every weekend here seems to be cray but this weekend was especially up my alley. it consisted of a. good food, b. modern family, c. board games, d. booze, e. endless moet brunch.
e. lwb. ladies who brunch. tina and aimee (my 2 coworkers and friends) have a group of girls who brunch. this weekend i infiltrated. obsessed. we trekked to the pudong shangri la to have all you can drink champer/eat buffet brunch. at first i was a bit disappointed with the salad/seafood array for a whopping 700 kuai but then...we asked the waiter and he said we could just go into the kitchen to order more food.
so...we warily went into the kitchen and realized there was a full spread of made to order food options, including but not limited to roasted beef, lamb chops, scalloped potatoes, ratatouille, roasted pumpkin with goat cheese, seared cod, roasted lobster and truffle risotto...shaved truffle just a minor detail. my pics dont really do it justice mainly bc i was enjoying eating too much.
of course there was endless moet which went well with my slight hangover and a wine cellar full of dessert options. here's us indulging in profiteroles, mousse, ice creams, cheese cakes, tiramisu, macarons, chocolates and cakes.
one of the girls i met there writes a pretty interesting blog about the dating lives of shanghai's elite (aka the lwb). perhaps my stories will be published in the next few weeks ;) check it out here:
http://www.cityweekend.com.cn/shanghai/articles/blogs-shanghai/expat-affairs/introducing-brunch-tiffanys/
i imagine i wont be posting much in the next three weeks mostly because im heading to nyc friday. but rest assured i will be eating and drinking plenty and shall rub it in your face upon my return!
a. the theme of most weekends is usually 'good food' and this weekend was no exception. to start it off, friday night joanne and i went to pasha followed by a mellow beer at lune (or zune?) for some live music, had some tasty turkish food that reminded me of my mom's obsession of turkish food! very tasty.
b. modern family. it pretty much plays at all times while im at home. but it makes me laugh so hard im obesssed.
c & d. board games. vanessa helped me buy cranium on taobao last week so i had a few friends over to play. it was also a good excuse to order peking duck pizza and motivation to clean my apartment. i might have 'accidentally' ordered family cranium which includes interesting physical activities like...interlocking arms and squatting to pick things up off the floor, drawing clues using someone else's hand and balancing dice on your nose while performing spy-like poses. awesome night. after drinking a lot of beer and guessing many humdingers, we tore up the dance floor at apartment. not my apartment but apartment the nightclub. luckily i did not have an injury.
e. lwb. ladies who brunch. tina and aimee (my 2 coworkers and friends) have a group of girls who brunch. this weekend i infiltrated. obsessed. we trekked to the pudong shangri la to have all you can drink champer/eat buffet brunch. at first i was a bit disappointed with the salad/seafood array for a whopping 700 kuai but then...we asked the waiter and he said we could just go into the kitchen to order more food.
so...we warily went into the kitchen and realized there was a full spread of made to order food options, including but not limited to roasted beef, lamb chops, scalloped potatoes, ratatouille, roasted pumpkin with goat cheese, seared cod, roasted lobster and truffle risotto...shaved truffle just a minor detail. my pics dont really do it justice mainly bc i was enjoying eating too much.
http://www.cityweekend.com.cn/shanghai/articles/blogs-shanghai/expat-affairs/introducing-brunch-tiffanys/
i imagine i wont be posting much in the next three weeks mostly because im heading to nyc friday. but rest assured i will be eating and drinking plenty and shall rub it in your face upon my return!
