All the things you'd want to do this Monday through Thursday. We hope you're enjoying a lazy long weekend, but if you're wanting to get out and about, Yucca is starting up a new ladies night every Tuesday. El Willy and Avalon are putting together a silent auction to continue to help with the Fukushima earthquakes and the week perks up on Thursday for Cinco de Mayo. Head down to your local Mexican institution for tequila and fun! Read on (or check out our calendar) for more!more ›

• Malone's has written in to tell us that in the 15 years (count 'em!) they've been in Shanghai, they've sold a whopping 750,000 burgers. That's a lot of meat! Congratulations, Malone's, from all our deliciously clogged expat hearts.
• Six of the best bartenders in town compete to make the most delicious martinis they can. We’re especially curious about how the Minty Gin Martini and the Fig Martini taste. Mmmm… [Cityweekend]
• Speaking of drinks, Chef/owner of el Willy, Guillermo Trullas Moreno, is trying his hand at mixology at a new place called el Coctel... two floors up from The Shelter. Soft opening is expected to be in late November. [Urbanatomy]

While stumbling through the vast array of Shanghai expat writing institutions, we realized that there was a real big explosion of news for foodies this week. Maybe with Fall kicking into high gear, the cooler weather's whetted restaurant appetites and now everyone's throwing down with new openings, new menus and new... well, everything else. more ›

• This is pretty damn cool: Two Iranians are reshuffling scenes from Persepolis, a black comedy cartoon by Iranian-French emigre Marjane Satrapi, into a story about President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's disputed victory. Where are they working from? GOOD OLD SHANGHAI. Check out the comic here. [AFP]
• The average price of commercial residential houses in Shanghai reached 19,603 yuan per square meter last week. Anybody got a house to sell? Now seems like the time. [People's Daily]
• The Book Fair was wildly successful this week - about 240,000 people visited, buying 28 million yuan worth of books. [Shanghai Daily]

Shanghaiist had the opportunity to sit down with Denise Cheng, general manager of Kiwing Fine Foods, to learn a bit more about the organic food industry here in Shanghai. Some readers may have recently attended the Organic Farmer’s Market at El Willy, which has happened the past three Saturdays and is co-sponsored by Kiwing. more ›

Papa John's thinks bigger: There are about 100 Papa John's locations throughout China, but the restaurant chain wants that number to grow to 500 in the next five years. From Reuters: more ›