Glam

August 5, 2018

Since nosotros were beingness hosted past times friends as well as residents of Shanghai, nosotros didn't create a lot of question inwards advance of our arrival. One affair that did popular up, though, was a monthly vegan brunch at Glam. Happily for us, this coincided amongst our finally twenty-four hr catamenia inwards the urban gist as well as nosotros made a reservation. Glam is a glittery bar on the seventh flooring of a edifice on the Bund, important that it has impressive views of the urban gist skyline (see photograph below). From the decor to the carte du jour to the cost (350 yuan AU$68.90 per somebody compared to the AU$7 per somebody nosotros were routinely paying elsewhere), it's clear that Glam is targeted at western migrants as well as visitors; footling close the house indicates that we're inwards Communist People's Republic of China at all, salve for customised plates upon which Shanghai women bring their heads replaced amongst vegetables (blergh).

The carte du jour is non solely vegan but gluten-free. We started amongst a selection of a Virgin Mary or a mango sago drink; the sago was really welcome equally I arrived hot as well as hungry. The amuse bouche of sesame-crusted celtuce was soy-salty as well as juicy, as well as much less substantial.

The next 2 courses were delightfully low-cal as well as fresh. We were each allowed simply 2 beetroot ravioli, which were filled amongst cashew butter as well as apple, as well as then garnished amongst candied orange. The summertime soup was served amongst about theatrical dry out ice, but I was to a greater extent than impressed past times its soothing combination of mint sorbet, cucumber as well as aloe vera.

Though they weren't actually complementary, the finally 2 savoury courses were served together. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 pineapple filled amongst a warmly spiced chickpea as well as pineapple curry as well as wild rice side kept upwards the summery theme. I idea the gnocchi were to a greater extent than autumnal. Made amongst smoked kumara as well as cassava, they had the almost-gelatinous texture of gummy rice dumplings. They were good accompanied past times pino nut curds, kale, chilli as well as regal rice salt.

Dessert was a sticky, deconstructed lemon pie amongst what I assume were miniature aquafaba meringues. This left a lovely tangy-sweet sense of savor inwards my oral cavity long later on the repast was over.

After many days of eating noodles, potatoes as well as fried foods, the pocket-size portions as well as fresh vegetables at Glam went downward really well. We felt weirder close the setting, which was at best an instagram trap as well as at worst held a whiff of cultural appropriation.

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Glam
7F, five The Bund, 20 Guangdong Lu, Shanghai
Vegan brunch drinks, food
http://www.m-restaurantgroup.com/glam/