Shanghaiist: Risotto to die for

mafkees

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 01:35:20 +0800

I always love to read (supposedly un-biased) 'news articles' that bash one establishment for something and follow it up with a blatant commercial endorsement of a competitor. It really strengthens the validity of the original complaint. If the concern here is the possibility of ingesting a 'non-food' item in a dish you didn't prepare/inspect yourself wouldn't the logical solution be to never eat out? Or seriously inspect each meal you order before eating it? (could anybody actually eat a piece of glass larger than your pinky finger without noticing?) If the remedy, as the article suggests, is to simply go to a competitor wouldn't it make sense to show that the endorsed competitor has practices in place to ensure this sort of thing doesn't happen? Simply eating elsewhere doesn't ensure this not happening for we have all heard stories just like this in the past. Its also nice when an individual author (blindly) represents an entire organization. In this case when the author states that 'the shanghaiist recommends...' I may be wrong, it just seems unlikely that the author surveyed each employee of the shanghaiist about that statement and everybody agreed. The main objective in this article seems to be bashing one establishment while endorsing another. Sadly when driving the point home in bold print the author even misspells the name of the establishment he is bashing. After reading this article the reader is no better off or further educated in anyway other than knowing where an isolated incident occurred and the location and prices of a competitor, where this incident may or may not occur. Too bad independent thought is a dying practice as people believe everything they read. If it wasn't, articles like this would never make it past the editor. As for why I am writing this... I suppose in hopes to revive independent thought or my hope that somewhere in the world there are still people that think and can relate to my frustration.

jub

Mon, 19 Nov 2007 09:48:49 +0800

Shanghai Risotto MUST go to Jade 36's pumpkin and goat cheese masterpiece. Ginger and Azul have honorable mentions.

Pirx

Sat, 17 Nov 2007 19:53:00 +0800

There is only one risotto in town, at Ginger. The rest better forget.

jenming

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:13:26 +0800

Don't think you get off so easy, Feds. There's one on TianYaoQiao Road, just south of Xujiahui. Cheap italian food (frequently) run by japanese chains are apparently like sugar to ants here. Saleya is another one. Don't eat there. Don't get curious, just because there's almost always a line. Don't do it for your own self-respect.

elpollorico

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:33:38 +0800

Their salad's suck. Bad dressing and limp lettuce. Pizza is pretty fantastic, although I believe they've raised their prices. Pasta is nothing special. Never tried their glass shards before.

Feds

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:57:35 +0800

Yeah, there's a Babelas on Sichuan North Road and it's always lined up, too. But, having lived in Hongkou, there aren't many other Western wannabies in the area, so out of desperation, I went there a few times. That's a thing of the past as 1. I now live in Xuhui, and 2. I value my life.

Pete Chorba

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:04:48 +0800

Some of the lines outside of Babela and Saizeriya's locations are out the door and around the corner. It's pretty ridiculous.