Well, I've recovered, but do not necessarily know what caused my bout of stomach issues on Tuesday. It is a good thing though, as last night we did our group dinner at probably one of the best Indian restaurants I've ever been to.
It is known as the Face Bar because of the unique "face" sign on the outside of the building. Having completed our third day of training, it was good to get the whole group out of the training room and into a more informal environment where we could enjoy good food and good company. Many of us arrived late because of the difficulty of getting cabs during the evening rush hour - you'd think that in a city as big as Shanghai there would be copious amounts of public transportation (buses, trains, cabs, etc). We had a whole room reserved for 26. The decorations were amazing, with wood carvings and cherry furniture and tables. The downstairs has a full bar and several other tables along with an "opium bed" - imagine an old ornate Chinese bed and then imagine several people smoking and eating.
There wasn't any opium smoking going on, but I'm sure at one point back in the day such practices were common. Back to the food - we ordered chicken tikka, masalla, naan, chutny, kababs, lamb curry, beef curry, chicken curry, safrane rice - you name an Indian food and we probably ate it. It was amazing. One of the funniest things that happened several times during the course of the meal was the habit of toasting to one's health, promptly followed by a "bottoms's up." Apparently it is custom that if you propose a toast you must follow it up with draining your glass of your favorite beverage -
hard to not comply with this ritual. So yes, it was a fun evening. I believe we are going to return to this fine establishment on Friday evening in order to completely get our fill of Indian for the week. I for one have no complaints about the return trip. I will try and take more pictures of the ornate decorations and hopefully we can get there early enough to stake out the opium bed just to say we did. Nothing else new to report. More pics and other random things later!
It is known as the Face Bar because of the unique "face" sign on the outside of the building. Having completed our third day of training, it was good to get the whole group out of the training room and into a more informal environment where we could enjoy good food and good company. Many of us arrived late because of the difficulty of getting cabs during the evening rush hour - you'd think that in a city as big as Shanghai there would be copious amounts of public transportation (buses, trains, cabs, etc). We had a whole room reserved for 26. The decorations were amazing, with wood carvings and cherry furniture and tables. The downstairs has a full bar and several other tables along with an "opium bed" - imagine an old ornate Chinese bed and then imagine several people smoking and eating.
There wasn't any opium smoking going on, but I'm sure at one point back in the day such practices were common. Back to the food - we ordered chicken tikka, masalla, naan, chutny, kababs, lamb curry, beef curry, chicken curry, safrane rice - you name an Indian food and we probably ate it. It was amazing. One of the funniest things that happened several times during the course of the meal was the habit of toasting to one's health, promptly followed by a "bottoms's up." Apparently it is custom that if you propose a toast you must follow it up with draining your glass of your favorite beverage - 
2 comments:
mmmmm.....strange looking fooooood. All of a sudden I have a craving for Curry.
Dude - the food was amazing! I've seen (and eaten) stranger...trust me!
And yes, I'm still craving curry!
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