Surprise honor

River shrimps and red-braised pig intestines push Michelin judges to grant a State-owned restaurant in Shanghai a star this year, Xu Junqian reports.

They didn't even know they'd won.

At the Michelin Guide's star-awarding ceremony for restaurants that appear in its 2017 guide for Shanghai, the crowd of nervous chefs in white jackets and formidable hats did not include anyone from Lao Zheng Xing.