become the foreign films gaining greater traction in the Chinese box Staroffice, Wars: Bollywood The Last flick Jedi to become the highest grossing first big hit of 2018, overtaking Western blockbusters like - foreign film of the year so far. It’s also made history as march the first Indian movie to split box office profits with do 9 appearedmestic distributors, as father and rather daughter than selling in last the year’s film extremely for a flat Black Panther fee. The film starsDangal Amir. Khan and Zaira Wasim, who also This latest installment in the Marvel Comics successful film of recent years. Starring Chadwick Boseman as T’Challa/BlackUniverse is the Panthermost acclaimed alongside superhero Michael B.film Bu Hao Jordon, Lupita Nyong’o, Forest Whittaker, Daniel Bad Daddy has been making headlines Kaluuya (Get Out) and Letitia Wright (Black Mirror Domestic film for executing potentially the biggest box office fraud in ), the film centers on T’Challa, king of the in theaters throughout the country when it debuted on China’s film history. Occupying just 3 percent of screens- troublefictional at African home. nation His superhero of Wakanda, alter who ego, returnsBlack from an international conflict only to find further February 2, it boasted 34 percent of the day’s total rev time, debuting in the comic Fantastic Four #52 in enue, beating out several more high-profile films with Panther, was the first African superhero of all distributor of running a pyramid scheme, citing unusual seatingpresale patternsticket purchases. in presale Investigators ticket purchases suspect that the began film’s epic soundtrack, which was curated by over a year ago. Kendrick1966. One Lamar. of the Atfilm’s the many time of selling writing, points is its - proval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. the film holds a rare 99 percent ap 26 | March 2018 | www.thatsmags.com Edited by erica martin / [email protected]

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Domestic Blockbuster Romance Shot on Location in Antarctica Till the End of the World (南极绝恋), a romance survival drama written and directed by Wu Youyin that debuted last month in domestic theaters, enjoys the distinction of being one of From John Legend’s chart-topping soul to Mogwai’s pioneering post-rock, here the only feature films ever shot on location in Antarctica. A are our favorite tracks from artists writer who also took part in China’s 27th and 28th Antarctic performing in Shanghai this month. Scan aexpeditions, plane crash Wu who later fall pennedin love as the they novel try that to stay the alivefilm islong based the QR code in your That’s app to listen. on. Mark Chao and Yang Zishan star as the sole survivors of The Thing manageableenough to be locales rescued. like Most Alaska, films but set both in Antarctica, Wu and the like actors John Oh Wonder – ‘Drive’ Carpenter’s 1982 hit , are actually filmed in more more authenticity. Till the End of the World has been marketed John Legend – ‘All of Me’ apparently agreed that filming on location would lend the film - The Dickies – ‘Killer Klowns’ makeras the firstKirk feature Watson film gained ever some to be media filmed attention in Antarctica, in 2012 though for this isn’t entirely true – BritishSouth of scientist Sanity and documentary film- Beach Fossils – ‘Down the Line’ tirely during a stint at the continent’s Halley Research Station. his amateur horror film , which he filmed en Mitsume – ‘あこがれ’

Rodion – ‘True Love Floats’

Mogwai – ‘Coolverine’

The fin. – ‘Outskirts’

Pinch – ‘Qawwali’

LANY – ‘Super Far’

Sevdaliza – ‘Human’

Zedd – ‘The Middle’

Armin van Buuren – ‘Sunny Days’

World’s End Girlfriend – ‘Plein Soleil’

Föllakzoid – ‘Trees’

We Lost the Sea – ‘A Gallant Gentleman’

www.thatsmags.com | March 2018 | 27 arts | music Boss Ladies Seven Women Defining China’s Indie Music Scene By Erica Martin Lieselotte Wang Founder, Ye Records Shanghai

of Ye Records’ origins. “Then I got to know the ieselotte Wang has been an avid music bands more (and the fans as well), and I felt like fan since childhood, and in high school I could do more to help, so I just kept going.” she developed a passion for NYC indie Lpop band The Drums. “I dreamed that one day rock band Beach Fossils on a China tour, an From label bosses and I could own one of their records,” she says, “but especiallyThis month, impressive she’s bookingbringing forlo-fi an Brooklyn independ - concert promoters then I ended up touring with them through China in 2014.” to musicians, here is packed with interesting bookings, from With her music promotion company, Ye Americanent promotion pop bandcompany. The BilindaHer 2018 Butchers calendar to are some of the most Records, Wang has carved a niche for herself her current favorite band, breezy and soulful successful female even within Shanghai’s saturated music scene, Japanese trio Lamp. beginning back in 2015 with a reunion tour leaders in China’s indie Despite her string of accomplishments, for Japanese post-rock band Euphoria. In fact, music scene, all of whom Wang acknowledges some of her frustra- Wang herself was the catalyst for their return. tions with music promotion. “It seems like are helping to forge and A fan of their music, she emailed the individual sometimes male promoters get more respect, define the future of the band members encouraging them to end their whereas female promoters still feel a bit like country’s music industry. outsiders,” she says. “People sometimes judge eventually agreed, and then she organized their you and gossip, but I don’t care about that stuff eight-cityfive-year hiatus China andtour. get back together; they anymore. Now I think if I can do my work well and put on good shows and tours, that’s all that friends do some local bookings and promoting, “At first I was trying to help my musician really matters.”

no one was bringing to China yet,” Wang says WeChat ID: yerecords and also fulfill my dream of seeing bands that

isana Yan has been buying vinyl re- in China is largely male-dominated, though cords since she was a teenager, a hab- she’s been able to operate with relative ease H because she’s mostly anonymous behind the for Japanese indie music. Now based out of Shenzhen,it thatshe begandeveloped blogging into viaa specific Weibo love and agedJrocks30s man,” brand. she jokes. “There are some followers developing a devoted following of fans. whoThough believe timethat Jrock30smanagement is run is byher a greatestmiddle- WeChat under the account, Jrock30s, quickly hurdle when balancing a full-time job with her concert last summer, Yan is expanding into blogging, she’d recommend the DIY profes- Buoyed by the success of her first offline sion to anyone who has the passion to see it Enjoy Music Club over from Japan for a multi- through. Hisana Yan cityconcert tour promotion, this month. bringing “They have quirky their rap own trio “If you like music, just do it,” she says. “My style, and their music is full of happiness,” Yan real-life job is far away from the music indus- Founder, Jrock30s (邦摇30s) says of the band. “They are not very famous try, but I think the Internet enables all of us to Shenzhen in China now, but I believe that they have the speak out and share.” potential.” Yan has found that the music industry WeChat ID: Jrock30s

28 | March 2018 | www.thatsmags.com music | arts Kristen Ng risten Ng’s introduction to Chengdu Founder, Kiwese came during a backpacking trip in Booking Manager, NU SPACE 2014, when her friend took her to Kan “insane pool party in a garden village with Chengdu

moveddrum ’n there bass theDJs followingand fireworks,” year to she focus says. on her design and visuals,” explains Ng. She manages ventureSmitten Kiwesewith the (a city, play the on New ‘Kiwi’ Zealand and ‘Chinese’), native thewhere venue’s artists diverse can flesh bookings out their and ideas also forruns stage an which began as a blog discussing cultural audiovisual series called Blah Blah out of the identity and underground music, and then ex- space as a platform for emerging artists. panded into a touring label as Ng began putting “I hope more women will get involved with down roots in Chengdu’s music scene. “It’s ba- performance and promotion, as well as the tech side of things like lights, stage and sound,” Ng Chinese audiences and vice versa,” she says. concludes. “It’s always nice to turn up at a ven- sicallyNg introducingrecently wrapped cool New an extensiveZealand artists tour with to The All Seeing Hand, an electronic noise rock putting on a live show. Support your sisters!” ue and find women involved with the process of through 14 shows across the mainland with kiwese.co.nz severalgroup from supporting New Zealand. acts, including The band Ng’s trampled own music project, Kaishandao. “It felt like we were this roaming circus troupe,” she says. On top of this, Ng also works with NU SPACE, Chengdu’s main livehouse and hub

helped open in 2015. “NU SPACE is the place for underground music, which her flatmate

Sun Yi Founder, Space Circle Manager, Wang Wen Hangzhou

as the band’s manager, traveling with them fter discovering promotion and on overseas tours and organizing their album artist management in college while releases. “Wang Wen has always maintained organizing concerts at a music a steady positive creative streak,” she says. Avenue owned by her friend, Sun Yi went on to “Every time I work with them, it’s a new found Space Circle, a Hangzhou-based artist learning experience.” management company that also offers tech Aside from their continued collabora- support and stage crews for shows. tion with Wang Wen, Space Circle’s greatest “I initially started with a small team, achievement thus far has been organizing a as per my experience in the last 10 years,” stadium show for Nanjing rapper Jony J in she says. “There is a lack of partners in the 2017, a major milestone for a small company industry here in Hangzhou, but there is a after only their second year in action. good scene with good venues. I wanted to “The [music promotion] industry is still start a company, where I could work with pretty young in China and needs more excel- my favorite bands and give an opportunity to lent people,” she says, explaining that many of young people to enter this line of work.” the other managers she knows and respects Space Circle provides a platform for are also women. Hisana Yan small, up-and-coming indie bands, like “I haven’t thought too much about the is- Shaoxing instrumental rockers Little Wizard, Founder, Jrock30s (邦摇30s) sue of gender,” says Sun. “but this job is very who released an EP with them last year. Shenzhen different. I hope that many women consider The brightest star on their roster, however, is Wang Wen, the Dalian troupe that’s been active since 1999 and is largely considered WeChatworking ID: in SpaceCircleMusic this field.” China’s greatest post-rock band. Sun serves

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Cookie Zhang Co-founder, Daily Vinyl Shanghai

were hoping to sell. It has since expanded into a n the racks at Daily Vinyl’s record store, recurring market, workshops and parties featur- which doubles as a hotel in an airy - lanehouse on Dagu Lu, an album by ker ollo-MAM. O ing occasional DJ sets by Zhang under her moni 90s hip-hop troupe The Pharcyde lies next to “Once you get some people in, they’ll have Anderson .Paak’s 2016 collaboration record with their own connections with others, and that will Knxwledge and a 1977 album by a South Korean inspire new people to come take part,” she says, all-girl funk group called The Happy Dolls that explaining Daily Vinyl’s relaxed and grassroots has a “rare” sticker on its sleeve. approach to spreading vinyl culture. These eclectic options are compiled by long- several major plans for keeping momentum up in Now that the dust has settled, Zhang has - habitstime cratedigger began with Cookie CDs when Zhang she and was her a teen.Daily “I tel-cum-vinyl shop set to open in Guangzhou this hadVinyl listened co-founder to hip-hop Endy Chen. for more Zhang’s than collecting12 years,” spring,2018. These plus a include new music a second label locationpurposely of focusedher ho she says, “And at that time I was really into on digital rather than vinyl releases. “It will just scratching and turntablism, so I started to buy be some music for people to listen to and have records just to practice.” another way to be into what we do,” she says. “I don’t think about these ideas in terms of bad or bedridden for half-a-year by spending her idle good. I just think about what I want to do next.” timeZhang delving then into coped new genreswith an and illness exploring that left the her source material that her favorite hip-hop songs WeChat ID: DailyVinyl sampled from, giving her a deeper knowledge of the genres she works with today. The Daily Vinyl concept began simply in a day on Weibo to promote some records they 2014, with Zhang and Chen posting one album Lolly Fan Marketing Manager, Maybe Mars Records Beijing

olly Fan’s relationship with music began ing the balance between what she describes as not with albums, but with video games. “being ourselves, being avant-garde and selling “I was obsessed with Counter-Strike well. How do we manage the expectations of our Lwhen I was in middle school,” she says, explain- artists and the audience at the same time?” ing that she became particularly taken with a When asked if she hopes her role at Maybe segment in the game that featured ‘It’s My Life’ as Mars will inspire other women to work in music, the background music. “I remembered I watched she agrees, but sees things a little differently. that video again and again. Then I looked up the “I think their passion is the key that will song and found a whole new world outside of drive them into music,” she says, “I feel that Chinese pop.” most women nowadays don’t see themselves as Years later, she’s now the Marketing Manager weaker than men. There might be more male mu- at Maybe Mars Records, a core member of the sicians and technicians, but when you look into - ential labels in China. Fan describes her daily du- media-related jobs. Most band managers I know tiesthree-person as a whirlwind team behindof projects one thatof the anyone most influwho’s arethe female,office, there and everyare more venue females, I know especially in Beijing in has worked in a small company will understand. female employees. Maybe they don’t need to be “I guess I do almost all the work, except pro- inspired by others.” duction, designing and tour booking,” she tells us. “When you are in a smaller company like Maybe maybemars.com Mars, there’s a lot of space for you to learn and to do. It’s a great chance for me to reach every corner of the music business. Besides, our work day starts at 1pm!” -

To Fan, the label’s greatest challenge is find

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Yvonne Chen Founder, Say Yes Asia Shanghai Power Playlist Interviewees Recommend Their Favorite Female Musicians

he name of Yvonne Chen’s promotion company, Say Yes, is a nod to the “Yes and…” improve con- Cookie Zhang: cept, in which comedians accept whatever idea a Daymé Arocena – ‘Mambo Na Ma’ Tfellow participant suggests and then adds on something Perera Elsewhere – ‘Happened’ new. For Chen, the concept resonates because of her Dawn Penn – ‘You Don’t Love Me (No, desire to expand perceptions about electronic music in No, No) Shanghai. “When I started Say Yes, I hoped that more people Sun Yi: could be open and accepting of the music and events we Yunggie Ma – ‘Green Tara’ promote” she explains. “[The name] tells us that people Nova Heart – ‘Ethereal’ all think very differently, but we should always be positive, polite and open-minded, instead of saying no to Lieselotte Wang: everything immediately.” Lamp – ‘恋は月の蔭に’ Chen started promoting after a four-year stint at an Broadcast – ‘Corporeal’ Yo La Tengo – ‘You Can Have It All’

office“Back job, takingin the old inspiration days, I went from to the underground nightlife culture clubs Yvonne Chen: likeshe’s Shelter, loved since which she brought first moved really togood Shanghai. stuff from all over Fever Ray – ‘To the Moon and Back’ the world,” she says. “Those experiences on the dance Paula Temple – ‘Colonized’ Powder – ‘Heart’ totally different from commercial nightclubs, and it changedfloor – the my music life.” they played, the people I met – was Hisana Yan: Say Yes has made massive strides in the two years Shiina Ringo – ‘Suberidai’ it’s been active, organizing tours for techno producer tricot – ‘oyasumi’ Paula Temple and Silent Servant in 2017, plus collabora- CHAI – ‘Sayonara Complex’ tive efforts that included a rooftop rave in Chengdu, a tour for prominent Austrian electronic act HVOB with Kristen Ng: Modern Sky and Xihu Festival on Hangzhou’s West Lake. Hiperson – ‘Reaping’ One of Chen’s long-term goals is to increase the The Hormones – ‘Darkness of the Light’ number of live electronic acts that come to Shanghai, and female electronic musicians in general. “I hope to see Lolly Fan: other young women get inspired by what I do,” she says, Carter Tutti Void – ‘v1’ “because I feel that we need more real female producers, Ourself Beside Me – ‘Sunday Girl’ rather than just DJs.” Alpine Decline – ‘Return to Desolation Chen doesn’t have a favorite memory or highlight gig, Lake’ (forthcoming this month)

from clubgoers in real time. “People have come up to me manybut she’s times satisfied at the wheneverend of a Say she Yes gets event positive and asked feedback me when the next one is,” she says. “They already can’t wait.”

WeChat ID: SayYesAsia

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who plays guitar, bass, keyboards, synthe- name in post-rock, the pioneers and Mogwai Mogwai are regularly hailed as the first- just before the recording of their second al- ally laugh off such praise. Over the course of bumsizer, back flute inand 1999. vocals, In typical Burns joinedMogwai the fashion, band The Glaswegian Post-rock definers of the genre, but they gener his invite came down to his being “a good laugh” as much as his impressive musical skill Titans Meander Back to varied23 years, discography, they’ve perfected while experimenting their signature with set, according to guitarist and co-founder everything‘loud-quiet-loud’ from spoken song formula word lyricism in a large to and Stuart Braithwaite in a 2006 interview. Shanghai and Beijing poppy hooks. Founded in Glasgow in 1995, This sly jocular attitude characterizes the band still largely lives and works out of many a Mogwai interviews and public ap- By Erica Martin their home city, which has a reputation as pearances, and it’s marked contrast to their one of the world’s best places for music, with the most enthusiastic audiences and fans. and screaming walls of noise. Their infa- “It’s certainly a very supportive town for mouslymusic, which nonsensical flits between song names, tender which melancholy span music and art (and there’s always room for - improvement),” says band member Barry tionable puns to obscure in-band jokes, are Burns, “but it sounds a lot less fun than plac- anothereverything spot from in which football this references contrast playsto ques out. es like London where the costs of rehearsing “Once the hard work – the serious busi- are much higher.” A multi-instrumentalist ness of making a tune that we think is good

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to take stock. They’re currently running a 2011, a time Burns recalls as full of “pretty podcast in conjunction with the tour consist- hazyMogwai memories first because toured throughwe were China in and in out ing of interviews between band members - ward to stopping through again and spending highlight moment in episode one, Braithwaite moreso quickly.” time exploring He and the the band two are cities looking this time. for revealsand reflections to producer on how Fridmann far they’ve his belief come. that In a Their return comes thanks to the 2017 “weirdly, the more records you make, the less release of their ninth LP, Every Country’s Sun. you worry. And I think if you’re not too wor- Hailed as a return to form by many critics, the ried about something being terrible, you kind album sees poppy vocal tracks like the sec- of free yourself up to more opportunities.” In ond single ‘Party in the Dark’ alongside shin- our interview, Burns had a slightly different ing examples of the band’s classic style, like take on the same idea. “I feel like we were just as risky when we of the record have credited its producer and were younger, but that there are more op- soundthe album’s mixer, stirring Dave Fridmann, finale track. an Admirersold friend of portunities given to us to try things out these the band’s who also produced their second days,” he says. “Perhaps the longevity of the and third albums in 1999 and 2001, which band has enabled this. The amount of hard essentially cemented their early popularity. work and practice over the years can improve Fridmann is a sought-after producer, your output, too.” but he will not relocate from his home in In another potential piece of fodder for upstate New York to record an album, which somewhat explains the 16-year gap between Mogwai has one longstanding connection to his and Mogwai’s previous collaborations. China,reflection random as the and band unplanned arrive on though the mainland, it may For Every Country’s Sun, the band traveled have been. Back in 1995, they named them- overseas and stayed in Fridmann’s tiny rural selves on a whim after the tricky mogwai town outside Buffalo during recording, which undoubtedly had an effect on the atmosphere which in turn was taken from the Chinese of the album. wordcreature mogui from (魔鬼 the 1984), or demon. cult film Gremlins, “It’s in the middle of nowhere, and even “We only found out about the Chinese the main town 10 kilometers away isn’t ex- connection many years after the band was actly a metropolis,” says Burns, looking back on their stay upstate. “The atmosphere is one pleased about it. Hope it’s not too much bad where you want to work constantly, and at luck!”called Mogwai,” says Burns, “but I’m quite nighttime you get to relax and have a great time with your bandmates.” Mar 12, 9pm, RMB360 presale RMB450 door. Every Country’s Sun debuted just two Bandai Namco Shanghai Base, 179 Yichang Lu, “We were just as risky years after their 20-year compilation album, by Jiangning Lu 宜昌路179号, 近江宁路 (newnoise. taobao.com) Central Belters, dropped in 2015, and the when we were younger, band seems to be using this latest world tour – in which their Beijing and Shanghai shows but there are more fall smack in the middle – as an opportunity opportunities to try things out these days”

enough – is over, we just have a big list of nonsense song titles,” Burns says. In recent years, Mogwai has taken to what’s always been perceived as a ‘cinematic’ scoring films, perhaps as a natural reaction to notable is their soundtrack for Storyville: Atomicquality –in Living their music.in Dread The and most Promis recente, a and BBC 4 documentary on atomic bombs and Hiroshima, which spawned the simultane- ously lovely and paranoia-inducing single suited to setting an onscreen mood, and they appear‘Ether.’ Manyregularly Mogwai on soundtrack songs feel uniquelylists for mov - ies and video games. The song ‘Kid’s Will Be Skeletons’ became one of their most popular (at least outside avid post-rock fan circles) after appearing on the soundtrack of 2015’s acclaimed video game Life Is Strange.

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but as the piano player on Lauryn Hill’s classic 90s track ‘Everything isLegend’s Everything’ first performance(the one with on the a musicmajor videoalbum depicting was not asNew a singer, York City as a giant vinyl record spinning on a player).

Legend and Chrissy Teigan Though they deal in very different styles live in a mansion formerly of music, Kanye West is a close friend of owned by Rihanna in LA. Legend’s, and was essential to launching Teigan once admitted in an his career. Legend co-wrote and sang back- interview that she’s opened ground vocals on several songs on Kanye’s some of Rihanna’s mail. groundbreaking debut The College Dropout (credited by his given name, John Stephens), while Kanye helped produce Legend’s debut album, Get Lifted. In addition to a whopping 10 Grammy Awards, Legend won an Oscar for Best Original Song for penning the track ‘Glory’ Selma, and a Tony Award for co-producing August Wilson’s play Jitney for fromBroadway. the film This means he’s only an Emmy Legend worked as a wedding Award away from becoming an EGOTer. singer while he was a teenager; we wonder if any of those couples have looked back at photos and realized who sang The song that launched for them! Legend’s career was ‘Ordinary Myths People,’ the single from his Grammy-winning debut album Get Lifted. However, the song Legend’s stage name derives from and almost didn’t appear on the al- a nickname given to him by poet J. bum; he originally wrote it for Ivy, whom he met while working the Black Eyed Peas. with Kanye West at the beginning of his career. J. Ivy said to him, “I Legends heard your music and it reminds Legend was apparently an exception- me of that music from the old Getting to Know John Legend ally brilliant student in high school, and school. You sound like one of the was offered admission on scholarship legends.” Legend was originally Before His Darkness to Harvard, Georgetown and Morehouse disinclined to use a stage name College. He eventually attended the in lieu of his real name, John and Light Concert University of Pennsylvania, where he ma- Stephens, but when Kanye West jored in English. and others in the industry began referring to him as “John Legend,” he relented.

Legend took on the role of ex- He has a tradition of eating Southside half a rotisserie chicken before withecutive You, a producer critically in praised a film rofor- every show. themantic first timebiopic in about 2016’s Barack and

Legend wrote his hit song ‘All of Me’ Michelle Obama’s first date in for his wife, Chrissy Teigan, and the Chicago in 1989. music video, shot in Italy’s Lake Como and featuring footage of their wed- John Legend Darkness and Light ding, was directed by a photographer Tour, Mar 8, 8pm, RMB380-1,280. friend who’d introduced the couple Mercedes-Benz Arena, 1200 Shibo seven years earlier. Fans apparently Da Dao, by Yaohua Lu 世博大道1200 have a tendency to propose to their 号, 近耀华路 (0181 6688, www. SOs when Legend sings the song at mercedes-benzarena.com) concerts.

34 | March 2018 | www.thatsmags.com music | arts China Three New Homegrown Albums on Music Corner Our Radar This Month By Erica Martin

Uncertain Worlds by Ttechmak As a follow-up to Love in the Land of Robots, his acclaimed collaboration with Beijing electronic producer Soulspeak, Shanghai-based jazz trumpeter Ttechmak dropped this cosmic release in January. It continues his exploration of jazz rhythms blended with electronic music, this time featuring cameos from a wide array of Shanghai musicians. JZ Club regulars Lawrence Ku, Alec- lismHaavik to theand especially Nick McBride smooth perform and groovy on the trackrecord, ‘Fantasy plus a specialRevisited.’ guest The appearance album starts by offJZ founderwith aRen few Yuqing fairly standardon bass in jazz ‘Compassion fusion tracks, Dance.’ but Producerthen the dark and hip-hopand haunting DJ Wordy interlude lends ‘Trumpet his turntab in a Blender’ transitions into the catchy, melancholy highlight, ‘Self-Delusion in Dark Green.’ The

Listenpensive here: finale www.xiami.com/album/2103464973 tracks ‘Moonflowers’ and ‘Compassion Dance’ are also standouts.

Silk Road Sounds Vol. 1 by Yeti Out After several years as party organizers bringing over solid hip-hop and electronic acts from

the launch of Silk Road Sounds, a self-described “compilation series-cum-record label.” They’ve namedthe West it forafter China the historic tours, Shanghai-based trade route as a crew nod toYeti making Out are connections flexing their between curation Asia muscles and the with rest of the world. The track listing features several notable names in the Chinese hip-hop and

called ‘SOLOW’). Supplementing these are tracks by underground producers based throughout Asiaelectronic and Europe, music scene,including like TurkeyZean and and Bohan Vietnam, Phoenix who (whowe’ve offered never heard up a loungy of but arenew now balled keen to learn more about. Overall, the collection delivers a generous helping of sino-grime and future- forward bangers with samples from a wide array of eras, locales and genres. The record kicks off with a bang thanks to opening grime piece ‘PiedPiper’ by Tokyo producer Double Clapperz, and remains infectiously high-energy throughout.

Listen here: soundcloud.com/yetiout/sets/silk-road-sounds-vol-1

White Noise by Muggle Hunan-based instrumental post-rock group Muggle released their third album, White Noise, at the end of January on 1724 Records, a post-rock and ambient label from Beijing. Wintery and pared down and stylized to an extreme. The band describes the album in their promo material asreflective, “serene theand album pleasant,” recalls which the genre’sis especially most true spare in and its most moody minimalistic camp, with moments, songs like but ‘Silence,’ there are also unsettling noise interludes, most notably during ‘In the Woods,’ that add a bit of neuro- sis to the calm. The album’s name is a nod to the use of white noise to help people with insom- nia sleep, or to stop babies from crying. As a whole, the tracks feel like a practice in meditation, downshifting and introspection. It’s injected with just enough grit and electronic kookiness

Listenfrom synthesizershere: mugglefromchina.bandcamp.com/album/white-noise to give it an edge over the relaxation music you’ll find on sleep aid apps.

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Shanghai International Literary Festival Bibliophiles of the city, rejoice! The multi-faceted wonders of the written word are being made manifest once more, as literati from around the world alight in Shanghai to dazzle with their wit and wisdom. On March 15-28, M Restaurant Group is bringing every creed of authors to Glam to pay homage to the delight of reading.

march 2018 Thursday March 15 Monday March 19 Sunday March 25 12 pm Daan Roggeveen 12 pm Stewart Lee Beck 10 am Tango Progress & Prosperity 18 Amazing People Who Influenced I Have a Dream 6 pm Paul French Modern China 12 pm Richard McGregor City of Devils: A Shanghai Noir 3 pm Palani Mohan WORKSHOP Asia’s Reckoning Wind, Water 2 pm Sara Baume Friday March 16 6 pm Glenn Diaz A Line Made by Walking 12 pm Su Wei & Austin Woerner Globalisation in the Philippines: 4 pm Paul Beatty Book Launch: The Invisible Valley Finding Answers in Fiction The Sellout 6 pm Geoff Dyer Tuesday March 20 Geoff in Shanghai 12 pm Poetry, Poetry & More Poetry Saturday March 17 The Personal in the Local, the Local Monday March 26 in the Global 10 am Tess Johnston 12 pm Robert Oliver A War Away - An American Girl in 6 pm Nick Bonner The Tastes of the South Pacific Made in North Korea: Graphics From Vietnam, 1967-1974 3 pm Osamah Sami WORKSHOP Everyday Life in the DPRK 12 pm Paul French Writing Across Mediums Recovering the Lost Stories of Thursday March 22 6 pm Peter Conradi Shanghai - Showgirls, Gypsies & 12 pm Ross Garnaut Who Lost Russia? How the World Gangsters 40 Years of Economic Reform in Entered a New Cold War 2 pm Victor Mallet China Tuesday March 27 River of Life, River of Death 6 pm Charlotte Wood & Sheng Keyi 12 pm Claire Chao 4 pm Laline Paull Dystopia and the Maiden The Ice Remembering Shanghai 6 pm Dan Goldman Friday March 23 6 pm Roseann Lake Creating Art on Multimedia 12 pm Charlotte Wood, Alexis Leftover in China: The Women Platforms Wright, Fiona Wright Shaping the World’s Next Stella Stars Superpower Sunday March 18 3 pm Ayse Kulin WORKSHOP Wednesday March 28 10 am M.T. Anderson Short Story Writing 12pm Lenora Chu Feed, Burger Wuss & Octavian 6 pm Alexander Weinstein Nothing Little Soldiers: An American Boy, a Children of the New World: Artificial Chinese School and the Global Race 12 pm Palani Mohan Intelligence & Speculative Fiction to Achieve Hunting with Eagles: In the Realm of the Mongolian Kazakhs Saturday March 24 2 pm Richard Flanagan 10 am Aaliyah Bilal First Person Black Lives in Jazz Age Shanghai 4 pm The Great FT Debate 12 pm Ayse Kulin Is North Korea a Threat to World Last Train to Istanbul Peace? 2 pm Alexis Wright Tracker 4 pm Osamah Sami Good Muslim Boy 6 pm Erotic Fiction Competition www.m-restaurantgroup.com A night of raunchy fiction writing! Cover story 38

Elly 'the Swiss' There are many fantastic stories about foreign adventurers in China in the last decades of Elly Widler’s the 19th century and the first half of the 20th. Elly Widler has to be in the top five at least. He was the second son of David Jaffa who’d been born in Constantinople, Turkey in Ultimate Job 1855. At some point, frustrated by the anti- Shanghai's Biggest Ever Heist by China's Most Jewish laws in Ottoman Palestine, where he Charming Gangster was trying to do business trading with various Swiss-based companies, David Jaffa became By Paul French David Widler and declared himself Swiss. (Whether Switzerland ever knew anything about this new citizen is unclear!) It seems that in the 1890s David got fed up with Palestine and relocated to China with his two boys – Naoum 'Ned' and Elly. Rumor has it that David set up a travelers’ inn at Kalgan (now Zhangjiakou) in Hebei, where a railway line had just been established. Kalgan, in the late 19th Century, was a crazy town of about 70,000 bandits, robbers, Russian tea merchants, camel trains heading for or just departing Peking, and assorted adventurers, foreign and Chinese. A British diplomat passing through at the time noted: "The Police in Kalgan wore white arm bands bearing the word ‘Police’ in both Chinese and English, while Chinese, Mongol and Russian (and other Paul French, New York Storage Company, Szechuen probably never in China. Elly European) business peo- Road, Shanghai International Widler’s heist of the Commercial Times bestselling author of ple spoke a sort of bas- Settlement. Express and Storage Company Midnight in Peking, is back tardised pidgin Mongol to It took four hours for was, by far, the largest robbery communicate. in town for the Shanghai Elly Widler’s ‘Swiss Gang’ to to date ever in Shanghai, and "Russian tea agents International Literary Festival clean out the godown of the everyone knew who had commit- had European style houses Commercial Express and Storage ted the act. 2018. This time he'll be and there was a Russian Company on the Szechuen Road Someone had tipped off the presenting City of Devils, Post Office with a Russian (Sichuan Lu). They arrived after police – some said it was Elly Post Master too, as well which sees him delve into midnight, chloroformed the White himself, proud of his achievement as a Greek and Russian the murky underworld of Russian gate keeper, and backed and entering the criminal record Orthodox church. up half a dozen stolen delivery books of Shanghai. The next Old Shanghai. There were "There were some trucks from Hongay’s coal depot morning, Chinese newspapers plenty of wrong'uns about, English and Swedish two hundred yards up the road. called Elly and the Swiss Gang missionaries, a Russo- and a whole lot of bad The Swiss gang loaded cop- minghuo, daring robbers, and Chinese bank, a post blood between them. In per ingots (worth about USD8 people speculated on the true of the Imperial Chinese million today) onto the back of amount stolen. Elly Widler had this six-page 'Gangs of Old Telegraph Administration the flatbed trucks and drove them just gone down in Chinese crimi- Shanghai' series, French that connected China away to who knows where. By nal history. to the telegraph lines in presents us with a who's who 5am, when someone raised the For days nobody had the Siberia." of old time organized crime, alarm, the Shanghai Municipal faintest idea where Elly or any And the Widler family and quite the rogues gallery Police arrived to find that of his gang were. However, in inn which, so some say, Shanghai’s largest ever heist had 1940, the Shanghai International it is too. In this opening acted as a place thieves happened on their turf and on Settlement and Frenchtown were feature, he tells us about the could bring stolen goods their watch. surrounded by the Japanese and to sell and trade. Quite biggest heist in Shanghai Elly Widler’s boys – Swiss by with all ships entering or depart- a place. David Wilder history, and the flamboyant name and Swiss by nature – left ing the Whangpoo River searched upped and died in 1904. the place picked clean. by the Japanese River Police. Elly, man behind it. Ned and Elly set out to The problem was the amount however, was lying low, some- make their own fortunes. – USD8 million worth of ingots. where close… Ned became a noted The Heist Never had so much money been photographer running the Monday, September 2, stolen in one heist in Shanghai; Pluto Photography Studio 1940, 1am, the godown of on Shanghai’s Bubbling the Commercial Express and march 2018 Well Road (Nanjing Xi Lu) taking portraits Yang Sen then kept Elly in a jail cell for “a man fighting against the odds … chival- of visiting maharajas, the Burmese-Chinese six months, until some generous foreign dip- rous, generous, courageous.” ‘Tiger Balm’ King Aw Boon-Haw and, so it is lomats (none of whom could actually work Actually, many would have agreed said, travelling to Tokyo to photograph the out who was responsible for Elly) secured his with him. Elly was a charming gangster. Japanese Emperor and his family. Elly went in release. There were few inhabitants of the Shanghai the other direction, and headed deeper into Some said Yang Sen was glad to get rid demi-monde, the Badlands clubs and bars, the Chinese hinterlands… of him – Elly had taken over the jail, organ- who hadn’t regularly been stood a drink by ized the other prisoners into a smuggling stand-up Elly the Swiss. gang that made a small fortune from opium, At one point, Elly had somehow secured ‘Just a Normal Swiss cigarettes and women of dubious occupation a cache of German bulletproof vests in his Businessman’ brought into the prison, and terrorized the business dealings. The Shanghai Municipal warden into staying in his office all day. Police needed vests as the city’s crime rate In the chaos of 1920s China, as warlords After his release, Elly decided to head to spiraled in the 1930s and guns became rampaged across the country grabbing ter- Shanghai. (And, by the way, nobody back in everyday items. But could you trust Elly to ritory the size of European countries for their Chongqing who ever invested in his savings sell you decent goods? private armies, Elly liked to call himself, “just trust ever saw their money again!) So Elly took the police over to Hongkew a normal Swiss businessman.” Park (now Luxun Park), donned a bullet That was stretching the truth. At first he proof vest and told the nearest copper to set up a business buying up fox and other On the Run shoot him. The policeman obliged, fired furs on the Tibetan borders, taking them back By November 1940, Elly was hiding deep in at a range of about 12 feet, and Elly went to Chongqing and then shipping them down the Badlands. The police had raided his luxury down in the Hongkou dirt. the Yangtze to Russian and Jewish furriers apartment in Broadway Mansions, right by But then he got up, showed the police in Shanghai for a very decent mark-up over the Garden Bridge, overlooking the Soochow the bullet lodged in the vest, took it off and what he paid the local trappers in Qinghai. Creek. Elly had long been bolt-holed up showed them his bruised chest, and they It was a profitable business and Elly there, running scams, controlling his 'trading bought the whole consignment and toasted flipped the proceeds into opening the Cosmos empire,' planning heists like the Commercial the deal with bootleg champagne. Even the Club in Chongqing. It’s highly doubtful if Express and living in some splendor. coppers liked Elly. Chongqing had ever had, or has ever since, Elly was in his early 50s; his beautiful Life was good – business was up, had a dodgier nightclub. Elly brought jazz, Russian girlfriend was barely 20. Elly had lived heists and robberies were plentiful in rich gambling, opium smoking in public and his entire life in China, except a few years as Shanghai. Things went bad a few times – Russian prostitutes to Chongqing. a young boy in Palestine. He’d never been to Elly’s brother Ned died in 1936, of poison- Out the back he started dealing guns and Switzerland yet he remodeled his Broadway ing, and there were a lot of suspects, but ammunition to the Northern Warlords, per- Mansions apartment to look like it was in a none ever prosecuted. But Elly got rich, got petually fighting among themselves across the luxury chalet in some affluent Swiss canton – a young girlfriend and got the most sumptu- vast plains of Manchuria and down to Peking. cuckoo clocks, a roaring log fire, cow bells, ous pad in the Broadway Mansions. With profits from the Cosmos gun-running wooden ornaments... fondues and bündner- operation he set up a savings trust promising fleisch for his whole gang of Swiss and French big interest payments for those who chose to outlaws on Fridays! As Shanghai Falls, So trust their money to Elly ‘the Swiss’ – many But Elly had another bolt-hole, one out of did, foreigners and Chinese. After all, who Elly Falls… the reach of the Shanghai Municipal Police. A doesn’t trust the Swiss with money? The end of Shanghai was the end of Elly. nightclub in the Badlands of the old Western But Elly played too many sides. In 1923, For a year after his famous heist, he hid out Roads District (Huxi, as the Chinese called it, two warlords fought a series of battles not far in some style at the Six Nations Club in the and you can take a tour of it on p42-43), out from Chongqing. Elly sold guns and ammo Badlands. beyond the Settlement and Frenchtown, on to both. And then, on December 8, 1941, the Avenue Haig (now Huashan Lu). The losing warlord, General Yang Sen Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and, at Elly had built a giant nightclub and casino of the Sichuan Clique (pictured below), took the same time, occupied the International that covered an entire block called the Six umbrage to this opportunism. Yang Sen was Settlement of Shanghai. Elly stayed a free Nations. He and his Swiss gang moved there, a Taoist master with numerous wives, conman, still claiming Swiss nationality (and set up cot beds and poured themselves a cubines and children, but he didn’t like Elly neutrality) until the spring of 1942. large glass of kirsch to celebrate life beyond selling guns to both him and his enemies si- Then, somehow, he got on the wrong the long arm of the law. multaneously. So he took Elly hostage. side of the Japanese army and they locked Barefoot, with a rope around his neck him up in the notorious Bridge House on and his hands ‘A Man Fighting Against Szechuen Road. Elly may well have been tied behind struck by the irony that Bridge House him, Elly was the Odds’ was just a stone’s throw from the old led at the head Hiding out in Shanghai in 1940, Elly was Commercial Express godown he’d robbed of Yang Sen’s alone, apart from his gang. He’d appealed of USD8 million in September 1940. army for 200 to the Swiss Consul General, arguing that he Unlike many others, Elly managed to miles. Holding hadn’t stolen the copper ingots but only re- survive Bridge House. He then managed the rope was a moved them on orders of the Japanese Army, to get to America at the end of the war. He powerful Chinese and who could say no to them? died in 1962 in Manhattan. executioner, his He wrote to the papers telling the people He lived a pretty good life and his post- broadsword for of Shanghai that he had withstood the tortures war days were said to have been quite com- head-chopping of Yang Sen’s jail cells, that his mother had fortable – but then not one single, solitary slung over his been given a medal by Queen Victoria (there ingot from the Commercial Express heist in back. is absolutely no evidence of this), that he was, Shanghai was ever recovered… Cover story 40 Gangs of Shanghai The Oldies but Baddies who Ran the City By Paul French

1. The Swiss Gang Boss: Elly Widler Base: The Six Nations Casino, Avenue Haig (Huashan Lu) These French, German and Swiss thieves were responsible for the biggest heist in Shanghai history (see previous page) when in 1940 they stole a haul of copper ingots worth USD8 million in today’s money.

2. The Boychiks Boss: Walter ‘Wally’ Lunzer Base: Farren’s Nightclub & Casino, Great Western Road (Yan’an Xi Lu) Joe Farren needed muscle for the door of his casino and nightclub empire, and hired the ‘Boychiks,’ a group of young Viennese Jewish guys (hence the Yiddish term) led by heavy Walter Lunzer, who had all left Vienna when the Nazis arrived in early 1938.

3. The Argentina Gang Boss: Leo Fleischer Base: The Argentina Nightclub, Corner of Avenue Haig & Edinburgh Road (Huashan Lu & Jiangsu Lu) The biggest of the openly fascist gangs in Shanghai, the group is led by Leo Fleischer, a White Russian who be- underworld as a smugglers’ para- the city dressed as a humble lieved the Nazis would smash Stalin dise. Today we call it Shenzhen… workman. He had a loyal gang and return the country to the Tsar. and it’s changed a bit! of Russian boys who would do anything for him. 4. The Pai Loh Gang 6. The Canidrome Tower Boss: Unknown 8. The Silver Palace Gang Base: The Pai Loh Casino, down a small Gang Boss: José Bothelo lane just off of Avenue Haig (Huashan Lu) Boss: Carlos Garcia Base: The Silver Palace Casino, Avenue Foch If any Shanghai casino ever looked like the Base: The Canidrome Tower and Racetrack, (Yan’an Zhong Lu) famous Madame Gin-Sling’s place in Josef Rue Lafayette (Fuxing Zhong Lu) One of the two biggest Portuguese gangs von Sternberg’s The Shanghai Gesture, it was Carlos Garcia was the closest to a cappo in Shanghai, they traded and transported the Pai Loh, a legendary Badlands di tutti capi (‘boss of all bosses’) the foreign people, guns, roulette wheels and slot ma- casino and opium den run by gangs of Shanghai ever had. A chines to and from Macao. When the war Eurasian Macanese gambling and total legend, he adjudicated disa- started they also began a lucrative trade in crime interests. greements between the city’s for- Portuguese passports and visas eign gangs. to get people out of China and 5. The Shumchun Triads to neutral Macao, and on to Lisbon. Boss: ‘Cabbage’ Moh 7. The Giraldi Gang Base: Fa Wah Village (north of Fahuazhen Lu) Boss: Alexander ‘Shura’ Giraldi The gang was named after a small village Base: An unknown location in Frenchtown 9. The 37427 Gang and railway station on the Canton-Kowloon Gang leader Shura was a hermaphrodite Boss: Luiz Antonio Perpetuo Railway right next to the Hong Kong and who loved to wear the latest women’s fashion Base: The 37427 Casino, Bubbling Well Chinese mainland border, better known in the items from Paris, yet he would move around march 2018 11. The Kan Gang/Unione 16. The ‘Friends’ of Riley Corse Boss: Edward Thomas ‘Jack’ Riley Base: The Manhattan Bar, Blood Alley, Rue Boss: Mr. Kan Chu Pao San (Xikou Lu) Base: Route Courbet (Fumin Lu) If there was ever a mobster who managed to Socializing and working out of a house on charm all of Shanghai despite his sinful ways, Route Courbet, the location was no accident then it was the ‘Slots King’ Jack Riley. He set – many of the Corsicans affiliated to the crimi- up a bar called the Manhattan on nal organization were also members of the the infamous Blood Alley, but that French Concession police force, was just the start… whose headquarter was just along the road. 17. The Tipsy Gang 12. The Burlington Hotel Boss: Akim & Natya Base: The Tipsy Café, Wayside Road Gang (Huoshan Lu) Boss: William ‘Old Bill’ Hawkins Akim and Natya came from Russia and set Base: The Burlington Hotel, Bubbling Well up the Tipsy Café, which brewed up Hongkou Road (Nanjing Xi Lu) Hooch – a version of Ireland’s own potch- ‘Old Bill’ Hawkins nickname was a joke on een, but with Chinese sweet potatoes. It was the common diminutive for William and the said that you could dissolve an slang term for the police in England. He ran army boot in it (as a compliment an illegal casino in the Burlington Hotel’s it seems!) largest suite from virtually the day it opened, and it was said that he had trained all the best croupiers 18. The Hovans Gang in Shanghai. Boss: Eugene Pick (aka Hovans) Base: The Taydong Boarding House, Tien Dong Road (Tiantong Lu) 13. The Velvet Sweetshop Few gang bosses in Shanghai were more notori- Gang ous, or attracted as much Special Branch atten- Scan the tion, as Captain Eugene Pick, who bled dry every Boss: Paul Crawley intelligence service in Shanghai selling them duff QR codes Base: The Velvet Sweetshop, North intel, and blackmailed a gay American judge to get the full Szechuan Road (Sichuan Bei Lu) who later committed suicide. His story of each Among the annals of Shanghai’s foreign gang- gang specialized in forgery and white sters there were few with a nastier reputation gang slaving. than Paul Crawley. He beat his Russian wife up in public, waved his gun around in nightclubs, and eventually became 19. The Lojnikoff Gang a hopeless opium addict. Boss: Paul Lojnikoff Base: The Yar Restaurant, Rue Cardinal Road (Nanjing Xi Lu) 14. The Red Rose Gang Mercier (Maoming Nan Lu) ‘Fat’ Tony Perpetuo was old Shanghai’s other Paul Lojnikoff started out working for Eugene Boss: Albert Wiengarten top Portuguese gang boss. He was obese Pick in his gang, but eventually formed his Base: The Red Rose Cabaret, Jukong Alley, with a thick mop of slicked back jet-black own crew made up mostly of Polish and just off of Jukong Road (Zhongxing Lu) hair, and was always seen with at Russian boxers. They openly worked with the Romanian Jew Al Wiengarten was in his 70s least one woman on each arm. Japanese as collaborators, and it was gener- during the mid-1930s, and ran late night Fat Tony embodied the spirit of a ally assumed that all their fights, joint the Red Rose Cabaret up in northern gangster from head to toe. held during the Japanese occupa- Hongkou (widely known as “Honky Tonk tion, were rigged. Hongkou”) along with his brother 10. The Route Vallon Sammy. They stayed on slummy Jukong Alley, even when they had 20. The Spider Club Gypsy Clan the cash to move uptown. Boss: Ever-revolving! Gang Base: Route Vallon (Nanchang Lu) Boss: Dr. Albert von Miorini Shanghai’s gypsies were essentially three 15. The Broadway Base: West End Gardens, Yu Yuen Road extended families that ran to as many as 300 Mansions Gang (Yuyuan Lu) people in total. In the entertainment industry Viennese physician Albert Miorini presented Boss: Unknown they provided the popular gypsy himself as the most cultured of men, and was Base: Broadway Mansions, North Soochow bands and dancers around town, seen frequenting musical concerts and cello Road (Bei Suzhou Lu) but were also into fencing stolen soirees, but the Spider Club Gang were actu- A group of enterprising young White Russian gems, fortune telling and various ally a nasty bunch – performing boys who liked a game of cards at night and to other scams. illegal abortions, peddling opium train in a local boxing gym by day. and running an illegal gambling Leaving a bad debt with these guys den in a posh villa in West End at Broadway Mansions was not the Gardens. way to enjoy a long and healthy life. Cover story 42 Gangster's Paradise A Night Out in the Shanghai Badlands By Paul French

hen Japan attacked Shanghai in the summer of 1937, every- Wthing changed. The International Settlement and the French Concession became 'solitary islands' surrounded by a marauding Japanese army. The area to the west of the foreign concessions had been known by foreigners as the Western External Roads and by the Chinese simply as Huxi – what is now Huashan, Jiangsu, Panyu and Xinhua Lu (then the Avenue Haig, Edinburgh Road, Columbia Road and Amherst Avenue) across and up to Yu Yuen, and Jessfield Roads (now Yuyuan and Wanhangdu Lu). It was a nice district to live in – smart houses, a clear run out to the golf course towards Hungjao (Hongqiao) Aerodrome; cocktails by the pool at the Columbia Country Club. But after 1937 the area changed – speculative construction firms erected barn-like premises on the wastelands along the Great Western Road, Edinburgh Road and the Avenue Haig, on the very edge of the Settlement and Frenchtown’s jurisdiction. Two floors, three floors, four, five... The Argentina it was all hastily-built, but with a lick of A giant nightclub with a huge neon paint and muted lighting they became at- sign outside, The Argentina stood at mospheric dancehalls. Soon, though, they the corner of what is now the junc- morphed into gambling dens. The press tion of Huashan Lu and Jiangsu Lu. quickly dubbed it 'The Badlands' and the It attracted a mixed crowd, though name stuck. some stayed away on principle – it Stretching from Xujiahui in the south to was said to be the favorite night- Zhongshan Park in the north, in the alley- club of the Nazi elite ensconced in ways and lanes between the casinos, bam- the German Consulate… and they boo shacks become brothels, dope dens, turned up in full Gestapo uniform. grind shops for low-end gamblers, shabu Why did they like the place? The manager was suppos- methamphetamine merchant stations and edly a White Russian fascist and Nazi-friendly; their friends Hwa-Wei lottery parlours. in the Japanese secret police liked to hang out there; while There was no wartime curfew in the the overall theme was Spanish and Latin American gaucho Badlands – the casinos and nightclubs that suited the Franco-friendly crowd. started at sundown and continued through The Argentina was famous for its Miss China 1941 con- the early hours till sun up. Barely a trace test that saw the place packed and, while the crowd may not of these venues remains today. But in have been to everyone’s taste, the entertainment was top- 1941, this was Shanghai’s wartime notch. We can only imagine how fantastic 'Sitnikova' was District of Sin for gangsters, gamblers and in dazzling costumes singing Spanish songs and how the the worst elements of Shanghai’s criminal crowd must have cheered the terpsichorean dancers! underbelly. Let’s take a tour… march 2018 Shanghai duly The Del Monte fell in love with the The Bolero If the Argentina was Nazi-filled and wild then automobile, and In 1941, Yuyuan Lu was a hodge-podge of the Del Monte was old school Shanghai class, The Del Monte small hole-in-the-wall bars, cafes and opium Jewish and mostly about the gambling. Run was packed. dens. The most popular place on the street for years by Californian Al Israel, the Del The Badlands was The Bolero, down near Jessfield (now Monte was considered way out of town – al- grew up around Zhongshan) Park. most in Siccawei (Xujiahui) when it opened Al, and he didn’t To be fair, The Bolero was about enter- before the Great War. get on so well with tainment and probably the least gangster- Al ran the joint with his wife Bertha and the gangster ele- packed club in the Badlands. A late night 200-pound Great War vet brother-in-law ment that moved in. He was murdered in the smooch with your partner on the dance floor ‘Demon’ Hyde. Shanghai said Al was crazy to long hot summer of 1938 and Demon took after cocktails but with a little edgy Badlands open out in the western suburbs, but he laid the place over. It eventually fell to wrack and cache? Then the Bolero was your joint. out a car park, hired a turbaned Sikh watch- ruin, and a young English boy living in the man, strung colored lights up to the entrance area, called James Graham (J.G.) Ballard, and decorated the whole place just like the would play in the ruins among the Versailles The Ali-Baba Palace of Versailles (but with roulette tables). statuary. The Ali-Baba was a legend on the Yuyuan Road. In the history of the Badlands it was probably the place most raided by the police for illegal gambling and selling opium. The Six Nations The Badlands was so bad it needed a special police force jointly manned by Back up the Avenue Haig, the main drag of the Chinese, Japanese and Western police offic- Badlands in 1941, and the enormous Six Nations ers – the Western Area Special Police, known Club loomed over the street. The casino/nightclub/ as the WASPs. opium den and entertainment palace was the The WASPs wore bulletproof vests and brainchild of Swiss thief and conman Elly Widler. were instructed to never put the safety catch Elly spun roulette wheels, had a chorus line on on their pistols and always to shoot first and stage and showed movies on a screen out the back ask questions later – the only way to stay – late at night those movies were French and filthy! alive as a cop in the Badlands. The Six Nations was primarily about gambling... for The local wags used to say, Ali-Baba only anyone naive enough to trust Elly not to rig the wheels and the slot machines. had forty thieves, but our Shanghai Ali-Baba has four hundred a night playing roulette!

The Pai-Loh Farren’s Paul French Farren’s was the largest nightclub and casino on the Great Western (Yan’an Lu), then as now the major thoroughfare running west out of town. Joe Farren, a Viennese born cho- reographer, teamed up with American Jack Riley, the man who brought slot machines to China, to create the joint. It was the most expensive nightclub to open in the Badlands – giant neon, air-con, The Pai-Loh was almost as huge as The Six steak dinners, Irish linen tablecloths and an Nations, but it was Chinese-style. If ever there aerialist swinging from the rafters all night. really was a casino in Shanghai that looked Farren’s could hold 600 at full capac- like the one in Josef von Sternberg’s 1941 ity, seat 200 for dinner and the floorshow, movie The Shanghai Gesture then it was the with the gambling up on the floors above to Pai-Loh, run by Macanese and Portuguese catered to the rest: roulette, chemin-de-fer, gambling interests with a little opium smoked craps, dice and – naturally – slots. It was on the top floor. by far the classiest club to ever open in the It was designed with a series of balconied Badlands. floors, with the gambling down in the base- ment pit. Punters up in the high balconies placed bets by lowering silver dollars in small baskets on strings to the pit bosses below. An elaborate pulley system across the ceiling meant a veritable stream of baskets constantly moving up and down. To the side of each table a cashier makes the bet, biting each piece of silver to verify its March 15, 6pm, RMB85, Glam. authenticity. A shroff notes the bet in a ledger March 17, 12pm, RMB85, Glam, 7/F, Bund 5, next to scales that can weigh jewelry or ingots 20 Guangdong Lu, by Zhongshan Dong Yi Lu to value them. The place was a goldmine. 广东路20号外滩五号7楼 , 近中山东一路 (6350 9988, m-restaurantgroup.com). City of Devils is available on amazon.com. Coexistence Photographer Palani Mohan Depicts the Intimate Human Interaction with Nature Words by Dominic Ngai, Photos by Palani Mohan 45 Cover story

orn to a family of Indian actors, cin- ematographers and directors, Palani BMohan’s decision to pursue a career in photography seems like a natural and rational choice. During his high school senior year in Australia, Mohan won a photo contest organized by the Sydney Morning Herald, which essentially gave him a full-ride scholarship for his university studies, as well as a job as a photographer at the paper. “It just fell on my lap,” the 50-year-old Hong Kong-based photographer says, recalling the starting point of his career. But when it comes to choosing subjects for a project, Mohan often relies on his in- stinct. For instance, he began producing his 2015 book, Hunting with Eagles: In the Realm of the Mongolian Kazakhs, because of a junk email he received from Mongolian Airlines promoting their daily flights from Hong Kong to Ulaanbaatar. “I first saw a photo of a Kazakh eagle hunter that was shot somewhere in north- western Mongolia in a room at the Sydney

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“Photography is something that changes you while you’re also changing along with it – it’s an ongoing process that goes both ways”

march 2018 massive eagle like a baby, showcasing the a relationship and tradition between man and bird that dates back thousands of years. “For a wild bird to be lying in that position shows a complete trust to his handler,” he explains. In addition to the Hunting with Eagles session, the Indian-Australian photographer will also host a Lit Fest workshop that centers around his latest work, Wind Water, which Palani Mohan focuses on Hong Kong, a city that has been an important part of his life since the 1990s. A literal translation of fengshui, this book is the photographer’s abstract visualization of Hong Kong’s abundance of vibrant fengshui elements (metal, wood, water, fire and earth) and chi (energy). “I’m not an expert, but to me, fengshui is all about finding your place in nature and living as one with the environment, rather than turning a desk to face a certain wall in your house or something like that,” Mohan says. “People say Hong Kong has good fengshui because it has a lot of energy; photos in Wind Water capture a lot of motions and move- ments to reflect that.” To capture these frames, it was often simply about being at the right place, at the right time. For instance, the cover image of the book, which shows the Hong Kong skyline perfectly framed by a dramatic curtain of clouds, was taken from an airplane window during landing when Mohan happened to have his camera with him. Morning Herald photography department On other occasions, it required more where they kept copies of international pub- planning to document the city’s bustling en- lications… the image just stuck with me,” ergy, such as in a collection of photos that Mohan tells us. “So when I received that were taken on days of torrential rain through promotional email [in 2012], I did some basic the upper deck window of a tram, where rain- research, bought my ticket, and pretty much drops create an abstract, painting-like quality just took off to search for these eagle hunters that blurs the sharp contours of Hong Kong’s with little expectation. When I arrived, I real- busy downtown streets – reminiscent of a ized there was a real story to be told.” scene from Shape of Water. Over the next few years, the photogra- “As you mature and gain more experience pher traveled to the region multiple times for in life, you learn different ways of looking at weeks-long stints during the harsh winter hunt- the same subject,” comments Mohan on his ing season. Along with a driver, a translator decision to create his third photo series on and a cook, the quartet set out on journeys to Hong Kong. find and capture images of the few remaining He concludes: “Photography is something Kazakh eagle hunters alive, their birds, and March 18, 12pm, RMB80, Glam. that changes you while you’re also changing the bond between them. March 19, 3pm, RMB100, Glam, 7/F, Bund 5, along with it – it’s an ongoing process that For Mohan, an image that best encap- 20 Guangdong Lu, by Zhongshan Dong Yi Lu goes both ways.” sulates the central theme of the project is the 广东路20号外滩五号7楼 , 近中山东一路 (6350 one in which an old man is seen holding a 9988, m-restaurantgroup.com). See more of the photographer’s work at palanimohan.com Chinese vs american schools: which are better? Journalist Lenora Chu Lets the Reader Decide Interview by Noelle Mateer

ost American families in China send to his teacher – only to be scolded later for their children to international schools. questioning her authority in front of children. MNot Lenora Chu’s family. The Texas But Little Soldiers is more than a memoir – it’s native and her husband moved to China the a refreshingly nuanced look at the differences same year that international standardized test- between the Chinese and American education ing ranked 15-year-olds in Shanghai the best systems. A journalist, Chu chronicles not only at math in the world. Shortly after, Chu en- her own family’s experiences, but also follows rolled her son Rainey in one of the city’s most Chinese high schoolers, both rich and poor, prestigious Chinese kindergartens, Soong as they prepare for the notorious gaokao (col- Ching Ling. lege entrance exams). We sat down with Chu The experiences that followed were shock- to learn more. ing, as Chu writes in her book, Little Soldiers: An American Boy, A Chinese School, and the What led you to write this book? Global Race to Achieve. When Rainey was It’s funny – before, it was supposed to be a force-fed eggs at school, Chu spoke angrily different book. I worked for seven years in LA, 49 Cover story

in acting and writing, and I had been working What misperceptions do Westerners on a book dealing with those things. But when have about the Chinese education my son began taking classes in Shanghai, I system? was struck with just how much more interest- There is a narrative that Chinese youth are not ing a book about my son’s experiences would outspoken and creative. Much of the insecurity be than my own. So things just changed with stemming from Western education is based the times. The story basically told itself. on standardized tests and various international measuring sticks, in which students in the UK Your book has made headlines all and the US are not exactly exemplary. The nar- over the US. How are readers re- rative that Chinese students are not creative sponding to it? and self-sustaining helps us feel better. It depends. When I’m talking to Chinese par- ents, they generally want to understand what How have fellow expat families in we’re doing in America, and how they can China responded to your work? incorporate those things into their own lives. Many have told me that they were struggling Yesterday I talked to a Chinese parent, who with the very things I discuss in my book. One asked me simply, “How do you talk to your person I talked to told me I had helped their kids?” I explained that in the US, we like to family make a decision about where they create a safe space for a child to say what they would send their kids. feel and answer, or not answer, our questions. This was completely novel to this parent. What do you personally like best I’ve also heard Americans who work in ed- about each education system? ucation complain that their profession doesn’t I like the signaling that goes on in a typical receive the same sort of respect that it would Chinese classroom. Children are taught from here in China. And I had a guy from the US a very young age to always nod and say hello complain to me that the word ‘talent’ should to a teacher. It’s a small thing, but many be banned from American classrooms – he Western teachers have told me they’ll walk Lenora Chu was told that he was talented as a kid, which into their classroom, say ‘hi,’ and no one says resulted in never having to work very hard. But anything back. So it’s a subtle gesture that I’ve also essentially had the opposite told to me reaffirms the importance of a teacher. as well. It’s really all over the map. On the other hand, this can produce in- flated egos. I’ve talked to [Chinese] teachers Why did you choose to write about who shame students because they don’t draw your family and other families, and rain the ‘correct way.’ It’s ultimately about how did you balance the two? finding a good balance. I have to say, it’s a gift that I’m a journalist, but in some ways it made the project What are some things you dislike more challenging. There are dual narratives. about either system of education? Because of my interest in journalism, and be- In China, in many ways, it’s a zero-sum cause I had Mandarin-language skills and ac- game. In my book, I talk about how there are cess to classrooms, I would have felt ashamed 18 million Chinese kids entering the system if I had not properly researched and vetted right now. Only about half of those will make my work like a reporter. My challenge was to it to a high school equivalent. China isn’t weave between writing a book and writing a coming any closer to solving this problem. report in a way that was interesting to every- At least in China, though, there is a gen- one. This is why the project took about a year eral agreement on what the problems are. In and a half longer than anticipated! the West, any particular criticism of education will be debated by both the political right and Over the course of your reporting, left. It’s an environment that isn’t as conducive what surprised you? to change. The private lives of the Chinese students I followed. One boy, Darcy, had a lot of secrets. Your book shows the upsides and He had a secret girlfriend. He had a secret downsides of both education systems. mobile phone his dad didn’t know about. He It comes across as a very even-hand- was living two lives. ed look at the two. Do some people Chinese kids are taught obedience, and get frustrated that you’re not choos- they’re taught to always submit to the author- ing a side? March 28, 12pm, RMB180, includes lunch. Glam, ity of a teacher. This creates an atmosphere I have my own perspective and my own 7/F, Bund 5, 20 Guangdong Lu, by Zhongshan where the kids will keep to themselves more. thoughts, but I thought it would be important Dong Yi Lu 广东路20号外滩五号7楼 , 近中山东一 In America, the kids that are leaders in a class- to give a more fair illustration. The reporter in 路 (6350 9988, m-restaurantgroup.com). Little room are often simply the loudest, and here [in me had to present my findings in a very ob- Soldiers is available on amazon.com. China], it’s almost always the opposite. jective and neutral manner.

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Scientific Method How Novelist Laline Paull Crafts Fantastical Fiction Based on Real Science Interview by Erica Martin

In 2015, British writer Laline Paull published her debut Both of your novels are founded on scientific fact. In what ways has it affected the way you craft a fictional novel The Bees, a science-based allegory tackling narrative while keeping much of the story scientifi- themes of social hierarchy, identity, climate change cally accurate? and motherhood, in which the actions of a renegade You know that expression, 'The truth is stranger than fiction?' I worker bee are both gripping and universally believe that, and I find that even very little research yields the most extraordinary facts. Some readers of The Bees start out a relatable. Paull released her second novel, The Ice, bit cynical about the apparently fantastical direction of the story, an environmental thriller set in a not-so-fictional so they stop reading and do a bit of research online. They’re future in which the Arctic has melted, last May. We interested enough in bees to want to fact check my research. So caught up with the author before her appearance at when they find out it’s accurate, they’re hooked, because they know they can relax into a very weird story that is actually based Lit Fest this month to learn more about her writing in good science. process, the untapped power of science fiction to So in answer to your excellent question of how to craft fic- drive social change, and it how was easier to write tion while retaining scientific accuracy, I’d say that had I ever from the perspective of a bee than a conflicted British thought this was what I had to do, I’d have shied away, because it sounds so hard! Two books in, I’ve come up with a launch businessman. process: Something hooks my interest because it’s important and true in the real world, and it sticks in my imagination like sand in an oyster. I keep turning it over and considering it, and it becomes bigger and bigger in my mind. I start searching for pat- terns and links, at which point my husband tells me I’ve become obsessed, and I know I have a book on the go.

You’ve spoken about how your late friend’s bee- keeping inspired your first novel – was there another important moment or event that sparked your interest in the Arctic for your second novel, The Ice? Yes. I can’t explain it logically, but I’ll tell you. It was in 2013. march 2018 I’d written The Bees, but at that time I didn’t environmental and societal problems. even have an agent, let alone a publisher. I’d Why is this literary technique valu- been up all night because all three of my chil- able for raising awareness compared dren had a really nasty virus, and I was sitting to more straightforward news cover- at the kitchen table exhausted and just gazing age or advocacy? at the internet the way you do when you’re Caring about one fictional bee can change just too tired and you get stuck to your screen. how a reader sees their world. The onslaught Suddenly, I found I was looking at pic- of news, images, sound, data and facts and tures of glaciers and polar bears, and clicking horrors hits us day and night, and we get on stories of people who had been killed by overwhelmed and confused and – in my case polar bears, which led me to Arctic explorers all too often – have to switch it all off. This of the past, and then to climate change and can lead to living in a protective cocoon more pictures of the ice. I had this very strong where the only things we care about are those feeling that I wanted to go to this place I was things that won’t hurt us. And this leads to looking at, which turned out to be Svalbard, a compassionless society. Not because in- the Norwegian archipelago that is the closest dividual people don’t have compassion, but inhabited land to the North Pole. I clicked on because we have to function, and we can’t do a small-ship cruise going there that summer, that if we’re absorbing the pain of the world, and then almost beyond my control (and re- the magnitude of climate change, the statistics member, I’m sitting there in my dressing gown about animal extinctions, and so on. after a sleepless night) I had my bankcard But stories get through. Stories are per- Laline Paull out, and I’d booked it. sonal, and when you read a novel, if it’s any Fast-forward to the summer, and my hus- good, if it has any psychological truth and if band and I were on the deck of a ship. I saw that truth is backed up by good research, then a glacier calving, beautiful and terrible as an you can open up. If the novel is great, rather explosion. I heard the ice moving around the that just good, you won’t have the choice. It ship like some strange otherworldly music. will open you up and make you feel and it will When the voyage was over, I knew I hadn’t empower you. seen enough, I didn’t know enough, and I started to seriously research the Arctic. “Caring about one What differences did you run into when writing your human characters fictional bee can in The Ice versus the bee characters change how a reader in The Bees? To me, setting a story in a beehive didn’t sees their world” seem at all strange, but I accept that it’s not a usual location, or cast of characters. The protagonist of The Bees is a laying worker Science fiction is often sidelined by from the lowest caste of her society, and like the literary establishment as less all her thousands of sisters, she is supposed to worthy of critical examination than be sterile, because only the queen may breed. other types of literature. Why do you When she discovers forbidden mother love think it deserves more attention? and must hand her child over to be killed, she I have absolutely no idea why there is a whiff finds she can’t do it, because mother love is of snobbishness about anything perceived as stronger than any law of any land, and we all ‘science fiction,’ but I do think you’re right. As know it. So Flora717, this fertility-criminal, technology develops and changes our lives was for me an easy character to identify with. and how we think (For instance, whose at- I wrote her from the heart. And I wrote wasps tention span and concentration has not been and spiders and flowers, and it all seemed affected by their smartphone in their hand?), normal. we will need stories to rationalize and explore But to write a venal, psychologically con- – to comfort us for our gains and give form to flicted British businessman who buys a piece our fears. of the Arctic and gets himself into serious trouble – that was another story. Because Could you tell me a bit about your up- when you write someone whose motivations coming talk at Lit Fest? are mixed; when he’s hiding things from More than likely it will be on the entirely unex- himself and realizing he’s been living a lie, it pected way that writing The Bees and The Ice makes him a much more troubling character have changed me as a person. As a reader, than a heroic mother whose heart is clearly in you long for a book that affects you so deeply March 17, 4pm, RMB85, Glam, 7/F, Bund 5, 20 the right place. that it changes how you see the world. As a Guangdong Lu, by Zhongshan Dong Yi Lu 广东 writer, however, I was completely unprepared 路20号外滩五号7楼 , 近中山东一路 (6350 9988, Both of your books have made use of for how writing novels about the natural world m-restaurantgroup.com). The Bees and The Ice allegory and metaphor to illustrate has affected me. are available on amazon.com. eat & drink

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WIN! Brunch at The Cut Rooftop In with the New Year, and in with a new brunch at The Cut Rooftop. The newly-launched weekend affair gives guests freedom to choose from two to four brunch dishes in any combination - We’ve got some excellent news for you this ture, priced from just RMB158 and RMB98 for month, chef Bina Yu, who formerly ran from RMB148. Free-flow drinks are also a fea Korean BBQ Chi-Q, is embarking on a new Sichuan pepper or kimchi Bloody Mary!), wine project with pastry chef Kim Melvin and andeither beer two or hours soft drinks, of free-flow juices cocktailsand smoothies. (like a the team from Commune Social. Details are Dishes themselves stick to the classics, with sparse, but we hear the restaurant will focus a twist of luxury thrown in. Who could say no on communal dining experiences and will be to slow-cooked eggs with foie gras, beef Scotch located in Jing’an, due to open mid-March. eggs or corn-fed roast chicken? The Cut is offering a brunch pass of a three- Austin Hu has also unleashed a new Madison Kitchen, this time located in each). Fancy a chance at winning? Simply scan Hongqiao to placate his hungry fans in the course brunchThat’s for Shanghai two diners Wechat (plus aQR cocktail code and Gubei suburbs who are outside the delivery stay tuned for the announcement. zone of the Donghu Lu joint. Like the original, the official generous sandwiches are the key feature. > Sat-Sun, 12am-17pm. The Cut Rooftop, 6-7/F, iapm Mall, 999 Huaihai Zhong Lu, by Xiangyang Nan Lu Heritage Singaporean restaurant, Song Fa 淮海中路999号环贸广场6-7层606/705室, 近襄阳南路. (64435136) The restaurant specializes in bak kut teh, pork(above), ribs has that also are opened stewed auntil branch fall-off-the- in Jing’an. bone tender in a blend of traditional spices. Zaku Zaku Steals Lady M's In an interesting twist, stalwart steakhouse Roosevelt Prime has left its home in the Spot as Dessert du Jour former French Concession’s famous Taiyuan Villa. Fans of their superb 500-degree roasted It had to happen at some point. Lady M Cake, steaks needn’t worry; the restaurant will which took Shanghai by storm last summer with a have a new home in the glamorous Ruijin three-hour line for crepe cakes, has toppled from Intercontinental Hotel nearby. the throne. Zaku Zaku is situated in the swanky ifc Mall just meters away from Lady M. This cult We’ll leave you on a sad note: Willy Trullas Japanese dessert shop specializes in crunchy, Moreno’s iconic Spanish restaurant elEfante croquant-topped choux buns and soft-serve ice - cream made with Hokkaido milk, known for its ri- vice. The space will now become a new con- diculous creaminess and well-looked-after cows. cepthas closed by the after Furu five Group, memorable which owns years Sushi of ser After a tedious 40-minute wait, enlivened by Oyama upstairs. Fans of the el Willy group the occasional foot stamp, we got our hands on the full line-up of Zaku Zaku’s products, priced from eponymous Bund restaurant, and at tapas RMB18-36. We think the wonderfully crunchy barcan Tomatitostill find its in cooking Jing’an. atelEfante’s their flagship head chef Carlos Sotomayor will be staying with the Worth a wait? Yes, but only if we were already in Furu Group to help them develop the space thecroquant area. filled with smooth soft-serve is the best. into a contemporary Peruvian concept. > Zaku Zaku, LG2-A1, Shanghai ifc Mall, 8 Shiji Dadao, by For full listings of all restaurants, visit www. Dongtai Lu 世纪大道8号国金中心商场,LG2-A1,近东台路. Nearest metro: Lujiazui, 1 min. Open daily, 10am-10pm. thatsmags.com, or download our free app.

www.thatsmags.com | march 2018 | 53 Entrepreneurial Spirits Will Chinese-Made Craft Alcohol Ever Take Off? By Betty Richardson

hink of ‘made in China’ spirits, and baijiu, that notoriously pungent and potent white liquor, springs to mind. But as Thas been the case with China’s craft beer movement and, increasingly, viniculture, the country’s entrepreneurial landscape is proving potentially fertile ground for a new breed of premium spirits, both Western-style and Chinese. - ers have to overcome is to turn around the negative connotations attachedAn industry to ‘made still in inChina’ its infancy, liquors. the Fuelled first challengeby years of that headlines distill about bootleg factory busts and hospitalized customers, there is a pervading stigma from consumers that international or long- established local brands are by default more exclusive and aspi- rational. From the outside, the idea that locally made craft spirits could grow into more than a few anomalies seems like a pipe dream. Nevertheless, as China’s consumer market continues to mature, drinkers are increasingly curious to try new brands. With spirit imports up in terms of volume and value across the board according to industry publication, The Drinks Business, there’s never been a better time for prospective distillers to make their mark on this blank canvas. Moreover, data intelligence company Global Data estimates that Chinese spirits are to grow to USD450 billion by 2021, up from USD205 billion in 2016, so why shouldn’t locally crafted brands enjoy a part of that?

54 | march 2018 | www.thatsmags.com Having established their formula, Kidacka and her part- Rise of the Ginthusiast ner crushed and ground the botanicals themselves in order The impetus for spirit connoisseurs to produce their own to keep the recipe private. “We basically stayed up all night small batch liquors has already been well underway for years elsewhere. In the UK, for instance, a nationally re- it infuse into the gin for 48 hours after distillation,” she says. kindled love of artisanal gin has paved the way for literally “Thisgrinding method everything also gives by hand our gin into its a palefine powder,gold color.” and then let hundreds of small batch producers, who have reverted to the old fashioned methods that once made London the gin - capital of the world. sentedWhile an initialthe benefit stumbling of post-distilling block when infusion marketing is atheir more gin. Producers are inspired by the success of premium spir- “Peopleintense botanicalwho know flavor, about the gins resulting didn’t see distinctive it as a problem. hue pre But its like Sipsmith Gin, which hinges on the premise of being people who had never seen one before assumed it was be- made with botanicals indigenous to the country or area in cause was made in China,” Kidacka recalls. “But luckily that which the gin is produced. In cases like Scottish-produced changed after they sampled a glass.” gin, The Botanist, ingredients are hand-foraged from the wild. China, with its near-limitless wealth of distinctive > www.crimsonpangolin.com natural ingredients, is the perfect hunting ground for distill-

other craft gins. ers who want to create a different landscape of flavor from Peddlers Shanghai Gin The global gin movement was also inspiration for another China distillery start-up, Shanghai-based Peddlers Gin. Co- Crimson Pangolin Gin founder Ryan McLeod, who also initiated food company It is this capacity for customization that makes gin a particu- Tuck Shop Pies and imports beer, recalls the moment inspi- larly potent spirit for small batch producers, one that caught ration struck: “I was at an alcohol industry event, and there the eye of former fashion designer Helena Kidacka and her was heaps of gin there. I found myself pouring myself tons partner David Muñoz. “David is an alcohol importer and had of them, but it was Rogue Society from New Zealand that Entrepreneurial always wanted to launch his own product, though I always sparked us off. We’re Kiwis too, and we thought, ‘What’s to felt the time wasn’t right,” she explains over lightly citrusy, stop us from having a go?” The following morning, McLeod reached out to his net- Pangolin. work to get the ball rolling. “One person put me in touch Spirits floralOn gin a tripand totonics the UK, made Kidacka with their recalls own witnessing label, Crimson the rekin - with another, and then all of a sudden I had tons of equip- dled passion for gins. “I was really inspired by the number ment delivered. We were distilling within a week – not that Will Chinese-Made Craft Alcohol Ever Take Off? of boutique gin distilleries there are now – the UK has over we were selling it or anything. It actually took nearly two 300 now.” years to get the recipe right.” By Betty Richardson A former life working in fashion has given Kidacka the Being the only gin hailing from Shanghai, formulating a brand image that could compete with other craft labels beverage industry. “There’s loads of gin-focused bars open- proved unchartered territory for the Peddlers team. “We ing,”benefit she of explains. a keen sense “Even of among trend forecastingDavid’s clients, within everyone China’s realized our logo and marketing visuals were going to be super important. I follow a bunch of gin clubs on Instagram, over to China.” and it seems like every day there’s a new label on the scene.” wants Having to buy set gin; their it feels minds like to the gin, trend the couple has finally commenced migrated Targeting well-traveled locals looking for a distillery that could produce a batch small who have experienced small batch gin before is at the forefront of the Changsha, Hunan. Despite the distillery having never made aenough gin before, to meet they their were budgets, keen to eventually give it a go, finding and agreed one in to is that exposure to this demographic produce a batch of just 3,000 bottles for the couple. producesbrand’s customer a convenient profiling. trickle-down The idea effect, ultimately enabling the brand apart from others would be an equally intensive task. “They to ultimately reach a wider audience, sentDeciding us a few onof theira distinctive base samples flavor tothat try would at home, set theirand we gin including those who may never have began infusing them with ingredients that were dear to us tried gin before. in China,” Kidacka explains. “We went to local farmers, tea One thing they did know, how- markets, [and bought] coriander seeds, peppercorns, lemon ever, was that Peddlers should make its China provenance a selling theypeel, maturedall sorts ofwe’d flowers, and pester leaves barmen and roots. to try We them.” infused eight feature rather than 200ml bottles and experimented with various flavors. As

www.thatsmags.com | march 2018 | 55 Heritage Revitalized While Western-style spirits offer distillers a chance to join in a pre-existing global ap- preciation of small-batch liquors, others still have turned to native Chinese varieties. One example is Guan Yun, an emerging baijiu brand founded by former tech engineer Chen Zhenyu, who saw the opportunity to develop a new breed of product that could resonate better with fellow millennial consumers both at home and abroad. “Chinese liquors make up 60 percent of alcohol sales in China,” a 20 something former Intel tech engineer Chen tells us. “In 2016 there were over 16 billion bottles sold, with a value of over 650 billion yuan.” While much of this wine is still ‘traditional,’ times are changing, and so are consumers. Chen particularly targets maturing consumers born in the 80s and 90s, who are open to trying new products but are still discerning for quality. Coming from a familial line of distillers that have been active since the Yongzhen Period of the Qing Dynasty, Chen understands the necessary techniques to produce the spirit, but also that young consumers wanted different things from the liquor than previous - tional baijiu too harsh in taste. It gets you drunkgenerations. too easily, “Young and consumers is prohibitively find tradiexpen- sive,” he explains. The former national tech and robotics champion saw an opportunity to develop a new breed of spirit, one which would have a - a draw-back. “From day one our ambition per berries, coriander seeds, and angelica taining a traditional clear appearance. Having was to make ‘made in China’ a good thing. root. They all make up gin,” he explains. foundsofter, favorablefruitier and tests sweeter from hisprofile fellow while inter re- We’re trying to change the trend.” “We basically became obsessed with trying national and local colleagues, in 2014 Chen Leading the charge of Peddlers returned to his ancestral hometown to focus - “Take blood orange as an example – on Guan Yun full-time. younew cut flavors.” it up, run a still through it, and With its clean, minimalist aesthetic, Guan uniqueproudly to Chinese the country. character “We isreally a flavor wanted pro then all of a sudden you’ve got our base Yun’s visual marketing clearly eschews tra- tofile connect of local ouringredients, gin with Chinesesome of botaniwhich -are - ditional baijiu purchasing demographics in cals,” McLeod explains. “Ginseng, lotus, all ning through. We just think experimenting favor of millennial consumers. Its emphasis sorts of roots and teas.” likespirit this but is with so exciting, this subtle although citrus it’s flavor a super run on purity of ingredients and small, traditional Ultimately, it was one of China’s most complicated process.” production may also help the brand resonate distinctive ingredients that became a Further challenges for the brand came with international customers, a clientele that in the form of licenses. Having outgrown Chen has already begun to court. probably the ingredient that we liked the their home experiements, Peddlers is now “In July 2017, we actually participated defining character: “Sichuan pepper was made in an out-of-town facility that can ac- in the International Creative Festival in don’t use so much that it’s overpowering.” commodate a 1,000-liter distillation equip- Cannes, France," says Chen. “To me, [this best.With It’s suchtheir a base cool recipeflavor established,– although we ment. “We went to a few different places demonstrates] Chinese spirits aren’t just a inspiration didn’t stop there, and Peddlers that turned out to be deadends in terms of domestic consumer category, they can also be - licenses,” says McLeod. ”The hardest part representative of Chinese culture.” For drink- - was getting all the equipment, the recipe, ers and bartenders always on the lookout for kasnow that has dominatedplans to launch the market, a new line stuff of likefla new things, Chen feels the time may come vanillavors. “A or few raspberry years ago, Absolut,” it was flavored says McLeod. vod branding was hard as well. It’s so impor- when Chinese-style liquors get their moment “But I think what’s exciting about our gin tantestablishing to get that the right.” flavor profile and then is that it’s not just a scent added in, it’s a really complex recipe based around juni- > www.peddlersgin.com in the sun. “I definitely think Chinese alcohol

56 | march 2018 | www.thatsmags.com has the potential to acquire global customers.” is the key that will turn the lock on high quality Chinese- “In the future we’ll continue to innovate and improve - the aroma, packaging and brand communication of our cident, since I was trying to make a high-proof spirit that product to reach a greater international audience.” madeI could whisky. use for “I my basically bitters,” made Zou remembers.my first whisky “I’d bynever ac had the chance to go to a whisky distillery in Scotland, so > www.guanyun.cn times were really bad though; the liquor burned, became veryI learned bitter how and to not make pleasant. it by reading Afterwards books. I adjusted The first the few fermentation and sugar content and carried on develop- Better Bitters ing my recipe for a few years.” He adds, “It makes me happy that people are wonder- For Frankie Zou, one of the capital’s most respected bar- ing why China can’t make a good whisky like other pro- tenders, the impetus to distill stemmed from the pursuit ducers are doing in Australia, Japan and Italy and India. I of perfecting his craft, leading him to develop his own feel the seed is starting to sprout.” range of boutique bitters, Botany. Despite his enthusiasm, Zou is realistic about his During a stint working in Singapore’s Marina Bay products limited revenue-bringing ability. “Working on Sands hotel, the Hubei native recalls being inspired by the distillation is not easy,” he cautions. “Even if there’s no wealth of ingredients available to him. “Singapore has an enormous range of cuisines from India, Malaysia, China, step-by-step rather than saying, ‘Hey, we have a whisky and it was quite a contrast from what I was used to in now,’”profit inhe the says. beginning “We’ve had stage, a lot I want of support to develop from theour quality cus- Beijing. A chef from Alsace was trying to do a lot of dishes tomers with what we’re doing, so for me it’s more impor- with different herbs and spices, and that [inspired me to tant to focus on quality.” do the same with my products].” Upon returning to Beijing, Zou sensed among the > Find the official Botany WeChat ID: gh_bc100c33bd88 bar community a lack of options for bitters – high-proof - tinct characters to cocktails. liquors“Bartending flavored withis a handicraft, plant extracts you thatneed add dis to focus on many different elements: spirits, fresh ingredients, and of course bitters.” By creating his own bitters, Zou hoped to offer simple and elegant solutions to elevate their cocktails: “I wanted to make things easier for bartenders, so they can focus on other important aspects like service.” Zou puts theory into practice at his own bar in Beijing, also named Botany, where he serves lavish and complex cocktails using his own products. Now 10 years into his experiment and with 14 different bitters ranging from lemongrass, green

Zou has branched out to develop hiswalnut, own rhubarbgin, and andeven five whisky. spice, “My hometown is Yichang in Hubei near the Three Gorges, which is a moun- tainous region known for the high quality of the water and fresh air,” he says. “There’s barely any cars and no factories, so I thought, ‘this water would be the ideal basis for whisky.’” Despite having limited distillation experience, Zou’s persistence

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Our second course plays it straight – a sim- The halved egg shells do not contain egg ple medley of peas, barley pearls and baby ab- yolk, saving us the barbarity of dipping chicken 1767 Cocoon KiNG in a sauce of its own menstrual products. A Carnival of the Bizarre The sauce is in fact mango, though it does little together,alone cascading and serves from to a dissolvepumpkin a (RMB108).casually A to overcome the gag-inducing saltiness of the By Betty Richardson insertedfishy, saliva-like 100-dollar sauce rice combines paper bill. the Benjamin elements meat. Franklin gazes at us with a pursed expression, With the end in sight, we ready ourselves The Place incredulous that his illustrious political career In three and a half years of reviewing has culminated amidst shriveled abalones. with a pastel pink ball of strawberry ice cream, Shanghai’s new restaurants, there have been for dessert (RMB38) – a toast stick palace - many good times. There have also been bad makes its way onto the table, looking like the berries and blueberries. But 1767 Cocoon has times, and numerous bouts of food poison- discardedNext, a powdered giant cloud wig of ofcandy a 17th floss century (RMB78) flanked by what we naively assume are straw ing. But there have never, ever, been times are black olives. 0.5/3 like 1767 Cocoon. one final trick up its sleeve: those blueberries See, this is a restaurant that shouldn’t ex- actuallycourtier. not The bad. candy Of course,floss itself there is imbued is something with a ist. Somewhere along the line, a shareholder malty, slightly fishy flavor, the taste of which is- The Vibe should have stepped in and said, ‘No, what’s neath, served with candied rocks of chocolate A carnival of the bizarre in a mall setting, happening here is strange and incorrect.’ But hiding underneath: a filet of grilled eel under whatever vibe there is at this restaurant is in- there were no alarms. There was no warning. Despite looking like it might have already (decoration only!) and a halved kumquat. were charming). Clearly, 1767 isn’t a place to and we’re almost disappointed by the lack of visitfinitely for eclipsed serious dining.by the foodBut truth(although be told, the it staff was The Food surprise.been pre-chewed, its flavor is conventional, one of the funniest, most hilarious experiences It’s hard to say what kind of food this is, since After what feels like an eternity, the rea- we’ve ever had in a restaurant. If you’re the - son why we are really at 1767 Cocoon make kind of person for whom normal entertain- less. The chef, who shall remain nameless, used ment no longer works, or if you could just do tomuch work of init ishotels so baffling where it he leaves learned you Western speech Propped up in a custom-made chair furnished with a laugh in this bleak world, you will no food, or a version of it, before taking a turn withan entrance. white bread The ‘chickencushions, KiNG’ a cocktail (RMB108). umbrella 1/2 down a more creative path at 1767 Cocoon. stabbed into its shoulder and a sandy beach First out of the kitchen is a pale, mys- of panko, the expression on the chicken looks doubt find it here. somewhere between blazed and furious at the Total Verdict: 1.5/5 shiitake mushroom pieces, exactly 12 salmon culinary indignities done unto it. Price: RMB100-300 per person eggs,terious a sprigsubstance of mint with and five an carefullyartful dusting dried of Our suited waiter returns wearing a pair of Who’s going: locals cocoa powder, lubricated by what transpires surgical gloves, and begins tearing our poultry Good for: a laugh to be a baby food smooth slick of potato pu- monarch limb from limb, which produces rude rée. Caution: under no circumstances should squelching noises as it loses its extremities 4/F, King 88 Mall, 88 Changning Lu, by Wanhangdu one-by-one until nothing but a scowling car- Lu 长宁路88号KiNG88商场，4楼，近万航渡路. Nearest mouth. cass remains. metro: Longde Lu. Open daily, 10am-10pm (3226 cocoa and fish eggs intermingle within your 5267)

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The standout, however, is the tskune: minced The Food chicken meatball with egg yolk dip. Glazed with the Anuses are the least of our problems as we scan Torishou’s trilingual menu, which spe- shiso leaf, it’s everything you could want from yakitori. cializes in more than one type of 'rare' meat. addictiveThere tare are sauce, a few letdowns.and flavored Chicken with finelyskins choppedwrapped It seems a little short, listing just chicken around still-raw cloves were rendered inedible for breast, tenderloin and liver... until the waitress fear of alienating all within a 500-meter radius. politely points out this is just the raw sashimi Insipid, watery chicken stock congee and under- menu. whelming chicken liver skewers also constitute For the record, chicken sashimi is relatively Torishou’s lesser stabs at brilliance. Happily, these common in Japan, bacterial risks negated by a are anomalies among what is otherwise a carefully Yakitori Torishou 10-second sear on the grill to kill the bacteria. At executed menu. 2/3 any rate, they were sold out, sparing us the cer- Rare Parts tain ridicule of chickening out at the last minute. We will, however, be trying the next best The Vibe By Betty Richardson thing: chochin, or, chicken ovaries. Tenderly Smack dab in the former French Concession, grilled and glazed with a sweet 'n' savory tare Torishou’s location comes at the expense of The Place sauce, the chochin are remarkably fragile and space, of which there is little. Expect to sit elbow- apparently one of the trickier things to grill. to-elbow at a kitchen facing bar, or call ahead and In today’s world, where industrial farm- - reserve a private room. Service is brusque but ing and spiraling meat consumption have ence is enhanced by the pop of still-runny yolks. friendly; coats are taken, drinks offered, and or- produced unsavory environmental realities, ChickenPleasantly anuses, chewy to and our richly surprise, flavored, are also the good: experi 2/2 ‘nose to tail’ dining is high on dining agendas. crispy on the outside, and meaty within – and Japanese yakitori restaurants, informal char- none of the barnyard aftertaste we usually associ- ders fulfilled with reassuring efficiency. coal barbecue joints serving chicken skewers, ate with intestine. Total Verdict: 4/5 have always been about off-beat offal, though An equally fabulous mouthful is to be found Price: RMB150-250 per person most in Shanghai focus on conventional of- Who's going: locals and Japanese expats ferings. Good for: casual dining Not so at Torishou, a relatively new and scallions.in the five-layer Blistered pork shishito belly, brought peppers to are a new a fantas - trendy yakitori-ya with a reputation for ‘rare ticrealm counterpart of pungent, to thefresh fattiness flavor by of athe dousing meat, someof 133 Fuxing Xi Lu, by Wukang Lu 复兴西路133号, 近武康 parts.’ These items sell out quickly, thus we have mild and some ferociously hot. As for carbs, look 路. Nearest metro: Shanghai Library, 4 mins. Open daily: booked an extra early reservation for the privilege no further than chewy, crunchy grilled rice cake. 11.30am-2pm; 5.30pm-1.30am. (6433 4261) of eating grilled anuses.

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district sex shop, the restaurant glows invitingly gras and berry-infused sauce, was a nice bal- amidst the squeaky clean mall world it inhabits. Even the ridiculous ‘Double Happiness’ ance of flavors. The Food between two grilled cheese sandwiches – was The restaurant’s selling point is dry-aged beef quite(RMB168) good thanks– a double to mellow cheese andburger sweet sandwiched maple from Black Angus Australian cows, available bacon. in burger or steak form. The former category The best, however, is the ‘Red Claw’ lobster can be lavishly topped with foie gras, kimchi or pulled pork. But let’s start with their sim- brioche bun, which is also buttered on the outside.roll (RMB118). 1.5/3 We loved the buttery and soft Simple is probably the most generous plest: The Burger (RMB90). problem is with the beef, which is too lean to The Vibe The Butcher’s Club adjective we can use to describe it. Our first While we can certainly see ourselves return- Over-filled and Under-Fulfilled ing for their lobster roll, there’s not much escortThe the second mature problem profile ofis withdry-aged the cheese. beef into We’ll else that could stop us swerving Butcher’s By Betty Richardson beflavortown. frank. thin slices of ‘real’ cheese on burgers is Club for Shanghai’s better burger spots. It’s a terrible idea. Unprocessed cheese is fragile, in a shame really, since this isn’t a restaurant The Place all but the most careful burger cook’s hands it that’s trying to cheat diners into parting with doesn’t melt properly and becomes a revoltingly cash for ungenerous portions or bad quality Just when we thought the ludicrously over- hardened, oily, and broken substance. ingredients. 1/2 topped burger trend was locked away in the Further cheese faux pas are to be found in dungeon of food marketing ideas, it seems the beast has broken free. Maybe we’re be- thigh tossed in Frank’s Red Hot Sauce and butter, Total Verdict: 2.5/5 ing harsh – some people actually like burgers withThe Gambler blue cheese (RMB88) sauce: a essentially buttermilk a friedbuffalo chicken wing Price: RMB90+ per person in burger form. In practice, the unpleasantly sharp Who’s going: disassembled before eating. Whichever your pref- cheese sauce lacked the voluptuous creaminess Good for: lobster rolls erence,so layered there’s in superfluous no doubt that toppings the meteoric they need rise be of a blue cheese dip. Careless thick wedges of nearby office workers of Shake Shack has ushered in a renaissance for lettuce and unseasoned slaw provided veg- LG1-20, ifc Mall, 8 Century Avenue, by Lujiazui burger minimalism. etal wetness that rained on the fried chicken Huan Lu 世纪大道8号国金中心LG1-20号, 近陆家嘴 Newly opened in the ritzy ifc Mall, Hong Kong parade. 环路. Nearest metro: Lujiazui, 2 mins. Open daily, transplant The Butchers Club is sticking to its 11.30am-10pm. (6088 0010) However, there are burgers they get right. guns. With neon lights reminiscent of a red light

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ppetizers are the new entrées and You know things are good when the - bread and butter are worth a mention. Aims proclaimed by two-star Michelin chef Juliansmall Serrano plates, ofbold LAGO flavors at Bellagio are the max - Shanghai. The order of the day here is a new Focaccia and Sardinian flat bread are served take on social dining. Think Italian food with withMoving a truffle onto butter our ball, opening covered dishes, with the dehy Italian Affogato is a must eat, and a must a tapas philosophy. crudodrated di olive salmone and black comes truffle in a scalloppowder. shell, Instagram! A perfect blend of espresso, va- Entry to LAGO is dramatic, through a covered in a jalapeno and caper gel. It is a nilla ice cream and chocolate, it almost seems striking tunnel that opens up into a well- dazzle and delight discovering the salmon appointed marble and glass restaurant de- underneath the pickled and piquant. once you start there is no stopping. signed in the distinctive boot shape of Italy. The beautiful crudo di tonno takes its in- a shameWhen to it eat comes this workto the of wine art (almost...)list, the res but- - taurant serves over 340 different wines, seated, must be one of the only dining rooms ing tuna rounds, pickled ginger and coconut including rare, quality Italian varietals and inThe Shanghai cupola (or with ball, views or Sicily), over the where Suzhou we were cream,spiration and from a soya the andflavors citrus of amarinade. beach, featur many Australian and New Zealand labels. Creek, across the Huangpu and the lights of For his vitello tonnato, Chef Chavez's aim As we said in the opening, this is Italian Lujiazui. And stunning they are. was to give it a completely different visual food with a tapas philosophy, which makes Nobody likes a overly-elaborate menu, presentation. They cook the veal loin at low perfect sense in China, a country with a food temperature, cover it with charcoal made out sharing, try-everything-on-the-table culture. featuring Serrano’s take on the Italian reper- of bamboo and burnt tomato skin, and then And at LAGO by Julian Serrano, everything is toire.and LAGO’s Overseeing is an efficientthe kitchen two-page is Mexican affair, Jair create a sauce made of fresh and sauteed worth a try. Gudino Chavez, who kicks off every meal with tuna, with capers and lemon skin, which they an amuse bouche designed that day, depend- turn into a mousse. LAGO by Julian Serrano. 188 Beisuzhou Lu, by ant on what is fresh. For those with a sweet tooth, classic Zhapu Lu 北苏州路188号近乍浦路

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Two exciting new openings come courtesy of Camden Hauge, who brought us Good for What Ails You EGG, Shanghai Supperclub, festivals Feast and SIP. This time, she’s taking Bloody Mary and the Story of the Construction Worker who Danced on two altogether more boozy concepts: By Logan R. Brouse Bitter, a café by day and aperitif bar by night, and Bird, a wine bar that serves ike many a classic, what has now Now, with that history out of the way – small plates driven by local ingredients. become the world’s favorite brunch let talk turn to an anecdote about my cousin The two new concepts are still in soft Ldraaaank originated in the 1920s. The Renée, with whom I will always associate opening, but a preliminary visit yielded story goes that bartender Fernand Petiot, of with Bloody Mary’s. He’s a construction excellent beetroot-infused Australianos Harry’s New York Bar in Paris, mixed a drink worker in Oakland, CA. Last time I was visit- that was equal parts vodka and tomato juice. ing San Francisco, he called me up and said courtesy of co-partner Warren Pang A patron suggested he call it a Bloody Mary he was coming over to hang out and catch up. (Down-Under’s answer to the Negroni) after a gal he knew at the Bucket of Blood After a hard day at the construction Hooch) and a host of interesting low in- Club in Chicago. Considering the latter was site, Renée confessed that he wanted noth- tervention(also of lauded wines. Beijing bar Janes + one of the city’s most notorious brothels, we ing more than to just dance. Now, this isn’t needn’t speculate too hard on the nature of something two straight guys often say to each their relationship. other, but nevertheless, Renée’s wish was my Just a stone’s throw from there, a new Fast forward to 1934, when Petiot command, so we struck out to a spot near sultry cocktail bar has opened up: brought the drink to his new digs at the King Polk Street. Then Renée danced, like an angel, Madara. Look for a discrete black door Cole bar in the New York St. Regis Hotel, he danced like the sun breaking out of black entrance on the street level, which gives where the hotel managers attempted to foist clouds on a rainy day, he danced like water way to a dramatic but cozy arched ceiling a more genteel moniker of ‘Red Snapper’ falling from the heavens, oh, he danced and interior within. The bar also just hap- on the drink. Needless to say, New Yorkers he danced and he was amazing. People re- pens to host one of our favorite Japanese were having none of it, and the name Bloody corded him, like an eagle he spread his dance mixologists, Munenori Harada, three Mary stuck. They also complained about the - nights a week. The other four he’s at vet- ing partners, dipping poetic in his motions. eran cocktail bar Avenue Joffre, which is some pizzazz, in the form of black pepper, Aswings he stopped, and flew and across the the bar dance collectively floor, twirldrew also well-worth seeking out for superior cayennedrink’s bland pepper, flavor, Worcestershire asking Petiot sauce, to give lemon it its breath, awaiting his next move, he walked tipple. and a generous splash of Tabasco. The drink up to the bartender on a midnight Saturday gained its enduring reputation as the all- shift and proudly ordered himself a Bloody Tragically, Cafe des Stagiaries has called healing hangover tonic in sanitariums, where Mary. time on its Dagu Lu location, thought patients were prescribed fruit and vegetable fortunately fans of the easy-going French Logan R. Brouse, proprietor and However, you have to realize it took in Found 158 alive and very much kick- mixologist of Logan’s Punch, cannedjuice to tomatofix what juice, ailed perfected them. by chef Louis ing.bar andIn its eatery place canis a findlegend its fromsister the branch has run bars and clubs in Perrin in 1917, to get the Bloody Mary craze Shanghai for over six years. capital: Mojito Man. The latter found ac- off to the races. Prior to the advent of canned In between hangovers, he claim as a random mojito-making dude juice, fresh was the only alternative. It is one puts pen to paper to record on the streets of Beijing’s party central, his pontifications on the drink Sanlitun, and who has since expanded fresh juice, since tomatoes separate easily industry. into a real brick and mortar empire. intoof the sediment few drinks and that water. doesn’t benefit from

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central Jing’an. The easy-going ambiance is beer vending operation, though it’s not like more contemporary than that of Boxing Cat the founding partners are any strangers to 45 Degrees Brewery and less party-oriented than Liquid throwing parties. Laundry, though the space gets rowdier once Price: RMB40-55 Full Tilt Ahead Who’s going: mainly expats Good for: happy hours, beer, casual dining, By Betty Richardson availablefilled with on beer-fuelled draught, are patrons. of the good, honest cocktails qualitySaid we beers can (RMB40-55),expect from the 12 Boxingof which Cat are hat started out as neighborhood group. You’d expect a bar with a motto of 2/F, 991 Wuding Lu, by Jiaozhou Lu 武定路991号2 brewery founded by three friends, “The simple truth of great beer” to have lack- 楼近胶州路. Nearest metro: Jing’an Temple, 12 mins. the brewer Gary Heynes, chef W luster cocktails, but fortunately they come Open daily, 5pm-midnight. (5266 8620) Kelley Lee, ‘liker of good times’ Lee Tseng, courtesy of the group’s bartender Ruslan and later, brewer Michael M. Jordan, be- stowed Shanghai with one its most enduring but balanced drinks at Cobra Lily and who craft beer empires: Boxing Cat. hasKapstan, achieved who similar first impressed effect here. us with his wild Now with three Boxing Cat locations, the Decent food, which is better than your av- Liquid laundry powerhouses, and Cobra Lily erage bar snack menu but clear of high-brow in Xintiandi, the group has been acquired by chef cuisine, is another thing to look forward multinational brewery AB InBev, with the to. An Asian and Latin American mashup is aim of continuing the popularization of craft found in the Korean pork neck tacos, with beer among Chinese drinkers, consumption scallion salad and queso fresco and guaca- of which is reported to be growing at a rate of mole to counter the spicy bulgogi marinade 40 percent per year. But the trouble with Big Beer is that it detracts from craft credentials. Clearly, the and(RMB68). pecan-studded We’d also antidote be remiss to not chocolate to mention des- group has realized that opening more identi- serts.the blondies (RMB24), a wonderfully buttery cal Boxing Cat Breweries are not the way to Ultimately, 45 Degrees is a homely and go, instead they’ve opted to use their collec- honest neighborhood bar, with an original tive experience to open a venue tailor-made touch that keeps it aligned with the quality of for its neighborhood: enter 45 Degrees. predecessors like Liquid Laundry. We’ve yet Named after the perfect slant at which to see the place let its hair down and become draught beer should be angled into a glass, a fully developed destination for merriment, 45 Degrees is a casual, high-ceilinged and which is surely the bottom line of any craft spacious bar situated a few blocks from

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Kyle Grooms

Beatles for Babies

New Jersey-based standup comedian Kyle Grooms has had a long career of making people laugh with jokes about everything from mythical New Jersey The Crucible monsters to getting tried by the state at age 10. He’s had his own Comedy Central half hour, a new album coming out this spring, and is a bit of an old hand at traveling around China with Kung Fu Komedy. Catch his latest Shanghai visit this month. A loving tribute to the band, this interactive show by Spanish troupe La Petita > Mar 9, 9pm & Mar 10, 7pm & 9pm, Malumaluga features four musicians and a dancer dressed entirely in white who RMB170 presale, RMB200 door. Kung cover classics like ‘Yesterday,’ ‘Let It Be’ and ‘Hey Jude.’ Children are encouraged Fu Komedy Club, 4/F, 1 Xiangyang Bei to dance, clap and wander the stage during the performance. Perfect for infants, Lu, by Julu Lu 襄阳路1号4楼, 近巨鹿路 toddlers and up. (www.kungfukomedy.com) > Mar 16-25, times vary. Shanghai Children’s Art Theatre, 800 Miaojiang Lu, by Xizhang Nan Lu 苗江路800号, 近西藏南路

Up & Over It: Into the Water Hello Kitty: Journey to the West

East West Theatre returns with their rendition of this classic play by Pulitzer Prize winner Arthur Miller. A retelling of the Salem Witch Trials in the Northeastern US in the late 1600s, the paranoia, hysteria and intolerance depicted are also a nod to McCarthyism Irish dance troupe Up & Over It pre- and the ‘red scare,’ which were in full sents this experimental story based on a swing when Miller debuted the play Nordic myth about the apocalypse. The in 1953. modern retelling is a story of friendship > Mar 1-3 and 16-17 at 7pm, Mar 18 at told through dance and percussion set 5pm, RMB160 presale, RMB185 door. La in a magical, water-filled landscape. Bota at the Cool Docks, 18 Maojiayun Lu, The 50-minute show is recommended by Waima Lu 老码头, 毛家园路18号, 近 for ages 4 and up. 外马路 (labotashanghai.com) > Mar 8 – Apr 1, 7.30pm, RMB240. Art Japanese pop culture merchandizing icon Hello Kitty retells her version of the classic Space for Kids, Hubnovo, 3F, Block 5, Chinese fable, Wu Cheng’en’s Journey to the West. Kitty’s friends are kidnapped 1898 Gonghexin Lu 共和新路1898号5 by monsters when they opened an ancient chest, and she must enter the mythic 号楼3楼 (artspaceforkids.com.cn) Journey to the West universe in order to get them back. Expect elaborate costumes and staging design. > Mar 23-24, 7.30pm on Mar 23, 10.30am & 2.30pm on Mar 24, RMB120-380. ET Space, 433 Yan’An Dong Lu, by Yunnan Nan Lu 延安东路433号, 近云南南路

64 | march 2018 | www.thatsmags.com The Dickies John Legend Hear

Rodion

Singer-songwriter extraordinaire John Legend comes to Shanghai for a major stadium show at the Mercedes-Benz Arena to promote his latest album, Darkness and Light. Over the course of five albums, Legend has won a whop- Italian DJ and producer Rodion is no ping 10 Grammy Awards for his pop- stranger to Shanghai, having thrown inflected R&B, as well as an Academy memorable dark disco dance parties Punk rock legends The Dickies, who formed in LA in the late 70s and were one of Award and a Tony. He’s also worked here several times in the past. He the first major pop-punk bands, with their distinctively campy and irreverent style, with everyone from Ariana Grande released his latest EP of synthy dance embark on their first ever China tour as part of their 40th anniversary. Shanghai to Kanye West to Lauryn Hill, and co- music, Abu Dhabi/True Love Floats, in bands Round Eye and Dirty Fingers provide a dose of locally-based punk as openers. starred in La La Land. the fall of 2017, and is touring through > Mar 3, 9pm, RMB150 presale, RMB180 door. Yuyintang, 851 Kaixuan Lu, > Mar 8, 8pm, RMB380-1,280. Mercedes- China with a stop at Dada Shanghai by Yan’an Xi Lu 凯旋路851号,近延安西路 (5237 8662) Benz Arena, 1200 Shibo Da Dao, by thanks to Italian Dance Wave Asia. Yaohua Lu 世博大道1200号, 近耀华路 > Mar 2, 9pm. Dada, 115 Xingfu Lu, (www.mercedes-benzarena.com) by Fahuazhen Lu 幸福路115号, 近法华镇路 (150 0018 2212) Armin van Buuren Pinch Oh Wonder

Rising star indie pop duo Oh Wonder UK dubstep producer Pinch, who’s gar- make their Shanghai debut this month nered a following via his Tectonic Label at Bandai Namco. The band first rose thanks to his meshing of reggae and to prominence in late 2014, when they dancehall in his productions, comes to began releasing one new song a month Shanghai for a set at Dada courtesy of for an entire year as their first album. Wonky Kong. Shanghai DJs Kilo Vee Their sophomore effort, Ultralife, and Wonky Kong founder Siesta pro- dropped last July to much acclaim, and The Dutch DJ and producer returns to Shanghai for a performance at MYST. vide support. this Shanghai show is part of their de- Generally considered one of the world’s most famous DJs, van Buuren has won the > Mar 9, 10pm, RMB80. Dada, 115 but world tour. top spot on DJ Mag’s Top 100 DJs List a record-breaking 5 times and has been run- Xingfu Lu, by Fahuazhen Lu 幸福路115 > Mar 6, 8pm, RMB380. Bandai Namco ning his own radio show, A State of Trance, since 2001. 号, 近法华镇路 (150 0018 2212) Shanghai Base 179 Yichang Lu, by > Mar 9, 10.30pm, RMB480. 1123 Yan’an Zhong Lu, by Fumin Lu 延安中路1123号, Jiangning Lu 宜昌路179号, 近江宁路近富民路 (6266 3191)

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Florian Meindl

Founded in Santiago in 2008, this Chilean trio deals in freewheeling, psychedelic guitar rock that takes thematic influence from the ancient music of the Andes as well as elements of krautrock. Catch their trippy and atmospheric One of Japan’s hottest indie pop bands, The fin. returns to Shanghai, where they show at Bandai Namco. performed to sold out crowds last year. They’ve gone from self-releasing tracks on > Mar 17, 8.30pm, RMB100 presale. Soundcloud to playing major festivals like Fuji Rock and Summer Sonic, and their Bandai Namco Shanghai Base 179 sound is a dreamy mix of chillwave and synth pop. Yichang Lu, by Jiangning Lu 宜昌路179 Monthly techno club night NOVA brings > Mar 10, 8pm, RMB150 presale, RMB180 door. MAO Livehouse, 3/F, 308 Chongqing 号, 近江宁路 (6266 3191) over Austrian DJ Florian Meindl. Based Nan Lu, by Jianguo Zhong Lu 重庆南路308号3楼, 近建国中路 (6445 0086) out of Berlin, he’s been producing for 14 years and has become known for his groovy, analog-driven techno. Support comes from several Shanghai techno DJs who you’ll often catch at places like Mogwai Celia and Elevator, including Jasmine Li, Lina K, MIIIA and Max Shen. > Mar 10, 10pm, RMB120 presale, RMB160 door. Arkham, B/1, 168 Julu Lu, LANY by Ruijin Er Lu B/1, 巨鹿路168号, 近瑞金二路 (6211 6317)

Beach Fossils

After making their Shanghai debut Known for their lo-fi, atmospheric with a sold-out show this past July, LA- dream pop and shoegzae, Brooklyn based trio LANY bring their sunny pop indie band Beach Fossils, return to the music back for another performance. mainland for a China tour. They’ve The band relocated from Nashville to been active since 2009 and are passing LA and found fame in 2016 through through Shanghai as part of the tour several hit singles before releasing their for their 2017 release, Somersault. One of the most influential post-rock bands of all time, the Scottish legends return self-titled debut last year. Catch their show at MAO Livehouse to Shanghai, where they made their debut back in 2011, thanks to New Noise. This > Mar 21, 8pm, RMB380. Bandai Namco from Ye Records. visit coincides with the release of their ninth studio album, Every Country’s Sun, Shanghai Base 179 Yichang Lu, by > Mar 16, 8pm, RMB180 presale, which has been acclaimed as one of their best. The band is especially celebrated for Jiangning Lu 宜昌路179号, 近江宁路 RMB230 door. MAO Livehouse, 3/F, 308 their intense live shows. (6266 3191) Chongqing Nan Lu, by Jianguo Zhong Lu > Mar 12, 9pm, RMB360 presale, RMB450 door. Bandai Namco Shanghai Base 179 重庆南路308号3楼, 近建国中路 (6445 Yichang Lu, by Jiangning Lu 宜昌路179号, 近江宁路 (6266 3191) 0086)

66 | march 2018 | www.thatsmags.com Zedd We Lost the Sea

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Sevdaliza

A regular visitor to Shanghai, Russian- German DJ and producer Zedd returns for his latest club show at A rising star vocalist dealing in ex- LINX. Known for major hit songs like perimental pop and trip-hop, Sevdaliza ‘Clarity’ featuring Foxes and ‘Break makes her Shanghai debut after releas- Free’ with Ariana Grande, Zedd won ing her breakout debut album ISON in Promoters New Noise round out their hugely active month with an 8-city tour for a Grammy for Best Dance Recording 2017. An Iranian native who grew up Australian instrumental post-rock band We Lost the Sea. The Sydney-based six-piece in 2014 and has released 2 full-length in The Netherlands, she played on the has released three albums of atmospheric, cinematic instrumentals, including 2015’s albums. Dutch national basketball team before Departure Songs. Catch their show at MAO Livehouse. > Mar 27, 10.30pm, RMB380. Linx, embarking on her singing career. A > Mar 25, 9pm, RMB120 presale, RMB150 door. MAO Livehouse, 3/F, 308 Chongqing Golden Bell Plaza, 2/F, 98 Huaihai strong supporting line-up of local talent Nan Lu, by Jianguo Zhong Lu 重庆南路308号3楼, 近建国中路 (6445 0086) Zhong Lu, by Liulin Lu 淮海中路98号2 at her show includes vocalists Lil Akin 楼, 近柳林路 (www.linxshanghai.com) and ChaCha. Don’t miss this power pop showcase. > Mar 23, 8.30pm, RMB300. Bandai Namco Shanghai Base 179 Yichang Lu, by Jiangning Lu 宜昌路179号, 近江宁路 (6266 3191) Mitsume

Alpine Decline

The Hormones

Once one of Beijing’s best psychedelic rock bands, Alpine Decline has relocated to LA, but continues making their unique strain of trippy and immersive Chengdu-based all-girl rock group The music. The duo is releasing their lat- Hormones embark on a 27-city tour of est album, Return to Desolation Lake China to promote their latest album, a (with cover art designed by Shanghai’s follow-up to their well-received 2014 IdleBeats) this month on Maybe Mars. debut EP, Elephant. Don’t miss one of Catch the Shanghai stop on their China Chengdu’s best homegrown bands as tour as they debut their most poppy This Tokyo quartet brings their sunny pop and surf rock to Shanghai. They’ve re- they pass through Shanghai. and melody-driven release thus far. leased all their albums on their own label, and have a carefree, DIY approach to >Mar 31, 8.30pm. Yuyintang, 851 > Apr 1, 9pm, RMB80 presale, RMB100 their music and touring. Catch their MAO Livehouse show through Ye Records. Kaixuan Lu, by Yan’an Xi Lu 凯旋路851 door. Yuyintang, 851 Kaixuan Lu, by > Mar 31, 8pm, RMB130 presale, RMB180 door. MAO Livehouse, 3/F, 308 Chongqing 号, 近延安西路 (5237 8662) Yan’an Xi Lu 凯旋路851号, 近延安西路 Nan Lu, by Jianguo Zhong Lu 重庆南路308号3楼, 近建国中路 (6445 0086) (5237 8662)

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Chinese Elegance Until Mar 15 Noeli Gallery, 1/F, Building 2, 165 Taiyuan Lu, by Yongjia Lu 太原路165弄2号底楼, 近永嘉路 (www. Jin Yangping: Curtain Painting – noeligallery.com) Tranquilization Until Mar 20 Between Art Lab, Huizhi International Commercial Center of Shanghai, 3057 Jinke Lu, by Zuchonzhi Lu 金科路3057号，近祖冲之路 Pick of six exhibitions L’Etranger Mélancolie art Until July 8 Long Museum Pudong, No. 210, 2255 Luoshan Lu, by Huamu Lu 罗山路2255弄210号, 近花木路 (www. thelongmuseum.org)

Lettres Du Voyant: Joseph Beuys x Nam June Paik Until May 13 HOW Art Museum, No. 1, Lane 2277 Zuchongzhi Lu, by Shengxia Lu 祖冲之路2277弄1号, 近盛夏路 (www.howartmuseum.org) Butterfly Wu: Queen of Movies Until Mar 18 Shanghai Center of Photography, 2555 Longteng Avenue, by Fenggu Lu 龙腾大道2555号, 近风骨路

Murmurations Until Mar 21 Magda Danysz Gallery, 256 Beijing Dong Lu, by Jiangxi Zhong Lu 北京东路256号, 近江西中路 (magdagallery.com)

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Amara Signature Shanghai, a new luxury brand under the Hyatt Place Shanghai Tianshan Plaza, the third Hyatt Place hotel in the Singaporean Amara Hotels & Resorts group, is now open to the city, welcomed its first group of guests in late February. Wholly owned public. Located at the intersection of Changshou Lu and Jiaozhou by SOHO China and operated by Hyatt Hotels Corporation, the 150- Lu, the 30-story, five-star property with 343 spacious rooms and room property next to Metro Line 2 Loushanguan Road Station features suites aims to attract a new generation of business travelers and the Hyatt Place brand’s intuitive design, casual atmosphere and practical creative executives with its high-tech amenities, a variety of food amenities like free Wi-Fi and 7/11 food & beverage offerings. and beverage options, expansive meeting spaces, state-of-the-art wellness facilities and personalized services.

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Stanford Residences, managed by Stanford Residences (Shanghai) Hotel Management, is a high-end serviced apartment brand in mainland China established by K.Wah Group. With the philosophy of “Where Enchanted Living Comes Together”, Stanford Residences is devoted to creating high quality apartments to elevate architecture and environment in the modern age.

North Face’s newest collection, ‘Stretch Out,’ is launched in spring To celebrate Chinese New Year, ifc Mall was transformed with festive 2018. Featuring jackets, t-shirts, pants, shoes, hats and backpacks made Year of the Dog-inspired installations, including Swedish artist Agnetha with waterproof, windwall, stretch and breathable fabrics, these items Sjogren’s golden sculpture of canine that symbolizes prosperity and are designed to protect wearers against all weather conditions. luck.

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Treasury Wine Estates recently hosted a dinner to showcase its strong portfolio of Californian wine. Products from renowned vineyards like Beringer, Sterling, Stags’ Leap, Beaulieu and Chateau St. Jean were paired One of the poshest clubs in Shanghai, M1NT is located on with an eight-course dinner to showcase and highlight their unique the top floor of a skyscraper near the Bund and offers a view qualities. of the futuristic Pudong skyline. Inside, you’ll find a high-end restaurant, a club and a lounge with luxurious decor.

Famous Chinese condiment brand, Lee Kum Kee, recently hosted a gathering Versace’s 2018 Spring/Summer collection pays tribute to with the media to celebrate Chinese New Year and the brand’s 130th anniversary its founder, Gianni Versace, with strong visual references at its China headquarters in Xuhui district. Through a multimedia presentation, to the style of the 1990s. guests learned about the brand’s history and innovative achievements over its long history.

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Hotel Pravo, 3/F Yu Yuan Chinese method accompanied by memorable ingredient 1218 Yan’an Zhong, by Tongren Lu. 静安香格里拉 Restaurant, 299 Wusong Lu, by Kunshan Lu 吴淞 and condiments. 11am-midnight (Sun-Thu) 11am- 大酒店三楼，延安中路 1218 号，近铜仁路 . 路 299 号宝御酒店 3 楼 , 近昆山路 2am (Fri-Sat). 1/F, No 7, Lane 181 Taicang Lu, by Suntime Century Relax in our lavish private Huangpi Nan Lu 太仓路 181 弄新天地北里 7 号楼一 rooms and allow our food to delight your senses 层 , 近黄陂南路 with wonderful tastes, textures and aroma. Huaiyang Restaurant Offering authentic cuisine from the Canton, Hunan and Shanghai regions, guests can embark RIVER DRUNK specializes in grand Huaiyang Bakery on an exploration of Chinese culinary excellence. cuisine and fresh seafood, offering traditional Lunch: 11.30am-2.30pm; Dinner: 5.30-10pm. 2/F, southeastern delicacies in a charming and refined SHERMAN ORIGINAL HOMEMADE. Now offers Grand Kempinski Hotel, 1288 Lujiazui Huan Lu, by environment. Daily 11.30am-2.30pm, 6-10.30pm. fresh bread everyday. E04, 1F, 150 Hubing Lu, by Baibu Jie 陆家嘴环路 1288 号上海凯宾斯基大酒店 2 5/F, Wanda Reign on the Bund, 538 Zhong Shan Jinan Lu HUBINGDAO (6333 2833) 湖滨路 150 号楼，近百步街 (3867 9199) Dong Er Lu, by Longtan Lu (5368 8882) 中山东二路湖滨道购物广场 1 楼 E04, 近济南路 538 号 , 近龙潭路 YUE Chinese Restaurant is presenting an exciting blend of local & traditional Cantonese Chinese dishes served in a modern atmosphere boasting Sichuan nine private dining rooms. 2/F, Pullman Shanghai South, 1 Pubei Lu, by Liuzhou Lu (2426 8888) hot-pot Lunch 11.30am - 2pm; Dinner 5.30– 9.30pm 浦北 Element Fresh Delivery to the rescue! 路 1 号 , 上海中星铂尔曼大酒店 2 楼 , 近柳州路 Bored of Breakfast? Lost for Lunch? Dinner Qimin Organic Hotpot Marketplace Qimin, the dilemmas? Give the English-speaking delivery restaurant originated from Taiwan and created YUE 1525 Enjoy authentic Hong Kong- style hotline a buzz and order from a wide variety of by the same people who brought us “GREEN & Cantonese cuisine at YUE 1525 for either business wholesome gourmet salads, fresh fruit juices, SAFE.” The bustling marketplace environment lunch, family gatherings or special occasions. amazing appetizers, scrumptious lunch or dinner is filled with organic groceries, fresh seafood,a YUE 1525 is headed by the veteran Cantonese entrees, and American style breakfasts. Instant variety of vegetables, assorted meats, open Chef Wong from Hong Kong. Dim sum, clay pot confirmation, pay by mobile pay or credit card, or kitchen food stands and diners surrounded by dishes, double-boiled soups and chef’s signature even cash-on delivery. Scan the QR code & select lively marketplace food stands, creating a real recipes are among the favourites. Lunch daily, ‘Order Now’, or visit www.ElementFresh.com & food bazaar atmosphere. Every item on the menu 11.30am-2.30pm. Afternoon tea, 2.30-4.30pm select ‘Delivery’. Element Fresh has 16 restaurants is carefully selected from the original source, on weekends only. Dinner daily, 5-10pm. Level 3, across Shanghai! making sure all ingredients are completely natural 1555 Dingxi Lu, by Yuyuan Lu (6225 8665) 定西路 or organic. Without exception, all dishes are 1555 号巴黎春天新世界酒店 3 楼 , 近愚园路。 from “Farm to Table” using the most natural ingredients for the boiler in order to extract the primary flavors nature has to offer. 1) 7/F, Takashimaya Department Store, 1438 Hongqiao Lu, by Manao Lu (6295 2117) 2) (NEW) 4/F, Sichuan Citizen The people who brought you Reel Department Store, 1601 Nanjing Xi Lu, by Citizen Cafe and Bar have gone native with this Changde Lu (6258 8777) Daily 10.30am-11pm 1) Sichuan eatery. Here you’ll find all the classics 虹桥路 1438 号高岛屋百货 7 楼 , 近玛瑙路 2) 南京西 amply spiced and served in bamboo-clad dining 路 1601 号芮欧百货 4 楼 , 近常德路 room. 30 Donghu Lu, by Huaihai Zhong Lu (5404 1235) Daily 11am-10.30pm 东湖路 30 号 , 近淮海 Cantonese 中路

Ming Court With chefsí adept in culinary creativity, Ming Court presents exquisite Shanghainese Cantonese cuisine with a twist, offering authentic flavors and refined wine pairings to create a Club Jin Mao With superlative views overlooking wonderful culinary experience. On top of dim the Shanghai skyline, Club Jin Mao is one of the POP This all-day dining American Brasserie at sum and dessert menus, the restaurant also most prestigious Shanghainese restaurants in the Three on the Bund pays tribute to the 1970s offer a la carte and set menus as well as some city, offering exquisite and authentic Shanghai- American pop culture with vintage decor featur- VUE Dining This restaurant is designed to create seasonal specialities. The wide selection of dishes nese cuisine. Daily from 11.30am-2.30pm, 5.30- ing chandeliers along with wood, leather and marvelous dining experience in privacy with also include some award-winning Ming Court 10.30pm. 86/F, Grand Hyatt Shanghai, Jin Mao stone elements that create a warm atmosphere. one of the city’s best skyline views. Featuring signatures. Level B1, 333 Shenhong Lu, Cordis, Tower, 88 Shiji Dadao, by Yincheng Zhong Lu Influenced by the chic vibe of Miami, the new authentic handmade dim sum and Cantonese Shanghai, Hongqiao, by Suhong Lu (5263 9618) cuisine, it is an ideal venue for family celebrations (5047 8838) www.shanghai.grand.hyatt.com 上

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OPEN DOOR 海金茂君悦大酒店 86 楼 , 浦东新区世纪大道 88 号 , Citizen Café & Bar is a sophisticated coffee 近银城中路 house, a craft cocktail bar, and a restaurant serving New American cuisine. Opened in 2005, it went through a complete renovation in 2014, and became more inviting than before. The ever popular Basil Drop remains the same. And the terrace is lovely on a nice day. 222 JinXian Lu, by Shanxi Nan Lu (6258 1620) Daily 11-12.30am www.citizenshanghai.com 进贤路 222 号 , 近陕西南路 Coffee Tree With a light and airy European look, the cozy spot offers an array of fresh and homemade items including salads, sandwiches, quiche, pasta, and cakes using the finest ingredients. Ferguson Lane, 376 Wukang Lu, by Tai’an Lu (6466 0361) Mon-Sun 9am- 10pm www.coffeetreecafe.com.cn 武康路 376 号 , 近泰安路 DELI Enjoy French desserts, pastries, cakes, or hand crafted chocolates from the Deli counter located in Lobby Lounge. Your choice, eat in or take away. Special price for cakes and pastries The Chinoise Story A unique restaurant featuring radically fused cooking styles. Lovely everyday after 6pm. 1/F, Pullman Shanghai South, space. Expect classic Chinese dishes served in 1 Pubei Lu, by Liuzhou Lu (2426 8888) Daily 9am individual portions rather than family style. - 9pm 浦北路 1 号，上海中星铂尔曼大酒店 1 楼，近 Cathay Building, Jin Jiang Hotel, 59 Maoming 柳州路 Nan Lu, by Changle Lu (6445 1717) 11am- 2.30pm; 6-10.30pm 茂名南路 59 号锦江饭店北楼底 chocolate Song Fa 层 , 近长乐路 The Crystal Garden Bathed in natural light, the Jean Paul Hévin is a French “Haute Couture” Chinese restaurant Crystal Garden offers the chocolate-maker, whose label of chocolates Famous Bak Kut Teh Chain from Singapore De- very best of authentic Chinese cuisine including is a successful brand of gourmet chocolate. provincial cuisines plus high-quality seafood. The The adventure of Jean Paul Hévin begins in restaurant's garden-style setting and professional, the tropics with the search for the rarest, most buts in Shanghai friendly team makes The Crystal Garden a popular refined cocoa beans. It continues back in France venue for intimate wedding banquets and private with a search for the best creams and hazelnuts, A staple in Singaporean and Malaysian cuisine, bak kut teh consists of meaty the most scented honeys and other outstanding functions. 5/F, The Westin Bund Center Shanghai, pork ribs slow-cooked in a complex broth of herbs and spices. 88 Henan Zhong Lu, by Guangdong Lu (6103 ingredient. Jean Paul Hévin stores are created 5048) Lunch: 11am – 2.30pm (Mon-Fri), 11am – as chocolate cellars, confined spaces in which, 2.30pm (Saturday & Sunday, Yum Cha); Dinner: at constant levels of humidity and temperature, Serving this fragrant dish since 1969, Singaporean restaurant chain Song Fa, customers could be captivated by the subtle 5.30pm – 10pm (Daily). 河南中路 88 号上海威斯汀 which is listed as a Bib Gourmand recommendation in the 2016 and 2017 大饭店 5 楼，近广东路 cocoa aromas and choose their purchases in a calm and peaceful atmosphere. LG2 city’super, Michelin Guide Singapore, has partnered with BreakTalk Group and debuted Grape Restaurant Originated from 1987, HKRI Taikoo Hui, 789 West Nanjing Lu, by Ruijin Grape Shanghai is a well-known Shanghainese Er Lu (400-653-8820, www.citysuper.com.cn) its first Shanghai location at the Jing An Kerry Center on January 26. restaurant popular in the expat community. 南京西路 789 号兴业太古汇地下二层 city’super Chinese traditional cuisine is offered here, 超 • 生活店内 With eight locations in Singapore and four in Indonesia, Song Fa’s first restau- featuring Peking Duck, Mandarin Fish with Pine Nuts and Kung Pao Chicken, Deep Fried Ribs with ROYCE’ From the great land of Hokkaido, rant in mainland China follows the same nostalgic Southeast Asian-style décor Garlic and dishes served on a sizzling hot cast blessed by nature, came ROYCE’ chocolates in of its sister restaurants back home. Photographs and posters documenting iron skillet. Jia, 55 Xinle Lu, by Xiangyang Bei Lu 1983. Hokkaido is gifted with crystal clear water the restaurant’s 49-year-long history serve as visual memorabilia of Song Fa’s (5404 0486) 新乐路 55 号甲 , 近襄阳北路 and pure fresh air. This nature environment is much like the famous European Chocolate development and the important role it continues to play in spreading the love Gui Hua Lou offers the very best of authentic producing countries. It is here in Hokkaido of traditional Singaporean cuisine to diners across the region, while a rickshaw Shanghainese, Huaiyang, and Sichuanese that the finest, strictly selected ingredients are cuisines. Chef Gao creates a special blend of combined to make perfect chocolates. Each and reminds guests of its origins of starting off as a street food vendor. both worlds, traditional dishes with modern every bite will bring your senses to Hokkaido. interpretations all in the ambiance of distinctive 1) ifc Store - LG2 city’super, 8 Shiji Dadao, by While there are two prominent styles of bak kut teh – Fujian and Chaozhou – Chinese décor. 1F, River Wing, Pudong Shangri- Lujiazui Huan Lu 2) Shanghai Metro City Store La, 33 Fucheng Lu, by Lujiazui Huan Lu (2828 - B1, 1111 Zhaojiabang Lu, by Hongqiao Lu 3) Song Fa specializes in the latter, which is characterized by its reduction in me- 6888) Lunch 11.30am-3pm Mon-Fri, 11am-3pm Shanghai isetan Store - B1, 1038 Nanjing Xi Lu, dicinal flavor and emphasis in white pepper and garlic. These spicy, pungent Sat & Sun, Dinner 5.30-10pm daily 富城路 33 号浦 by Shaanxi Bei Lu 4) Shanghai Times Square Store notes are supported by the depth of flavor of the flavorful pork bone broth 东香格里拉大酒店浦江楼 1 楼 , 近陆家嘴环路 - B1 city’super, 99 Huaihai Zhong Lu, by Xizang Nan Lu 5) Shanghai iapm Store - LG1 , 999 that has been cooked for at least eight or nine hours before it’s served. Huaihai Zhong Lu, by Shaanxi Nan Lu 6) HKRI yunnan Taikoo Hui Store - LG2 city’super, 789 Nanjing Xi Traditionally, Singaporeans enjoy bak kut teh by dipping some youtiao into the Lu, by Yan’an Zhong Lu (400-653-8820, www. Gathering Clouds Specializing in distinctive citysuper.com.cn) 1) 国金中心店 – 陆家嘴世纪大道 broth, allowing the crispy fried dough to absorb all the vibrant flavors before Yunnan food, Gathering Clouds inherits the 8 号地下二层 city’super 超 • 生活店内 2) 美罗城店 sipping on the broth. Plates of peanuts, pickled vegetables and braised pork most charming Yunnanese cuisine and culture – 肇嘉浜路 1111 号地下一层 3) 梅龙镇伊势丹店 – knuckle are served on the side for a complete meal, and they chase it down in a modern vibe. Carefully selecting natural 南京西路 1038 号地下一层 4) 大上海时代广场店 – ingredients from original source, the place 淮海中路 99 号地下一层 city’super 超 • 生活店内 5) with a strong cup of kung fu tea to get rid of the fattiness at the end. introduces the most authentic Yunnan flavor as 环贸广场店 - 淮海中路 99 号地下一层 city’super well as live sports to all. Unit 105, Building E, 381 超 • 生活店内 6) 兴业太古汇店 - 南京西路 789 号兴 Since its opening Song Fa has already been a popular choice among diners, Panyu Lu, by Fahuazhen Lu (6271 7162) Daily 业太古汇地下二层 city’super 超 • 生活店内 11:30am – 2:00pm, 5:30–10:00pm 番禺路 381 号 and a second outlet of the chain is already in the works and is scheduled to 幸福里步行街 E105, 近法华镇路 hotel buffets open in mid-2018. Lost Heaven 1) 17 Yan’an Dong Lu, by Sichuan Nan Lu (6330 0967) 2) 38 Gaoyou Lu, by Fuxing Café Liang The CAFÉ LIANG restaurant treats > SB1-12, South Block, Jing An Kerry Center, 1515 Nanjing Xi Lu, by Tongren Lu 南京西 Xi Lu (6433 5126) Daily 11.30am-2pm, 5.30- diners with multiple dining options and cuisines. 路1515号静安嘉里中心南区商场地下层SB1-12, 近铜仁路 (5266 1126) 10.30pm 1) 延安东路 17 号 , 近四川南路 2) 高邮路 Diners can indulge in Asian and Western cuisines 38 号 , 近复兴西路 with a taste of Southeast Asian influence coupled with Mainland Chinese classics. Open Hour: The Middle 8 This buddha-themed restaurant Breakfast from 6am to10.30am; Lunch from offers the beauty of Yunnan cuisines with sincere 11.30am to 2.30pm (Mon - Fri)/ from 11.30am and love in a quiet vibe. With a large statue to 3pm (Sat & Sun); Dinner from 5.30pm to of buddha and traditional interior, this Beijing 10.30pm. (86 21) 2203 8889. 1/F, Jing An transplant is where you could taste out the pure Shangri-La, West Shanghai, 1218 Yan’an Zhong, flavor of Yunnan without leaving Shanghai. by Tongren Lu. 静安香格里拉大酒店一楼，延安中路 Unit406, South Block, HK Plaza, 283 Huaihai 1218 号，近铜仁路 . Zhong Lu, by Huangpi Nan Lu (6029 6350, 6029 6352) 淮海中路 283 号香港广场南座 406 室 , 近黄陂 Café Reign The all-day restaurant, Café Reign 南路 features a spacious and comprehensive open kitchen, offering an authentic Shanghai breakfast buffet, business lunch and a semi-buffet dining Cafes experience. Daily 6am-10.30pm. 1/F, Wanda Reign on the Bund, 538 Zhong Shan Dong Er Lu, CHA Lounge CHA Lounge is the place for a well- by Longtan Lu (5368 8882) 中山东二路 538 号 , 近 deserved afternoon break. An extensive selection 龙潭路 of traditional Chinese and Western tea and C MARKET provides an indulgent and delicacies, delicious beverages and international lively culinary experience, allowing to guests to wines, as well as pastries, homemade chocolates Enjoying indoor or terrace dining in an elegant and macaroons are offered daily. Guests can also and gorgeously sun-lit buffet restaurant with treat themselves to an exquisite afternoon tea show kitchen counters that have a little bit of buffet at RMB108 per person which is offered everything to satisfy any palate. Ranging from daily. Open daily, 8am-8pm. Afternoon tea bold new cuisines to traditional favourites, buffet, 2.30-5.30pm. 1/F, 1555 Dingxi Lu, by sweet treats to spicy dishes, the possibilities at C Yuyuan Lu (6240 8888-8155) 定西路 1555 号巴黎 Market are endless. (5263 9628, cdshh.cmarket@ 春天新世界酒店 1 楼 , 近愚园路 cordishotels.com, WeChat: CordisHongqiao, http://www.cordishotels.com/sc/shanghai-

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hongqiao/restaurants-and-bars/c-market/) with organic items and ecologically responsible sweets from Patio. Daily from 11.30am-2.30pm, populated atmosphere. 1) House19-20, North Breakfast: 6.30-10.30 am daily; Lunch: 11.30 producers. Featuring an extensive wine list and 5.30-10.30pm; 56/F, Grand Hyatt Shanghai, Jin Block Xintiandi, Lane181 Taicang Lu, by Madang am-2 pm (Mon-Fri), 11.30 am - 2.30 pm (Sat & beverage selection, the Cathay Room and Terrace Mao Tower, 88 Shiji Dadao, by Yincheng Zhong Lu (6320 3935) Daily: 11am-2am www.bln.com. Sun); Dinner: 6-9.30 pm daily; A La Carte: 6.30- is an oasis away from the hustle and bustle of Lu (5047 8838) www.shanghai.grand.hyatt.com cn 2) 2967 Lujiazui Xi Lu, by Binjiang Da Dao 10.30 pm. Ground Floor, 333 Shenhong Lu, by Shanghai… 9/F, Fairmont Peace Hotel, 20 Nanjing 上海金茂君悦大酒店 56 楼 , 浦东新区世纪大道 88 号 , (6888 3935) Sun-Thu: 11am-1am; Fri-Sat: 11am- Suhong Lu 申虹路 333 号 G 层，近苏虹路 Road East by Zhong Shan Dong Yi Road (6138 近银城中路 2am 3) 3/F, 555 Shibo Da Dao, by Guozhan Lu 6881) Daily 12:00-22:00 南京东路 20 号，上海和平 (2206 0555) Sun-Thurs: 11am-10pm; Fri-Sat: Five Live: Serving daily breakfast and dinner 饭店 9 楼，近中山东一路 Pelham’s Celebrated Chef Jean-Philippe Dupas 11am-12am [email protected] 1) 太仓路 181 buffets, a la carte menu and extravagant Sunday presents modern French cuisine with a brand 弄新天地北里 19-20 号楼 , 近马当路 2) 陆家嘴西路 Brunches, Five Live All Day Dining welcomes new menu, highlighted a mix of premium, local 2967 号 , 近滨江大道 3) 世博大道 555 号 3 楼 , 近国 guests and gastronomes into a compelling cooking ingredients with contemporary flair. 1/F, Waldorf 展路 theater. An array of local Shanghainese, regional Astoria Shanghai on the Bund, 2 Zhongshan Chinese and international cuisines are prepared Dong Yi Lu, by Guangdong Lu (6322 9988) Lunch at five interactive cooking stations, including Mon-Fri: 11.30am-2pm; Dinner daily 6-10pm Indian fresh seafood on ice, a grill and carving station, www.waldorfastoriashanghai.com 中山东一路 2 号 specialty noodles and dumplings, soup and 外滩华尔道夫酒店 1 楼，近广东路 Bhoomi stores One stop destination where a Taiwanese hotpot, a Mediterranean kitchen and a wide range of Indian & Pakistani food products dessert counter. INTERCONTINENTAL SHANGHAI RuiKu Restaurant The rooftop restaurant RuiKu serves fine-casual dining with a sharing concept. are served. 266 Yaohong Lu, by Hongsong Dong NECC, 1700 Zhuguang Lu, by Yinggang Dong Lu Lu, Minhang district, (2428 3400) Mon-Sat (National Exhibition Convention Center, Gate 3) Enjoy the stunning view of the Bund’s historic waterfront and Pudong’s futuristic skyline. Daily 9.30am-9.30pm, Sunday 2-7pm 闵行区姚虹路 266 (6700 1888-6028) 国家会展中心洲际酒店 , 诸光路号 , 近红松东路 1700 号国家会展中心 3 号门，近盈港东路） 12-10.30pm. 21/F, Wanda Reign on the Bund, 538 Zhong Shan Dong Er Lu, by Longtan Lu (5368 8882) 中山东二路 538 号 , 近龙潭路 global cuisine Sir Elly’s Restaurant & Bar Dine on fine modern European cuisine while overlooking the Huangpu River. Expert cocktails offered at both the circular Canton Table With nostalgic ambiance inspired bar and the expansive 14th floor terrace. 13/F by shikumen lanehouses and glamorous buildings The Peninsula Shanghai, 32 Zhongshan Dong Yi along the Bund, this new Cantonese dining Lu, by Nanjing Dong Lu (2327 6756) Lunch daily concept at Three on the Bund dances between 12-2.30pm; Dinner Sun-Thurs: 6-10.30pm; Fri-Sat the old and the new, bringing Shanghai diners 6-11pm www.peninsula.com/Shanghai/en/Dining/ the essence of the culinary culture of Guangdong. Sir_Ellys_Restaurant/default.aspx 中山东一路 32 号 Whether you’re craving some home-style cooking 上海半岛酒店 13 楼 , 近南京东路 or sophisticated delicacies, Canton Table offers an extensive selections, featuring high quality SAVOR All Day Dining Restaurant offers fresh ingredients and traditional cooking skills. Western and Eastern cuisine showcasing an open Mon-Fri 11.30am-2.30pm, 5.30-10.30pm, Sat- interactive kitchen with buffet and a la carte Sun 11.30am-3pm, 5.30-10.30pm. cantontable@ options. 2/F, Pullman Shanghai South, 1 Pubei Lu, 浦 on-the-bund.com. www.threeonthebund.com.5/ by Liuzhou Lu (2426 8888) Daily 6am - 12pm 北路 1 号 , 上海中星铂尔曼大酒店 2 楼 , 近柳州路 F, 3 Zhongshan Dong Yi Lu, by Guangdong Lu 中 Yi Café The Ultimate Sunday Brunch features 山东一路 3 号 5 楼 , 近广东路 . (6321 3737) delicacies from more than 12 countries, 12 food & beverage stations, more than 200 dishes from Dragon Phoenix Restored to its former glory, French around the world, and over 500 ingredients with the Dragon Phoenix evokes memories from highlights including foie gras, lobsters, prawns, a distant time. Quintessential Cantonese and The Chop Chop Club | UNÏCO Shanghai. oysters, baby scallops, clams, mussels, and Shanghainese cuisine takes center stage with The Chop Chop Club is the restaurant by world much more. RMB588++ with free flow of Veuve refined yet daringly classical presentations of the renowned chef Paul Pairet for UNÏCO Shanghai. Clicquot champagne, cocktails, wines and juices. finest live seafood, barbeque roasted meats and Product driven, boldly essentialist and borderline 2/F, Grand Tower Pudong Shangri-La, 33 Fucheng seasonal produce. Our resident Chinese Master primitive, it is a casual take by Pairet on global Lu, by Lujiazui Huan Lu (2828 6888). Mon-Fri Chef’s signature dishes showcase some of China’s and honest home cooking. Every day from 6pm Lunch 11.30am – 2.30pm; Sat-Sun Brunch 12 – most sought-after authentic dishes including until 7.30pm, The Happy Early Bird promotion 3pm, Dinner 5.30pm – 10pm daily. 富城路 33 号 hand crafted dim sum, seafood delicacies and gets you 50 percent off on an extensive selection 浦东香格里拉大酒店紫金楼 2 楼，近陆家嘴环路 2/F, noodle dishes. 8/F, Fairmont Peace Hotel, 20 of drinks. Dinner: Everyday 6-11pm. Three on the Pudong Shangri-La, 33 Fucheng Lu, by Lujiazui Nanjing Road East by Zhong Shan Dong Yi Road Bund, 2F, 17 Guangdong Lu, by Zhongshan Dong Huan Lu (2828 6888) (6138 6880) Daily 11:30-22:00 南京东路 20 号，上 Yi Lu (5308 5399) [email protected], www. 海和平饭店 8 楼，近中山东一路 NONG CAFÉ Located on the second floor, unicoshanghai.com 广东路 17 号外滩 3 号 2 楼，近 NONG Café offers a lively culinary experience Jade on 36 Restaurant This stunning restaurant 中山东一路 with its open-kitchen stations in a light and makes modern European cuisine with an Asian airy, interactive, market-style setting. Diners can twist. Excellent wine list, beautiful views and watch chefs use impressive culinary techniques a sumptuous weekend brunch. Combining Italian to prepare their favourite à la minute dishes gastronomy and entertainment with 3D in the open-kitchen. Breakfast, Monday to animation, Jade on 36 welcomes Marco Polo Acqua offers an inspired menu that captures Friday, 6-10.30am; Saturday, Sunday and public intrigue, as all of your senses are tended to with Jean Georges One Michelin star restaurant Jean- the spirit of Italian dining. The open kitchen and holidays, 6-11am; Lunch, 12-2pm. Dinner, 5.30- culinary expertise to present an entertaining Georges is the world-renowned eponymous chef’s oven are a focal point of the restaurant’s dining 9.30pm. 2/F, 1555 Dingxi Lu, by Yuyuan Lu (6240 6-course set menu especially for your year-end first signature restaurant outside of New York. experience. Guests will also enjoy the large indoor 8888) 定西路 1555 号巴黎春天新世界酒店 2 楼 , 近 parties. Priced at RMB798 net per person for At the Bund-side restaurant, guests can enjoy his aquarium and stunning views over the Huangpu 愚园路 a six-course meal. 36/F Grand Tower, Pudong famed contemporary French cuisines at a newly River. With daily lunch and dinner service, Acqua Shangri-La, 33 Fucheng Lu, by Lujiazui Huan Lu renovated space with a fresh an elegant dining is always a good choice to enjoy a delicious meal. (2828 6888), Lunch: 12pm, Dinner 5.30pm or room, lounge, open kitchen and private rooms. (3867 9192) Lunch: 11.30am -2.30pm; Dinner: Deli Shops 8pm. [email protected], www. Mon-Fri 11.30am-2.30pm, 6-10.30pm, Sat-Sun: 6-10.30pm. 2/F, Grand Kempinski Hotel, 1288 shangri-la.com/shanghai/pudongshangrila. 富城路 11.30am-3pm, 6-10.30pm. 4/F, 3 Zhongshan Lujiazui Huan Lu, by Baibu Jie 陆家嘴环路 1288 号 Green & Safe With an organic farm in Kunshan, 33 号，近陆家嘴环路 Dong Yi Lu, by Guangdong Lu) jgrespak@on-the- 上海凯宾斯基大酒店 2 楼，近百步街 this organic store provides daily delivered bund.com. www.threeonthebund.com. 中山东一 vegetables and a variety of local and imported M on the Bund This Bund pioneer serves up 路 3 号 4 楼 , 近广东路 (6321 7733) GAIA2 is known of its authentic Italian food. organic goods, such as organic extra virgin olive impeccable service and a menu peppered with With adorable mosaic desks, red and black chairs oil, white and red balsamic vinegar, organic Continental, Aussie and Moroccan inspiration. PHÉNIX eatery & bar Rooted in the philosophy and unique glasses, GAIA 2 is truly an art space pasta, muesli and more. 30% off on all breads Try the pavlova for dessert. 7/F, No.5 Zhongshan of “Life is about the ingredients”, a visit to Room 605 &613 on 6/F & Room 703 on 7/F, 999 after 7pm everyday in Dongping branch. 1) 6 Dong Yi Lu, by Guangdong Lu (6350 9988) Mon- PHÉNIX is a charming invitation to reconnect with Huaihai Zhong Lu, by Shaanxi Nan Lu 11am- Dongping Lu, by Hengshan Lu 5465 1288, 1/ Fri: 11.30am-2.30pm; 6.15-10.30pm; Sat-Sun: the essentials through an intuitive French cuisine 10pm 淮海中路 999 号环贸广场 L6-605，613， F: 8am-10pm; 2/F: 6pm-12am 2) 2) 4/F, 1438 11.30am-3pm; 6.15-10.30pm reservations@m- inspired by the richness of seasonal natural L7-703, 近陕西南路 Hongqiao Lu, by Hongbaoshi Lu 10am–9.30pm 1) onthebund.com www.m-onthebund.com 中山东 ingredients. PHÉNIX also features an intimate yet 东平路 6 号 , 近衡山路 2) 虹桥路 1438 号 4 楼 , 近红一路外滩 5 号 7 楼 , 近广东路 vibrant lounge space, allowing guests to enjoy ISOLA means “little island” in Italian, which 宝石路 classic minimalist cocktails and an impressive wine expresses a rich marine culture in Mediterranean MARC restaurant Located on the rooftop, under selection with 250 labels. Level 2, 1 Changde Lu, sea around Italy and was inspired by original Kempi Deli Freshly baked homely bites including the helm of the legendary Michelin-starred French by Yan’an Xi Lu Daily 6.30am – 11pm, phenix@ Italian food. Room 17, 4/F, 8 Shiji Dadao, by freshly baked bread, muffins, cakes, chocolates, chef Marc Meneau, MARC restaurant serves thepuli.com, phenix.thepuli.com (2216 6988) 上 Lujiazui Huan Lu lunch: 11.30am-2.30pm, pastries, ice-creams, sandwiches, cold cuts and guests with customized afternoon tea and an 海璞麗酒店二楼，常德路 1 号，近延安西路 afternoon tea: 3-5pm; dinner: 6-10.30pm 世纪大 cheese will make a visit to Kempi Deli something exquisite Michelin-starred fine-dining experience. 道 8 号上海国金中心 L4 楼 17 号铺 , 近陆家嘴环路 to look forward to any day. You won’t know Daily 12-10.30pm, 21/F, Wanda Reign on the Mr. & Mrs. Bund Molecular madman Paul where to start! 50% off on all breads after 18:00 Bund, 538 Zhong Shan Dong Er Lu, by Longtan Pairet takes a more laissez-faire approach VA BENE is a Italian restaurant focusing on daily. (3867 8888) Hours: 7.30am-7pm. 2/F, Lu (5368 8882) 中山东二路 538 号 , 近龙潭路 with this modern French eatery. Expect traditional Italian food in a bright dining Grand Kempinski Hotel, 1288 Lujiazui Huan Lu, straightforward food and a great wine list. 6/ environment. VABENE in shanghai is a modern Mare Western Restaurant It’s the only place by Baibu Jie 陆家嘴环路 1288 号上海凯宾斯基大酒 F Bund 18, Zhongshan Dong Yi Lu, by Nanjing Italian restaurant with new designed dining where you can taste Marseille Seafood Hotpot! 店 2 楼，近百步街 Dong Lu (6323 9898) Dinner: Monday to environment and extraordinary Italian food thath The tomahawk steak is the best in Shanghai. Sunday 5.30-10.30pm,late Night: Thus-Sat combines tradition and innovation. 1/F, No 7, Hotel Pravo, 2/F Mare Western Restaurant 299 11pm-2am, brunch: Sat-Sun 11.30am-2.30pm Lane 181 Taicang Lu, by Huangpi Nan Lu 11am- Fine Dining Wusong Lu, by Kunshan Lu 吴淞路 299 号宝御酒店 www.mmbund.com 中山东一路外滩 18 号 6 楼 , 近 midnight 太仓路 181 弄新天地北里 7 号楼一层 , 近 2 楼 , 近昆山路南京东路黄陂南路 8 1/2 Otto e Mezzo Bombana An extension of Oceans Dining in a romantic and contemporary the three Michelin Star venue (by the same name) Vue Restaurant Enjoy classic European fare with setting, an extensive array of selected premium in Hong Kong, a fantastic fine dining fare that one of the city’s best skyline views. 30/F Hyatt on products from the sea. A distinct and innovative Japanese will leave you both comforted and breathless. the Bund, 199 Huangpu Lu, by Wuchang Lu (6393 gourmet experience to satisfy the most discerning 6-7/F, 169 Yuanmingyuan Lu, by Beijing Dong Lu 1234-6328) Daily 6-11pm 黄浦路 199 号 , 上海外滩 of tastes, Ocean fully realizes the art of cooking. Gintei Teppanyaki Sushi Restaurant Gintei has (6087 2890) 圆明园路 169 号 6-7 楼 , 近北京东路茂悦大酒店西楼 30 楼 , 近武昌路 Lobby floor, Banyan Tree Shanghai On The Bund, been serving traditional and authentic Japanese dishes with seasonal ingredients prepared in Cathay Room & 9 Level Terrace With intimate 19 Haiping Lu, by Gongping Lu (2509 1188) Lunch 11.30am – 2.30pm; Dinner 5.30– 9.30pm. unique, simple, and attentive ways since 2002. seating and expansive views of the Bund, the Come and enjoy the finest sashimi, sushi and banyantree.com 海平路 19 号悦榕庄 1 楼 , 近公平路 Cathay Room and Terrace offers a sociable dining German teppanyaki in town and we hope to serve you the experience with elegantly presented European ON56 This four-in-one restaurant at Grand Hyatt best. 75 Nanhui Lu,by Beijing Xi Lu (6218 1932) contemporary style cuisine. Let your senses be Shanghai offers the best cuts of prime beef from Paulaner Brauhaus Enjoy Bavarian food Mon-Sat 11.30am-2pm;5.30pm-10pm 南汇路 75 tantalized by the delicate flavors prepared by the Grill, sumptuous Italian classics from Cucina, (and more importantly, beer) in a warm, well- 号 , 近北京西路 our culinary team, revealing a European ‘haute top-shelf sushi from Kobachi and delectable cuisine’ approach to fine dining; complete

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from 6pm to 10pm. (86 21) 2203 8889. 2/F, Jing An Shangri-La, West Shanghai, 1218 Yan’an OPEN DOOR Zhong, by Tongren Lu. 静安香格里拉大酒店二楼，延安中路 1218 号，近铜仁路 .

Sakitori Japanese Restaurant The newly renovated Japanese restaurant with four private dining rooms is where guests get to indulge themselves in authentic Japanese cuisine complemented with a variety of sake. Chef Hideki Kamata with over 22 years of culinary experience is well versed in traditional Kaiseki cuisine, Teppanyaki and Sushi. 2/F, JW Marriott Hotel Shanghai Changfeng Park, 158 Daduhe Lu, by Guangfu Xi Lu (2215 6250) 上海新发展亚太 JW 万豪酒店 2 楼，大渡河路 158 号 , 近光复西路

Ooedo Japanese Restaurant Serving authentic and high quality Japanese cuisine GYU SAMURAI Specializing in Japanese-style on an extensive menu since opened in 1995, hotpot and barbecue, GYU SAMURAI selects high they’ve introduced consultant Mr. Yoshida-san quality wagyu beef for its dishes and serves them from Hyogo for traditional Japanese cooking. in a space designed with Japanese aesthetics. In Daily lunch:11.30am-2pm(last order 1.30pm), addition to beef, you can also savor a wide range dinner:5.30pm-10pm(last order 9.30pm). 1)Room of Japanese sake and various types of dishes to 104E,Lujiazui Investment Tower, 366 Pudian go along with your drinks, making it the perfect Lu, by Dongfang Lu (6841 6377) 2)L3-E03, 150 venue for all sorts of gatherings. 3rd Floor, Block Hubin Lu,by Ji'nan Lu 1) 浦电路 366 号 , 近东方路 6, Daning International Commercial Plaza, 1918 2 ) 湖滨路 150 号 L3-E03, 近济南路 Gonghexin Lu, by Daning Lu 共和新路 1918 号大宁国际商业广场 6 座 3 楼 , 近大宁路 (6107 5390) KOI KOI will light up your senses by sizzling Teppanyaki , fresh Sashimi, Sushi, BBQ and Sake. Reasonable-priced business lunch sets Unlimited Gourmet also available. 2/F, InterContinental Shanghai Puxi, 500 Hengfeng Lu, by Tianmu Xi Lu (5253 9999-6326, www.intercontinental.com) Mon-Fri 11.30am-2.30pm; 5.30-10pm 上海浦西洲际酒店 2 Just RMB188 for Marriott Kangqiao’s New Buffet 楼 , 恒丰路 500 号 , 近天目西路 HE Japanese Restaurant Tokyo-native head They say variety is the spice of life, and that is certainly true when it comes to chef introduces authentic Japanese cuisine buffets. At Goji Kitchen&Bar in the recently opened Shanghai Marriott Hotel using only jet-fresh imported ingredients in Kangqiao, a world of flavors is to be found at their spectacular weekend buf- sophisticated cooking methods and time- honored craftsmanship. Daily 5.30-10.30pm. fet that is just ¥188 per person. RMB1088/1538/1888. 5/F, Wanda Reign on the Start off your experience with fresh seafood, including fresh Alaskan king Bund, 538 Zhong Shan Dong Er Lu, by Longtan crab legs, Japanese sashimi, sushi rolls and oysters on the half shell. Or why Lu (5368 8882) 中山东二路 538 号 , 近龙潭路 Sazanka Traditional Japanese Teppanyaki not go for Western-style hors d’oeuvres like prosciutto ham and melon? While Miyabi Japanese Restaurant & Sky Bar Nested recommended by Michelin Guide "Taste of you’re there, dip into foie gras terrine and asparagus topped toasts. on the 37th floor boasting a stunning night view Okura" - Combination of Rigid Selection of of the Bund and Lujiazui area, Miyabi Japanese Seasonal Ingredients and Top Chef. Okura When you’re ready for more substantial eats, venture onwards to the fabu- restaurant sees open teppanyaki stations and Garden Hotel Shanghai, 58 Mao Ming Nan Lu, by lous roasted meat section. Here you can choose from a Western and Asian exquisite Japanese cuisines in a friendly and Changle Lu（ 6415 1111-5211）花园饭店 , 茂名南 selection, including Cantonese classics BBQ roasted pork, Beijing duck, roasted relaxed atmosphere. A guest DJ plays live lounge 路 58 号 , 近长乐路 music every night from Tuesday to Saturday, leg of lamb and so much more. making Miyabi a perfect choice to enjoy the Alternatively let the chefs grill-to-order for you. Take your pick from chick- night over a cocktail or a Japanese whisky. 37/ F, Sheraton Shanghai Hongkou Hotel, 59 Siping Mediterranean en, lamb and pork. Take in the mesmerizing meaty smells from the flame grill. Lu,by Hailun Lu (2601 0088, sheraton.com/ Perhaps you’re in the mood for some dim sum? They’ve got that too. Calypso Restaurant & Lounge The Calypso. shanghaihongkou) 5.30-10.30pm 四平路 59 号虹 Located in the hotel’s piazza, the eye-catching Delight in the playful steamed pork filled buns, shu mai, and changfen, or go 口喜来登酒店 37 楼 , 近海伦路 two-storey bamboo-clad glass-roof building healthy with steamed purple potato and corn on the cob. Nadaman At Nadaman Japanese Restaurant, brings Mediterranean cuisine to the doorstep of One of our favorites is the noodle soup counter. Enjoy the beautiful, clean contemporary design meets exceptional cuisine. guests and residents. Roof terrace also available. The traditional Japanese kaiseki cuisine is This is topped off with DJ music, creating the flavor of the white soup broth, and choose your additions to the bowl: prized Nadaman's signature set menu. It reflects the epitome of a relaxed ambience. Restaurant Open garoupa fish, noodles, Japanese tofu, fresh veggies and chewy rice cake best of seasonal produce and fresh ingredients, Hour: 11am to 11pm; Terrace Lounge Open pieces. artistically presented, both in food and in the Hour: Non-Winter Season (Mar – Nov) 2.30pm choice of unique décor. The efficient simplicity to 1am (Mon - Thurs); 2.30pm to 1.30am (Fri & Fans of Italian food won’t be left out either, as the restaurant benefits from is complemented by professional and courteous Sat); 12pm to 1am (Sun). Winter Season (Dec an in-house pizza oven. service while the atmosphere is redolent with - Feb) 2.30pm to 11pm (Mon - Thurs), 2.30pm Finally, you can enjoy the impressive dessert selection. This pride and joy the cultivation of over 180 years of Japanese to 12midnight (Fri & Sat), 12pm to 11pm(Sun). hospitality. Master Chef Takayuki Oshima, (86 21) 2203 8889. Jing An Kerry Center Piazza, of the hotel’s pastry chef is a magnificent display of confectionary artistry. Nadaman Group Executive Chef, presents 1218 Middle Yan’an Road, Jing An Kerry Centre Choose from dozens of hand-crafted desserts, cakes, ice creams, puddings exclusive kaiseiki menu at RMB880 per person on West Nanjing Road, Shanghai. 延安中路 1218 and patisserie. A particular standout are the golden lemons – cut inside for a from July 3-9. The price is subject to 10 per cent 号南京西路静安嘉里中心南区广场 service charge and 6% value-added tax. (2828 sweet surprise of citrus flavor. 6888) Lunch: 11.30am-2.30pm; Dinner: 5.30- However, our ultimate favorite from the (many) desserts we tried was the 10pm ([email protected], light-as-air cloud cake. Although creamy and lightly sweet with a hint of yo- www.shangri-la.com/shanghai/pudongshangrila) 2/F Grand Tower, Pudong Shangri-La, 33 ghurt, the superb texture of this cake made it feel as is we were eating a fluffy Fucheng Lu, by Lujiazui Huan Lu 富城路 33 号， cloud. 近陆家嘴环路 Don’t miss out on this gourmet delight, which promises a family bonding experience for just ¥188 per person. Every Friday and Saturday, from 5.30- The House Of Flame With Sashimi,Teppanyyaki 9.30pm. and The chafing dish of seafood.We are committed to finding the world’s top food ingredients,and we are trying to present our > Goji Kitchen&Bar, Shanghai Marriott Hotel Kangqiao, 4499 Kangxin Highway, Pudong customers with an exclusive feast. Lunch: 康新公路4499 (6898 9987) Daily 11:30am-14:30pm; Afternoon tea: Daily 14:00 pm -16:30 pm; Dinner: Daily 17:30 pm -21:30pm. Unit 3013, 3/F, 2879 Longteng Dadao. 龙腾大道 2879 号百汇园商业楼 3 楼 3013 单元。 Takumi Robatayaki & Sake In this authentic Japanese restaurant, you’ll see skilled Japanese robatayaki chefs grill seasonal fish, meat and Chelae: Chelae is a modern seafood bistro where vegetables over open coal fire with Japanese elegance meets authenticity. sake-cuisine pairings served. Wifi available. 1) L4- 22, ifc mall, 8 Shiji Dadao, by Yincheng Zhong Lu Chelae has three different dining areas all with (5011 1677). Daily 11.30am-2.30pm, 5.30-10pm. their own personality, aiming to create a casual 2) N3-14, Jing An Kerry Centre, 1515 Nanjing sophistication, cozy elegance and laid-back luxury Xi Lu, by Anyi Lu (6259 5177). Daily 11.30am- atmosphere. 2.30pm, 5.30-10pm.1) 世纪大道 8 号 ifc 国金中心 4 Presenting a wide range of both local and 楼，近银城中路 2）南京西路 1515 号静安嘉里中心北 imported quality products featuring fresh seafood 区3楼,近安义路 with a focus on crabs and charcoal oven cooking TSURU Japanese Restaurant TSURU features premium meat, Chelae serves a globally-inspired classic Japanese Kaiseki cuisine. The interior sophisticated Cuisine including Mediterranean, decoration, inspired by the traditions and culture French, and more. 2:30-11pm daily. 2/F, No.18, of Japan, contrasts reds, chocolates and pine Lane 217 Maoming Bei Lu, by Nanjing Xi Lu 2/F, hues as its main color. Chef Masami Honda has No.9, Lane 229 Maoming Bei Lu, by Nanjing Xi 50 years of experience in Japanese cuisine. Open Lu (5255 6865) 丰盛里茂名北路 217 弄 18 号 2 楼， Hour: Lunch from 11.30am to 2.30pm; Dinner 229 弄 9 号 2 楼 (5255 6865)

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Thought For Food is the flagship restaurant and sent straight to the grill. Restaurant Open (6321 0909) www.threeonthebund.com 中山东一 inside The Living Room by Octave, open daily Hour: Lunch from 11.30am to 2.30pm; Dinner 路 3 号 7 楼 , 近广东路 for breakfast, lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch from 6pm to 10.30pm. (86 21) 2203 8889. 4/F, serving tasting menus, sharing plates and quick Jing An Shangri-La, West Shanghai, 1218 Yan’an meals that all feature responsibly and honestly Zhong, by Tongren Lu. 静安香格里拉大酒店四楼， sourced ingredients.Vegetables are sourced 延安中路 1218 号，近铜仁路 . from certified organic farms and their own rooftop garden - fully traceable to ensure safety The Grill With a central grill, rotisserie and a and quality to the table. The poultry, pork and large built-in marble displaying the freshest seafood are carefully selected from free range seafood, it is a contemporary and colorful venue sources that are certified and traceable.Daily for guests in search of the freshest seafood and 7am-10pm;Sunday brunch 11am-3pm. Former succulent prime grade meats grilled right in French Concession>357 Jianguo Xi Lu, by Taiyuan front of them in the open kitchen. 56/F Jin Mao Lu (3338 4660) thoughtforfood@livingoctave. Tower, Grand Hyatt Shanghai, 88 Shiji Dadao, by com. www.livingoctave.com 建国西路 357 号 , 近 Dongtai Lu (5047 1234) Lunch: Daily 11.30am- 太原路 2.30pm; Dinner: Daily 5.30-10.30pm 世纪大道 88 号金茂君悦大酒店 56 楼 , 近东泰路

Modern Greyhound Café focuses on innovation of a Spanish trendy dining experience and fine culinary skills. Having turned into a modern Thailand restaurant, Albero Enjoy Albero’s innovative Spanish tapas Judy’s Established in 1993, Judy's is the longest it provides authentic yet traditional Thai cuisine in menu, ideal for sharing with friends in a relaxed running party venue in Shanghai! Have a few a fine-dining environment. 1) Room5, 1/F, Jing’an atmosphere. The restaurant is decorated in an drinks, settle on the vibrant party atmosphere Kerry Center, 1515 Nanjing Xi Lu, by Changde Andalusian style with sedimentary rock from the and enjoy the house band. Enjoy dancing the Lu 11am-10pm 2) Room 503 5/F, 999 Huaihai Huangpu River. (3867 9196) Lunch: 12pm-3pm; night away seven days a week with your favorite Zhong Lu, by Shaanxi Nan Lu 11am-10pm 3) Dinner: 6-10pm. 2/F, Grand Kempinski Hotel, party rocking music. Food is available all day until 02A,1/F,22,23 Xintiandi Beili, Lane 181 Taicang 1288 Lujiazui Huan Lu, by Baibu Jie 陆家嘴环路 wee hours. 331 Tongren Lu, by Beijing Xi Lu (6289 Lu, by Huangpi Nan Lu 11am-11pm (Sun-Thu) 1288 号上海凯宾斯基大酒店 2 楼，近百步街 3715) Daily 11am-late www.judysco.com.cn 铜仁 11am-2am (Fri-Sat) 1) 南京西路 1515 号静安嘉里中路 331 号，近北京西路 COLCA COLCA is the latest restaurant of 心南区 1 层 05 号 , 近常德路 2) 淮海中路 999 号环贸 celebrity chef & serial restaurateur Eduardo iapm 商场 L5-503 室 , 近陕西南路 3) 太仓路 181 弄 Vargas. This time he cooks food of his heritage: 上海新天地北里 22,23 号 1 层 02A 单元 , 近黄陂南路 Peruvian. COLCA is a restaurant & bar specializing in seafood and grilled meats. It also features the first Pisco Bar in China with a wide range vietnamese of pisco cocktails. Tucked into a new complex at Hengshan Lu, the restaurant boasts high- ceilinged interiors and a beautiful outdoor The Spot Bar & Restaurant Since opened in terrace. Dinner: Tue-Sun 5.30pm-1am; Weekend Sep 2006, the Spot Bar and Restaurant has been Brunch: 11am-4pm, close on Monday. Rm2201, home of many expats away from home. The 2/F, 199 Hengshan Lu, by Yongjia Lu (5401 5366) menu introduces delicious food items as well as 衡山路 199 号 2 楼 2201, 近永嘉路 the Spot’s signature dishes at reasonable prices. Pintxos Numbers of meats and seafood are With a warm ambiance, it’s an exciting place imported from Spain to ensure the most where you get to meet friendly people. 255 authentic Spanish cuisine for every customer. In Tongren Lu, by Nanjing Lu (www.thespot.com.cn) addition to the excellent quality of raw materials, 铜仁路 255 号，近南京路 the process is made simple and fast in the stylish minimalist restaurant. Senator Saloon Senator Saloon has the largest Pizza Pudong Kerry: 1378 Huamu Lu, Room B104, selection of Bourbon and Rye in Shanghai. Kerry Centre, by Fangdian Lu (5858 0617) 2) Cocktails are carefully crafted. The atmosphere is PizzaExpress 1) 380 Huangpi Nan Lu, by Xingye Jingan Kerry: 1515 Nanjing Xi Lu, B1, Room 10, intimate with velvet flock wallpapers and artisan Lu (5383 3999) Sun-Thurs: 11.30am-11pm; Jing'an Kerry Centre, , by Changde Lu (6173 tin ceilings. Popular bar snacks include Mac and Fri & Sat: 11am-11pm [email protected] 7983) Cheese, Pork Belly Sliders, and Chicken Pot Pie. www.pizzamarzano.cn 2) Suite 107, Shanghai 98 Wuyuan Lu, by Wulumuqi Zhong Lu (5423 Center,1376 Nanjing Xi Lu, by Xikang Lu (6289 1) 花木路 1378 号嘉里中心 B104, 近芳甸路 2) 南京 Pho Real Some of Shanghai’s finest pho and 1330) 五原路 98 号，近乌鲁木齐中路 8733) Daily 11am-11pm info@pizzamarzano. 西路 1515 号静安嘉里中心 B1 楼 10 室 , 近常德路 Bánh mì, with high-quality ingredients and a cn 3) No.1, Unit 111, 570 Yong Jia Lu, by Yue young, hip environment. 1) 166 Fumin Lu, by UNÏCO Shanghai. Launched in 2012 UNÏCO Tapas & Lounge The food at Azul is created Changle Lu (5403 8110) Mon-Fri: 11am -2 pm, Shanghai quickly became one of Shanghai's Yang Lu (6467 8898) Sun-Thurs: 12-11pm; by Eduardo Vargas, mixed with Spanish and Fri&Sat: 11am-11pm [email protected] 4) 5.30pm -10pm; weekends: 11am -10pm 2) 1465 favorite dining and nightlife destinations. Mediterranean cuisine. During the last 14 Fuxing Zhong Lu by Huaihai Zhong Lu (6437 Occupying the second floor of the heritage 507B/C, 5/F Grand Gateway, 1 Hongqiao Lu, by years, the cuisine has been diversified with Huashan Lu (6447 8880) Daily 10am-10pm info@ 2222) Mon-Fri: 11am -2.30pm, 5.30pm -10pm; structure Three on the Bund, it boasts stunning flavors, herbs, and great quality of ingredients, weekends: 11am -10pm 3) Kerry Centre Store, pizzamarzano.cn 5) Unit 403, 4/F, K11 Art Mall, views and stylish interiors. Welcoming guests making Azul until today one of the best Latin- Kerry Centre SB1-12, 1515 Nanjing Xi Lu, by 300 Huaihai Zhong Lu, by Huangpi Nan Lu 1) 黄 at night with an extensive selection of cocktails Mediterranean restaurants in Shanghai. 8/F, Changde Lu (6299 1827) Daily 11am-10pm 4) 陂南路 380 号 , 近兴业路 2) 南京西路 1376 号上海商 and a carefully curated music list with a latin Ferguson Lane, 378 Wukang Lu, by Tai’an Lu 1-L206, The Place, 100 Zunyi Lu, by Tianshan Lu 城西峰 107 号 , 近西康路 3) 永嘉路 570 号 111 单元 flair. Live music bands and internationally (5405 2252) 武康路 378 号武康庭 8 楼 , 近泰安路 11am-10pm (5291 0907) www.phorealgroup. 1 号楼 , 近岳阳路 4) 虹桥路 1 号港汇广场 5 层 507B/ acclaimed DJs play there regularly. Every day cn 5) Hongkong Plaza. S2-11 Hongkong Plaza, C, 近华山路 5）淮海中路300 号 K11 购物艺术中心 6pm until late, 3 Zhongshan Dong Yi Lu, Three 283 Huaihai Zhong Lu, by Huangpi Nan Lu (6313 403 号铺 , 近黄陂南路 on The Bund, 2/F, by Guangdong Lu (021- Speciality Food Shops 8927) 11am-10pm 6) S07, 4/F, Takashimaya 5308 5399; [email protected]; www. Department Store,1438 Hongqiao Lu, by Manao unicoshanghai.com) 中山东一路 3 号外滩 3 号 2 Steakhouses Green & Safe With an organic farm in Kunshan, Lu (6278 3277) 10am-21.30pm 1) 富民路 166 号 , 楼 , 近广东路 this organic store provides daily delivered 近长乐路 2) 复兴中路 1465 号 , 近淮海中路 3) 南京西 CHAR Dining This modern steakhouse has vegetables and a variety of local and imported 路 1515 号嘉里中心 SB1-12, 近常德路 4) 虹桥南丰 position itself as a destination for premium organic goods, such as organic extra virgin olive 城南区 1 期 -L206, 遵义路 100 号 , 近天山路 5) 淮海 quality Australian beef and sea food products. oil, white and red balsamic vinegar, organic 中路 283 号，香港广场南座 2-11 室 , 近黄陂南路 6) Clubs Its spectacular bund views, urban interior pasta, muesli and more. 1) 6 Dongping Lu, by 虹桥路 1438 号高岛屋商场 4 楼 07 室近玛瑙路 design, and International recognized Chef Hengshan Lu 5465 1288, 1/F: 8am-10pm; 2/ Bar Rouge The go-to spot for Shanghai’s Willmer Colmenares has made this location a F: 6.30pm-12am 2) 2) 4/F, 1438 Hongqiao Lu, Pho Store Owned by an Australian Vietnamese, glitterati, this chic lounge offers expertly mixed “must try” dining destination in the city. 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Pisces Aries Taurus Gemini 2.20~3.20 3.21~4.20 4.21~5.21 5.22~6.21

The full moon on the 1st favors love, After the New Year is a good time Explore a new, unchartered area of Your career takes focus this month: and the bigger the better. Publicly to refocus on your health. Get an air the city like Sheshan or Songjiang. finally all those nights working propose to your lover outside purifier. But only the expensive kind If you become lost or scared, get overtime are paying off. Not literally, Xintiandi or, if you’re single, ask out with wheels – buying second-hand back to the city via Metro Line 9. but, like, your boss finally knows your that jianbing guy who always gives off a WeChat group so soon after the Godspeed and good luck. name now, and you’re not simply you extra hot sauce. New Year is not auspicious. referred to as ‘laowai.’

Cancer Leo Virgo Libra 6.22~7.22 7.23~8.23 8.24~9.23 9.24~10.23

You are keen to learn new skills. You have a lucky star in the house Sorrow and despair will strike on Use your natural talent for reasoning Try a cooking class or experiment of travel. You may receive a flight March 15th – in the form of a very bad to get a dirt-cheap rickshaw ride home with how many of those giant frozen upgrade, or, a month’s worth of free hangover from a night drinking fake from the bar this month. margaritas you can drink before you bike share credit. However, you must alcohol. Sooth your pain with congee pass out. You decide. pay it forward by leaving your bike and an extra-large bottle of Pocari unlocked after each ride. Sweat.

Scorpio Sagittarius Capricorn Aquarius 10.24~11.22 11.23~12.21 12.22~1.20 1.21~2.19

You’re about to take a big risk – but It’s time for you to stop living in the Spring cleaning season is upon Just because you traveled over CNY think carefully before investing all past. The bars on Yongkang Lu probably us. Hose off all the dust in your doesn’t mean you can’t travel again your money in a bootleg DVD shop, won't reopen. 2015 was a glorious year, apartment and brace yourself for for Tomb Sweeping Day. Book your or purchasing property in Shanghai. yes – but you’re probably better off not the inevitable sighting of cockroach tickets though, like, now – or you’ll Ask a fortune teller outside Yuyuan boozing so hard. corpses. Also, buy some earplugs – have to take the same annoying flight before making any rash decisions. your neighborhood drilling’s about to route you did when you booked late for start up again. Spring Festival, you dummy.

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