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On these pages, Meet The Bund location in Shanghai and
a dish proposed in their restaurant. ©Meet The Bund

describes the eight greatest regional Chinese traditions through Even Milan, growingly a crossroads of international food
a cultured approach, devoid of unnecessary aestheticism. experiences, hosts two iconic restaurants of this new movement.
Then there is a woman who has based her search on a sensory Gong-Oriental Attitude, founded by Giulia Liu – an entrepreneur
map of local cuisines: DeAille Tam of Obscura in Shanghai has born in Wenzhou and raised in Italy – offers a fancy and
traveled nationwide for a year with her husband and colleague contemporary path starring revisited traditional Chinese dishes
Simon Wong, collecting stories and recipes. The result is a menu and top-level Italian ingredients. The chef at Bon Wei, Zhang
combining modern techniques with ancient flavors and making Guoqing – also the co-owner with his son Zhang Le – has, instead,
rare additions to fine dining. chosen the route of philological research: every menu is dedicated
This new era also finds room and success at restaurants such to a region of China, with an attention to original cooking methods.
as A. Wong in London – a double Michelin-star winner owned by In a world seeking authenticity and sense, Chinese haute
British-Chinese chef Andrew Wong. Or the Summer Pavilion in cuisine emerges as an initiation journey. It is a compass that leads
Singapore, boasting a Michelin star, where Cheung Siu Kong’s taste toward the memory, the land, and identity. For those seeking
cuisine is not an adaptation to the Western taste but a cultural not only luxury but also meaning, these restaurants compose a
bridge. new map of taste and inspiration.

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