{"id":3166,"date":"2017-10-16T07:01:48","date_gmt":"2017-10-16T14:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chineserestaurantawards.com\/septstaging\/?page_id=3166"},"modified":"2025-05-24T16:50:27","modified_gmt":"2025-05-24T23:50:27","slug":"taste-hangzhou-shanghai-2018","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chineserestaurantawards.com\/septstaging\/taste-hangzhou-shanghai-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"#TasteHGH + #TasteSHN : A Hangzhou and Shanghai Chinese Culinary Odyssey 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"
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#TasteHGH and TasteSHN<\/h2><\/div>
Follow the Chinese Restaurant Awards to discover Hangzhou and Shanghai, China<\/div><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=”50px”][vc_column_text css=””]Completed in summer 2017, #TasteHKG<\/a>, the first contest that offered Canadian social media influencers the rare opportunity to meet the new visionaries of Chinese cuisine in Hong Kong, attracted enthusiastic feedback of like-minded foodies in Canada. The Chinese Restaurant Awards decided to continue the inspirational #Taste city series.<\/p>\n

We invited the first runner up of #TasteHKG to be the ambassador and take the one-week trip this end of October, 2017 to discover the classic and trending world of Hu\/Huaiyang\/Hangzhou cuisines in the two culinary capitals Hangzhou and Shanghai, China. A total of 9 restaurants were visited. The ambassador shared her experience online, connecting food and travel enthusiasts in Canada with a unique gastronomic odyssey.<\/p>\n

Let us open the world of Chinese cuisine once again with #TasteHGH Hangzhou and #TasteSHN Shanghai.
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OFFICIAL HOTEL, Shanghai<\/span><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”3174″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css_animation=”fadeInLeft” css=””][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][vc_column_text css=””]\n

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#TasteHGH and #TasteSHN ambassador<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text css=””]Melly Woo, the first runner-up of #TasteHKG, is invited to take the mission to be the ambassador of #TasteHGH and #TasteSHN.
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The Ambassador<\/h2><\/div>
Melly Woo<\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text css=””]Born in Hong Kong and raised in Vancouver, Melly is a young mother of two children. After spending several years in a corporate career, she stepped away to focus on baking as a profession and then went on to co-found a popular juice bar. Ever since she started posting food photography on Instagram, her passion to share amazing, culturally diverse food to her many followers have become part of her everyday lifestyle. As an advocate who frequently tries new restaurants to unearth hidden gems in the city, Melly has become a popular social influencer to recommend the best Vancouver and Hong Kong have to offer.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”100px”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1748127732168{border-bottom-width: 2pt !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;border-color: #bf2b6b !important;}”]Confirmed Meet-and-Greets plus tasting at their restaurants:<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”3184″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css_animation=”fadeInUp” css=””][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_column_text css=””]Cheng Zhong at the Midtown Shangri-La, Hangzhou<[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”3183″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css_animation=”fadeInUp” css=””][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_column_text css=””]Executive Chef Sam Gao
\nGui Hua Lou at Pudong Shangri-La, East Shanghai<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”3218″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css_animation=”fadeInUp” css=””][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_column_text css=””]Winner of \u2018Excellent Chef\u2019 at the 15th China Chef Festival
\nVP & Culinary Director Zhu Jun
\nMichelin one-starred Jade Mansion \u2013 Su Zhe Hui and Shanghai Club \/King Mang Group<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”3237″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css_animation=”fadeInUp” css=””][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_column_text css=””]Executive Chef Ivan Xu
\nMichelin one-starred Wujie the Bund, Shanghai<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text css=””]Other featured restaurants:
\nGui Yu Shan Fang, Hangzhou (Dianping\u2019s Top 50 China)
\nRoyal China Club \u7687\u671d\u6703 (Michelin Guide 2017 & 2018)
\nBo Shanghai (Michelin 2018 one-star)
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