Interesting article from the New Yorker on Hangzhou's "Dragon Well Manor".
http://www.newyorker...currentPage=all
Hangzhou "Organic" Restaurant
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liuzhou
, Nov 22 2008 05:56 AM
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liuzhou
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Posted 22 November 2008 - 05:56 AM
...your dancing child with his Chinese suit.
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Kent Wang
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Posted 03 May 2009 - 12:11 PM
This is a fantastic article and will definitely visit this place on my next trip to Shanghai. Hopefully they'll finish that Shanghai-Hangzhou maglev line soon.
I wonder if there are other restaurants in China that are doing this kind of thing.
I wonder if there are other restaurants in China that are doing this kind of thing.
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Posted 22 October 2009 - 11:52 PM
maglev is too expensive...
you can take the bullet train.
you can take the bullet train.
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Posted 10 December 2009 - 05:49 AM
What a great article - I've been looking forward to a trip to Hangzhou sometime in January. This place will definitely be on my list to visit. I'm not sure about other restaurants, but organic produce is not unknown here. Suzhou even has an organic farm, the May Farm, that delivers vegetable boxes.
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Posted 10 December 2009 - 03:27 PM
I was just there and thought it was awfully overpriced. I haven't sorted through my photos yet, but here's a short summary:
The food is extremely simple, home-made style. Dishes include scrambled eggs, straight up steamed vegetables, etc. This is the stuff that my mom makes on a regular basis. I didn't find the superior ingredients to taste any better than what she uses, except for maybe a duck soup that was possibly richer than usual -- or maybe it was just the power of suggestion.
The price is around USD 240 for three or four people. For that much money you can feed 10 people at a fancy restaurant with much tastier food.
The food is extremely simple, home-made style. Dishes include scrambled eggs, straight up steamed vegetables, etc. This is the stuff that my mom makes on a regular basis. I didn't find the superior ingredients to taste any better than what she uses, except for maybe a duck soup that was possibly richer than usual -- or maybe it was just the power of suggestion.
The price is around USD 240 for three or four people. For that much money you can feed 10 people at a fancy restaurant with much tastier food.
