A French culinary artist's journey from Yunnan to Chongming Island

by Ma Xuefeng, Dai Qian, Yu Wenhao, Yan Jingyang

September 8, 2024

[F&B]

Chongming Island

Shanghai

Yunnan

After 20 years as a journalist and photographer, Gil from France has been serving private dinner parties in the century-old Panqu Village in Yunnan for a decade. Invited to Chongming Island in Shanghai, he created a unique culinary experience by blending local ingredients with French cooking techniques.

Caption: Shot by Dai Qian, Ma Xuefeng, Yan Jingyang, Yu Wenhao. Edited by Ma Xuefeng.

#Chongming Island#Shanghai#Yunnan

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