life - One of the better places to take me to

The red villa

I pass the 'Villa Rouge" in Xujiahui Park on average twice a day and never felled inclined to go inside, I actually only discovered the name when Cliff Kuang of The Economist invited me for lunch there today. A surprisingly nice villa, stylish decorated and good food. Even affordable, well, for Shanghai standards. And on a five minutes walk from my current residence.
But, oh, so empty. Cliff had made a reservation, but we could not have missed each other: we were the only two guests. Surprising, since it got so many positive reviews in the many magazines.