Due to a series of fortunate events, Torontoist had the chance to dine at Shang twice in thirty-six hours. The first was this past Thursday night at Madeline's in Toronto (located at the former site of Susur restaurant; still owned by Susur Lee) where, for the month of April, our most famous exported chef is offering a five-course tasting menu featuring specialties from Shang NYC. The second was a sweltering Sunday evening pilgrimage to the real deal located in Manhattan's Lower East Side. We were curious to see if the dishes brought to us in Toronto really were representative of Chef Lee's new restaurant that has generated so much buzz on both sides of the border.
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