[Shanghai] Chi-Q

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[Shanghai] Chi-Q

Chi-Q

Add: Three on the Bund 2F, 3 Zhong Shan Dong Yi Lu  / 中山东一路3号外滩三号2楼
Tel: 6321 6622
Hours: 6-10:30pm
Price: 350-450 RMB/person
Website: www.threeonthebund.com
Visited: Jan 2015

Please note that this is an invited tasting.

Upscale Korean barbecue by Jean-Georges Vongerichten and his Korean-American wife Marja. As you can expect from Jean-Georges and Three on the Bund, Korean barbeque becomes a rather chic affair here with top quality ingredients. They’ve brought in chef Bina Yu, who is South Korean by birth and previously sous chef at Jean Georges’ namesake restaurant in New York, to run the kitchen of Chi-Q. I’ve had Korean barbecue quite a few times both in Shanghai and Seoul but never in such high style, and I was curious to find out how it works.

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But first, the space. It is designed by Neri & Hu (a familiar name in Shanghai by now), who put together a sleek dining room with long communal tables crowned by a dramatic atrium, as well as individual booths. More details on Three on the Bund’s website.

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[Shanghai] Dinner at Jean Georges

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[Shanghai] Dinner at Jean Georges

Jean Georges

Add: 4/F, Three on the Bund, 17 Guangdong Lu / 广东路17号, 外滩三号4楼
Tel: 6321 7733
Hours: [lunch] 11:30am~2:30pm [dinner] 6:00pm~11:00pm
Website: www.threeonthebund.com
Price: [lunch] 218 RMB+ 10% [dinner] 668~1458 RMB + 10%
Visited: Aug 2012 (visit 2, 3)

At the end of my internship at Jean George’s pastry kitchen, Executive Chef Lam Ming Kin and Pastry Chef Seani Lin very kindly treated me to an extravagant meal at the restaurant. Now am I lucky, or am I lucky?

Kin put together a special tasting menu for me and my dinner companions that evening. It looked similar to the Seasonal Menu (1458 RMB + 10%), but a few dishes have been substituted.

It all started with a glass of Perrier-Jouët…

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[Pastry Diary] Jean Georges Shanghai

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[Pastry Diary] Jean Georges Shanghai

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In preparation for my move to Paris to attend ESCF-Ferrandi’s Intensive Professional Program in French Pastry, I recently completed an internship at the pastry kitchen of Jean Georges. On my previous visits to this famed restaurant as a customer, I’ve passed by its open kitchen a few times and admired the little busy bees buzzing around…

But now, I’m on the inside.

Where the magic happens!

Desserts at Jean Georges are intricate ensembles of many components. Take this butter milk panna cotta, honey dew sorbet, crispy sesame for example.

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[Shanghai] Jean Georges Cooking Demonstration & Luncheon

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[Shanghai] Jean Georges Cooking Demonstration & Luncheon

Jean Georges

Add: 4/F Three on the Bund, 17 Guangdong Lu  广东路17号, 外滩三号4楼
Tel: 6321 7733
 Website: www.threeonthebund.com
Price: [cooking demontration] 498 RMB/person, or 398 RMB/person for groups of 6+
Visited: Apr 2011

How many people can say that they’ve received cooking tips from Jean-Georges Vongerichten the man himself in person? Well, quite a few of us here in Shanghai. Just this past weekend, Three on the Bund hosted a cooking demonstration by the grand chef, followed by a four-course lunch featuring the same dishes he showcased. Sounds like an gastronomic Saturday morning? Oui oui.

For those who are unfamiliar with Jean-Geroges Vongerichten, here’s an excerpt from Wikipedia:

…No single chef has had more influence on the way New Yorkers dine out – or on the way other chefs cook and other restaurants look. “He invented America’s answer to nouvelle cuisine,” says Mario Batali. “When I first came to New York, his book Simple Cuisine was the holy grail for young chefs, and JoJo was the hottest ticket in town.”


Joining Jean-Georges at the cooking demonstration was Lam Ming Kin, the executive chef at Jean Georges Shanghai, and Seani Lin, the pastry chef. They have both been around since the opening of the restaurant in 2004, after spending some time at Jean Georges New York.

Jean-Georges also introduced Dan Kluger (“Best Chef of the Year”), the chef at his recently opened ABC Kitchen (“Best New Restaurant”) in New York.

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