tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50286674701443846.post2526662705074288849..comments2023-09-22T18:20:19.461+02:00Comments on Beijing Notebook: New Highlight: Whampoa Club Beijing- Susan -http://www.blogger.com/profile/00041505753618457001noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50286674701443846.post-63529062916601770172007-12-15T02:59:00.000+01:002007-12-15T02:59:00.000+01:00Wonderful blog! I just wanted to make a quick not...Wonderful blog! <BR/><BR/>I just wanted to make a quick note that the restaurant is actually the entire building...both upstairs and downstairs. The main dining room and 'opium banquettes' were located downstairs to take advantage of the pool/skylight from down below. The upstairs is the Black Bar that you mentioned, as well as the obligatory private dining rooms. The Green Private Dining Room at the end of the pool is the best of all and by far one of the most requested because of it's location even though technically the Red Room has the favored position in history!<BR/><BR/>Jereme Leung has been traveling between Whampoa in Shanghai, the new one in Beijing...and then The China House at The Oriental in Bangkok. He is the chef-consultant for that restaurant...go there if you are in Bangkok, the food is fantastic and Mariage Frères even blended a tea specifically for the restaurant. <BR/><BR/>Each one profiles a different regional Chinese cuisine, so if you like Chinese food...definitely try them all. If you can plan around it, call ahead to find out where Jereme will be cooking!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50286674701443846.post-54023429814333175962007-09-23T13:51:00.000+02:002007-09-23T13:51:00.000+02:00Liebe Brigitte,thank you for stopping by and leavi...Liebe Brigitte,<BR/><BR/>thank you for stopping by and leaving a comment! Maybe we will be able to dine together at Whampoa next year.- Susan -https://www.blogger.com/profile/00041505753618457001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50286674701443846.post-1193395054488142582007-09-19T15:11:00.000+02:002007-09-19T15:11:00.000+02:00Dear Suzie,next time when I will be in Beijing I w...Dear Suzie,<BR/><BR/>next time when I will be in Beijing I will try out Whampoa Club. I saw it recommended in Shanghai but I did not manage to go there last March. Your wonderful blog is a nice way for me to keep in touch with Beijing and the exciting things going on. I will be back latest next year for the Olympics!<BR/>Thanks and please go on like that!<BR/>Regards,<BR/>BrigitteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50286674701443846.post-81097209677395964552007-09-19T05:09:00.000+02:002007-09-19T05:09:00.000+02:00Lara, you are right.I think they referred to my po...Lara, you are right.<BR/>I think they referred to my post about the courtyard restaurants. And I know, that by now the scene might have changed. Especially here in Beijing where new restaurants open every week.<BR/>Anyway, I was flattered with the comparison.<BR/>Do you write for Lonely Planet?- Susan -https://www.blogger.com/profile/00041505753618457001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50286674701443846.post-68719387915192253082007-09-19T05:03:00.000+02:002007-09-19T05:03:00.000+02:00Suzie, that's funny you say that. I write guide bo...Suzie, that's funny you say that. I write guide books for a living and each time we do a new book we put so much effort into the research to make them fresh, but the sad thing is that there can sometimes be 9 months to even a year between the time we submit our manuscript and the time the book hits the bookshelves... by then things have closed or changed and the book is already out of date... <BR/><BR/>But it's only a 'guide' and it should be treated as such... and people should get their information from a few sources, from the internet, from wonderful blogs like yours, but most importantly, from the local people they meet when they get there. Don't you think?Lara Dunstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05568159382939703162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50286674701443846.post-67448418919788198242007-09-19T04:46:00.000+02:002007-09-19T04:46:00.000+02:00Hi Lara,thank you! This is really a big compliment...Hi Lara,<BR/><BR/>thank you! This is really a big compliment. I am glad you like my posts.<BR/><BR/>I got an email once from two guys from the Philipines saying that my blog is better than the Lonely Planet that they bought for 20USD as it just contains un-updated material.- Susan -https://www.blogger.com/profile/00041505753618457001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50286674701443846.post-25576189555964048462007-09-18T17:27:00.000+02:002007-09-18T17:27:00.000+02:00I have just discovered your blog and absolutely lo...I have just discovered your blog and absolutely love it. I've been to the Whampoa Club and it's one of my favorite Shanghai eats. Your blog is wonderful!!! I'm going to link to it from my own and write about yours in one of my posts. Keep up the fab posts! They're really taking me back to Beijing/China and are better than any guidebook! They really make me want to return!! Hope to see you there soon!!!<BR/>warm wishes, <BR/>LaraLara Dunstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05568159382939703162noreply@blogger.com