Spinach salad with nuts
Ming: Chinese and fusion home cooking
Xuhui · near IAPM · Up to 4 guests
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Your visit, from hello to goodbye
Arrive and feel at home
Meet Ming, settle in, and make yourself comfortable around the table.
Share a home-cooked Chinese and fusion meal
Enjoy Ming's family recipes and travel-inspired fusion dishes, built around the season's vegetables. Vegetarian, no-pork and no-beef guests are welcome. Most allergies can be accommodated with advance notice, but soy-free isn't possible because Chinese sauces are soy-based.
Stay for the conversation
Relax while Ming cooks. She loves hearing guests' stories and sharing the Shanghai she knows. On weekends her girlfriend usually joins to chat. Most visits last about two hours.
From Ming's kitchen
See Ming's sample menu
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Optional activities
Add any of these to your visit when you reserve a seat. Activities are priced per group.
Dumpling wrapping
Learn to wrap Chinese dumplings with Ming in her home kitchen.
¥150 / group
Cooking class
Cook alongside Ming and learn a few of her dishes in her home kitchen.
¥150 / group
Calligraphy
Try introductory Chinese calligraphy with Ming.
¥150 / group
Meet Ming
Welcome
Welcome to my home, an apartment in a heritage villa, which is in a quiet corner of downtown Shanghai where you can see everyday Shanghainese life. I'm not a trained chef. I cook family recipes I learned with my parents, mixed with flavours I've picked up travelling the world, and I build each menu around the season's vegetables and what you like to eat. Come hungry and curious: I love hearing people's stories, and sharing the Shanghai I know and love.
About me
I'm Ming, my Chinese and English name. I used to work in finance and I'm not a trained chef. I'm on a gap year to slow down, and cooking is my greatest passion: family recipes from my parents, plus flavours from my travels.
Languages
I speak Mandarin and English.
Outside the kitchen
I explore art and literature and blend them with food when I host communal dinners. For me, food is about connection and how we see the world, so I can't wait to hear your stories.
Travel experience
I love travelling and collecting flavours along the way, from Thailand to Marrakesh and Gran Canaria. In Barcelona I hosted dinners of my own. I blend what I find with my family recipes into my own style.
Reviews
Every story below is from a guest who completed a booking. We ask people to write about their evening rather than score it out of five.
Guest stories for Ming will appear here after the first visits.
Getting there
Xinle Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai (near IAPM)
Nearest metro: South Shaanxi Road Metro Station (Lines 1, 10 and 12)
Exact home address and arrival instructions are shared after confirmation.
Things to know
Food preferences
Vegetarian, no-pork and no-beef guests are welcome. Most allergies can be accommodated with advance notice, but soy-free isn't possible because Chinese sauces are soy-based.
Home access
Ming's apartment is on the 2nd floor, up the stairs; there's no lift. No pets live in the home.
Your group
Up to 4 guests. On weekends Ming's girlfriend usually joins and chats with guests; on weekdays Ming hosts on her own.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 7 days before your experience.