M on the Bund explained

M on the Bund is a restaurant located on the 7th floor of the Nissin Shipping Building at No. 5 The Bund, Shanghai, China and is known as the first restaurant to open on The Bund overlooking the Huangpu River and Pudong. Established in 1999 by Australian restaurateur Michelle Garnaut,[1] [2] the restaurant specializes in dishes with a mixture of Middle Eastern and European flavor.[3]

History

M on the Bund opened in 1999 by Michelle Garnaut. Garnaut had moved to Hong Kong in 1984 and previously established M on the Fringe in late 1989. Wanting to push herself, she saw the potential for a fine-dining restaurant in Shanghai after opening a 10-day pop-up restaurant at the Peace Hotel in 1996.[4] [5] Finding space on the seventh floor of the Nissin Building on the Bund, Garnaut signed the lease for premises during the spring of 1998.[6] M on the Bund officially opened in January 1999.[7] In the summer of that year, the owner of the group that had given the restaurant the lease was arrested on corruption charges, prompting Garnaut to quickly sign a new lease in September.[8] [9]

In December 2021, Garnaut announced over social media that M on the Bund would be closing, after its last service on February 15, 2022.[10]

Menu

The restaurant uses local ingredients including black truffles, foie gras, and local fruits to make its dishes. Some of its signature dishes include crispy suckling pig, salt encased leg of lamb, and pavlova dessert.[11]

Awards

Notable guests

Notable guests that have dined at M on the Bund include Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe, supermodel Tyra Banks, the Ferragamo family, the United Kingdom's Prince Edward, media tycoon Rupert Murdoch, the queen of Thailand and the queen and crown prince of the Netherlands.[21]

Arts and Culture Events

M on the Bund has hosted the Shanghai International Literary Festival since 2003. The annual event runs through multiple weekends in March featuring wine and poetry readings, literary lunches, workshops, and panels with some of the most acclaimed authors in the world.[22]

Additionally, M on the Bund partnered with the Atelier of Chamber Music [23] at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and has been regularly hosting chamber music events in the restaurant's Crystal Room since then.[24]

References

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stay.com/shanghai/restaurant/3238/m-on-the-bund/
  2. Web site: Shanghai Eats - M on the Bund, 7/F 20Guangdong Lu (By Zhongshan Dong yi Lu), 广东路20号7楼，近外滩中山东一路, 6350 9988, review, address, telephone number - Restaurant Review . 2011-08-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110903061932/http://www.shanghai-eats.com/portal/297_0/M_on_the_Bund.aspx . 2011-09-03 . Shanghai Eats: M on the Bund
  3. http://www.cnngo.com/shanghai/eat/m-bund
  4. Web site: Korporaal. Glenda. 2019-09-20. Michelle Garnaut Makes the Best Bite on the Bund. 2022-01-07. The Australian. en-AU.
  5. Web site: Sainsbury. Michael. 2009-10-02. Chinese Cracker. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20101023224037/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/features/chinese-cracker/story-e6frg8io-1225806291176. 2010-10-23. 2022-01-07. The Australian.
  6. Web site: McHugh. Fionnuala. 2022-01-06. As Shanghai's M on the Bund Closes, What's Next for the Woman Behind it All?. 2022-01-08. South China Morning Post. en.
  7. Web site: Korporaal. Glenda. 2019-09-20. Michelle Garnaut Makes the Best Bite on the Bund. 2022-01-07. The Australian. en-AU.
  8. Web site: Korporaal. Glenda. 2019-09-20. Michelle Garnaut Makes the Best Bite on the Bund. 2022-01-07. The Australian. en-AU.
  9. Web site: McHugh. Fionnuala. 2019-05-19. The Restauranteur Who Brought Fine-Dining Back to Shanghai's Bund: 'I've Had 40 Years as a Glorified Waitress'. 2022-01-08. South China Morning Post. en.
  10. Web site: 2021-12-15. One of the Greats: M on the Bund is Closing After 23 Years. 2022-01-08. Time Out Shanghai. en.
  11. http://shanghai.privy.net/go/eat/M-on-the-Bund
  12. http://www.cityweekend.com.cn/shanghai/articles/blogs-shanghai/shanghai-dining/best-shanghai-dining-2010-restaurants-and-bars-awards/
  13. Web site: 2010 Shanghai Restaurants & Bars Awards | Contests | City Weekend Guide . 2011-07-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110609100146/http://www.cityweekend.com.cn/contests/shanghai_restaurant_bar_contest/ . 2011-06-09 . 2010 City Weekend Reader's Choice Awards: Previous Winners
  14. Web site: 2010 Shanghai Restaurants & Bars Awards | Contests | City Weekend Guide . 2011-07-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110609100146/http://www.cityweekend.com.cn/contests/shanghai_restaurant_bar_contest/ . 2011-06-09 . 2010 City Weekend Reader's Choice Awards: Previous Winners
  15. http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/5e6ab15a-77e2-11de-9713-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1TOLRYPJf
  16. Web site: M on the Bund - World-Class Dining in Shanghai - 上海米氏西餐厅 . 2011-08-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110713011926/http://www.meiguoxing.com/Restaurant/Shanghai/M_on_the_Bund.html . 2011-07-13 . 上海米氏西餐厅: Mishi Xicanting
  17. http://www.zagat.com/lists/best-most-popular-shanghai-restaurants
  18. http://www.cityweekend.com.cn/shanghai/articles/mag-sh/cover-story/shanghai-2008-readers-choice-awards-dining/
  19. Web site: M on the Bund - World-Class Dining in Shanghai - 上海米氏西餐厅 . 2011-08-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110713011926/http://www.meiguoxing.com/Restaurant/Shanghai/M_on_the_Bund.html . 2011-07-13 . 上海米氏西餐厅: Mishi Xicanting
  20. Web site: M on the Bund - World-Class Dining in Shanghai - 上海米氏西餐厅 . 2011-08-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110713011926/http://www.meiguoxing.com/Restaurant/Shanghai/M_on_the_Bund.html . 2011-07-13 . 上海米氏西餐厅: Mishi Xicanting
  21. http://www.cnngo.com/shanghai/eat/star-grazing-where-celebrities-eat-in-shanghai-325311
  22. http://www.cnngo.com/shanghai/play/women-shanghai-international-literary-festival-990656
  23. http://enjoyshanghai.com/arts/events/m-on-the-bund-_12369.htm
  24. http://mobile.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=424455

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