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China, Suzhou, Food and Commentary
Suzhou
A Day in Tongli, Suzhou
We took a trip just outside of Suzhou today, to Tongli, a small water town in Wujiang county, just outside of Suzhou. Like Zhouzhuang, Tongli consists of a network of canals interweaving an ancient town and it’s by any stretch of the imagination, much the Suzhou that Marco Polo must have experienced over 500 [...]
Supply Risk and How to take a taxi from Shanghai to Suzhou
Having cynically followed Mattel and other foreign companies challenges down the supply chain with interest and sighing, wondering how they could let it happen, this Interview between Knowledge@wharton and Marshall W. Meyer, (professor of management at Wharton) caught my interest today. It introduces the concept of Cheng Bao wherein it is common to subcontract out [...]
Suzhou opens first Subway (sandwich restaurant)
Suzhou’s first Subway opened this week at the neibourhood centre on Xian Dai Da Dao, next door to Starbucks. (158 Xian Dai Avenue)
Expect teething problems though, while I was there today the staff was still serving raw bacon in their subs.. still I’m over the moon since now can grab a semi decent sandwich in [...]
Restaurant Review: Suzhou Zen, Cantonese Restaurant
Suzhou Zen has for a while been one of my favorite places to eat in the Suzhou SIP. However today I had an experience of customer service with distinctly Chinese characteristics that left me somewhat confused and more than a bit upset.
We arrived to a near empty restaurant, later in the day and waited 15 [...]
