Bingo! Local bar hits the spot
IF you like a challenge, but nothing too strenuous, the Toud Original Toy Bar on Xianxia Road could be just the place for you and your friends.
Hard Rock Cafe too expensive, but fun
"I LIKE rock and roll so I come to Hard Rock Cafe," said Huang Yanhong who works for Microsoft, China.
Oasis: alive despite pop media disdain
LONDON - Oasis, hailed as the new Beatles but then reviled as Neanderthals re-inventing the same old wheel, are alive and well and wowing them in Japan.
Israel's 'singing Cinderella' dies
JERUSALEM - Singing star Ofra Haza, who died in hospital last Wednesday, was known as Israel's Cinderella after emerging from humble roots to win international acclaim for her haunting voice and exotic blend of Middle Eastern and Western styles.
A lesson in manners
THE table is set with a pristine, clean white cloth, on which stand different bottles of wine, cups and knives and forks. At the head of the table sits Grace Teng, the picture of grace and good manners.
Hangzhou now has five-star Radisson
SHANGHAI people who would like to take themselves off for a weekend in the nearby city of Hangzhou, in East China's Zhejiang Province, now have one more choice for their two-day stay.
Food, wine that's a California blend
THE California Restaurant on the lobby level of Regal International East Asia Hotel has a rich Californian flavour these days featuring Stonehedge Wines from the Napa Valley and guest chef Kelley Novak from the US state.
Thai food festival unveiled at Orient Express Restaurant
BEAUTIFUL scenery and friendly people aside, visitors to Thailand are usually sold on its food. The Thai Food Festival, which opened yesterday at the Orient Express Cafe Restaurant of Crowne Plaza Shanghai, offers Thai food enthusiasts the chance to satisfy cravings for good, hot Thai cuisine like coconut curry and fragrant long-grain rice. Chef Thawatchai Yonnawa, who has worked in Munich, Germany, as well as Thailand and "food carving artist" Bang-on Ketkham have been flown in from Thailand specially for the festival, which will last to March 11. They have helped turn the hotel's Orient Express restaurant into a tropical Thai village with a wide range of Thai food, such as Tom Kha Kai (chicken in coconut milk), Yaam nuea (Thai beef salad), baked fish mousse in banana leaves and Yaam polamai (mixed fruits). The festival includes an all-you-can-eat buffet charged at 148 yuan ($17.83) per person plus a 15 per cent for service, and automatic entry to a lucky draw for a return ticket from Shanghai to Bangkok provided by Air Macau. Time: 6:00 pm-10:30 pm Place: Crowne Plaza Shanghai, 400 Panyu Road Tel: 6280-8888
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