A Night with Jean Georges

Our last night in Shanghai we treated ourselves to a nice dinner. This was really our first “fancy” night on the trip. We actually stumbled upon Jean Georges’ restaurant as we were walking around the Bund. He has two restaurants in Shanghai – his main, fancier dining room and Nougatine, the more casual one. We didn’t feel like "over the top" fancy so we picked Nougatine. It really was nice to dress up, put makeup on, and look nice for a night out. :)

The restaurant had a great view of the river and a fun ambiance, but the best part was that Jean Georges was there presenting a special menu for the Shanghai World Expo. We were hoping to meet him….no luck - although we did see him (if you look closely at the pics, he's in a few)! Dinner was beyond yummy!! Darsh got a 2-for-1 Pizza deal (and he loves a deal!) Mushroom with Truffle Oil and Beef Carpaccio. I got Tuna Tartare and Miso-marinated Cod, which are both some of my favs! For dessert we had to get his signature chocolate cake. …perfectly baked with wonderful gooeyness on the inside and vanilla bean ice cream. Very fitting as this is the only dessert I can make pretty well but his blows mine away!!!! :) Oh and they mixed the best drinks ever – Perfect Manhattan with a Yuzu Cosmopolitan. Everything was really very good – the flavors complemented each other well and was beautifully presented.

It was a perfect way to end our time in Shanghai!