At least, according to Baskin Robbins. Their "Happy Expo" flavor is: "A field of chocolate and mint ice creams tossed with chocolate mint cookies and littered with red and yellow chocolate chunks." It's pretty obvious what the red and yellow stand for, but the Mint? Maybe it represents every Expo goer's wish for a cooler day. more ›

• Baskin-Robbins just opened two new stores in Shanghai, bringing the total of the chain-with-31-flavors up to six in the city. [China Retail News]
• NPO Roots and Shoots' Tori Zwisler talks to Danwei about charity in Shanghai. [Danwei]
• The Shanghai Health Bureau reported four new cases of swine flu yesterday, bringing the total of cases here up to 84. [Eastday]

You might have missed it during your week-long gorge on Chinese food (like us), but Baskin-Robbins opened up shop in Shanghai over the Spring Festival holiday. According to their press release, the ice cream purveyor now has two locations in the city and plans to open a third one in February. While the press release frustratingly didn't tell us where the new shops were, we were able to find them after a bit of investigative snooping (okay, a lucky taxi ride just happened to drive us by one). more ›

Shoka Reduxa: Back when little Shoka opened up as part of the Loft 98 trifecta early this year, most saw the restaurant as an attempt to move in on Haiku's turf. Specifically, upscale and modern sushi wrapped up in a trendy dining experience that attracts tons of business. Months later, with too many conspicuously empty tables, Shoka started offering an all-you-can-eat-and-drink special on certain days of the week to jump start business. Now, we've discovered, the special is an option on any day of the week. more ›