Have you tried Hangzhou’s premier French restaurant yet? For the ultimate, romantic fine French dining experience, Satine will be your top choice.
With a lot of the focus by major hotel chains and restaurants on the East side of town, living on the West side of the city, especially near the northwest, can leave you feeling a bit left out in terms of options. Especially in the university and technology districts, if you’re looking for Western fare, there are a number of very so-so eateries the majority of which I do not find worth mentioning by name, thus the chance to explore a quality buffet or restaurant in the vicinity is always one I’m ready to jump at.
Quality innovative European cuisine served in classic surroundings.
The two centrepieces of the traditional Christmas dinner, turkey and Christmas pudding, have never been favourites of mine. In my family, fortunately, it has always been goose rather than turkey. Christmas pudding always seemed to me much more enjoyable as a raw mixture, licking the wooden stirring spoon while throwing in raisins and orange peel. The steaming, though, always seemed to me to smoke out the wonderful aroma of spices and allow the dried fruit to become bloated and push out everything else so it ends up like you’re just chewing through a bag of sultanas.
Renaissance Yangtze Shanghai Hotel’s 20h Annual Christmas (24th and 25th).
Wiping away a creamy eggnog mustache, in a crowd of merriment, I looked up in anticipation of the Renaissance Yangtze’s annual Christmas tree-lighting ceremony. And with the flick of a switch, to borrow a line from Bing Crosby, ‘It was beginning to look a lot like Christmas!’