Blue Heaven
When Nko Mo San sailed from Shanghai to Batavia at the end of the 19th century, he brought the dream of a better life with him. With his son, Chan Mao Sang, and his Betawinese wife, Siti Zaenab, he opened a humble warong, or outdoor semi-rustic eatery, called Shanghai Teahouse.

Bonjour Shanghai
The site of this taste of a distant era is set back on the corner of a Central Jakarta street, its identity almost hidden by the green camouflage of trees and with no signboard announcing its presence...

Blue Heaven
Any trend has its good days and its bad days. Bell bottoms, VCDs, Beanie Babies all had their fifteen minutes of fame. Culinary trends also have expiration dates. Hailed by Jamie Oliver, then slammed by Anthony Bourdain, a trend can be smooth as silk one day, to a curdled, stinky lump the next...