Song and disco at Maya
FANS of Shanghai's night life will certainly know Real Love disco, Planet Shanghai and Cotton Club. All these hangouts belong to Shen Shen Company. Now the company has opened its latest - Maya Club.
Public shuns collectors
MOST collectors in Shanghai fund and exhibit collections all by themselves. Almost all of them work full time to support their expensive hobbies. But as their collections become more and more abundant and valuable, they are now facing even more difficulties.
Britain's animator make Hollywood 'Chickken Run'
LOS ANGELES - Sooner or later, most entertainers go Hollywood and for Britain's Aardman studio, maker of hit clay animation short films, glamour time has arrived with "Chicken Run," its first feature film opening nationwide on Wednesday.
3 films for Brunkheimer
LOS ANGELES - Could Jerry Bruckheimer, producer of big-budget, testosterone-charged movies like this month's "Gone in 60 Seconds," be mellowing in the new millennium?
Furniture from around the world
By Zhang Kun FURNITURE from all over the whole world is gathered
Spanish food and wine gala
By Xing Bao
SPANISH cuisine offers the perfect diet based on healthy ingredients from the Mediterranean: fresh fish, seafood, meats, vegetables and of course, the purest virgin olive oil. The counter serving paella, a colourful combination of rice, chicken, pork, clams, mussels, shrimp, peppers, sausages and peas, stands out during the ongoing Spanish food promotion at the Regal International East Asia Hotel. Paella is probably the best-known Spanish dish in the world. The cocido, a heavy stew of boiled chicken, meats and vegetable, is Spain's other national dish. Fish is popular throughout Spain, especially cod, hake and red snapper. The dozens of Spanish food items, which also include potato omelette and seafood soup with croutons, are prepared by a strong team of six members from the Barcelona-based Hofmann Culinary School and Restaurant headed by its founder and director Mey Hofmann. Hofmann said she is very happy to come to Shanghai to introduce Spanish food. Complementing the Spanish food, which relies heavily on olive oil and garlic, Spanish wine is also highlighted during the promotion. Rosa Maria Vila Barnils, a wine connoisseur, is at hand to serve and introduce Spanish wine from regions such as Rioja, Ribera del Duero, Somontano and Penedes. Spain is one of the world's largest wine-producing countries, offering the total variety of grapes, from the deepest red and delightful rose to dry whites, as well as sparkling, pearly cavas. The food promotion at the California Restaurant and Bacchus on the ground floor will last to July 4. Spanish food is relatively new in Shanghai and other local restaurants that serve Spanish food include Lava on Gaolan Road near Fuxing Park and the Drugstore on Jinxian Road. Time: 11:30 am - 2:30 pm, 6:00 pm - 9:30 pm Place: Regal Int'l East Asia Hotel, 516 Hengshan Road Tel: 6415-5588 ext 2756, 2431
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