Shanghaiist: Shanghaiist Reads: SH and City Weekend

Jana

Mon, 30 Oct 2006 10:50:13 +0800

I hardly think that discussing knife cut noodles constitutes telling readers anything NEW. Anyone who has lived in Shanghai for more than five days and has any interest in the local cuisine will have already encountered and hopefully tasted the requisite chaofan and cheap beef noodles. And please, you consider lamb kebabs a dining deal worth telling readers about? Again, old news, boring. Perhaps juice and scones might not have been what you were looking for, but as someone who enjoys the occasional WESTERN dining experience and is sick of paying 45 RMB for an average tuna sandwich or 25 RMB for a fresh juice, I was interested in these eats. They’ve given me some new lunch ideas. Isn't there some value there? You may also notice that in the previous issue of City Weekend, they covered cheap Chinese comfort food (and did not mention old news noodles)

andy

Mon, 30 Oct 2006 07:34:24 +0800

What suprised me about City Weekend's latest issue was the two small pieces promoting the animal olympics. There is the Ellen Zhang '5 little big things' editorial comment that thinks the chimp is cute and really wants to go now. There is also the page E07 'News you can use' piece just shamelessly promoting it. Their lack of awareness on this one is not that suprising. The last time writers there came up with a fully original feature was the 'interracial' couples piece. Or was that in 8days? Reactionary, dull, badly written, plug laden a*s just blends into one relentless stream these days.

Kellie Pickler

Sun, 29 Oct 2006 00:07:58 +0800

On my block, 10 kuai will fetch you a plate of fried dumplings and a bowl of fried rice. You'll even get change back - and maybe a tummy ache. Other bargains: - 8元 combo tray of meat, rice, veggie at a typical no-frills Chinese restaurant - 6元 beef noodle in soup featuring noodles handmade before your eyes by muslim teenagers from Qinghai - 3元 xiao huntun, chao mian, or ho fun from the nighttime street cart (seating and interesting dining companions usually avail) - Uigher bbq offering lamb-kebabs @ 2元, 2x chicken wings @ 3元, and nan breads at 2元 - I think you could do the DIY soup for - If you're feeling posh, Starbucks currently has a ham, cheese, & egg-salad panini for about 10-12元. Come on CW - try again!

Scotty

Sat, 28 Oct 2006 15:02:37 +0800

Brilliant, "justifiably stoked" may be the greatest combination of 2 words I have ever heard.

nanheyangrouchuan

Fri, 27 Oct 2006 22:07:40 +0800

Tiger Woods is actually 1/2 Thai but all "brotha".