I moved to Shanghai and made my mark on its restaurant scene. Now I'm bringing Chinese wine to New York.

"I grew up in New Jersey, just outside New York City, poring over my grandmother's collection of Gourmet magazines instead of storybooks. I always wanted to have a restaurant, but living between two incredible - and intimidating - food capitals, New York and later London, that dream felt far away. From 2010 to 2012, I worked in advertising at Saatchi & Saatchi in London. When the company offered me an overseas posting in Shanghai, I said yes, expecting to stay three to six months."

"Half a year in, I realized it was the perfect place to pivot my career toward food, and I quit a year later. Serving up American breakfasts in China After Expo 2010 had put Shanghai on the global stage, a wave of international residents arrived, and locals were eager for new ideas. There was a beautiful alchemy, an energy that made you feel like you could do anything. I found myself among a vibrant group of entrepreneurs."

Camden Hauge grew up in New Jersey outside New York City and read her grandmother’s Gourmet magazines. She worked in advertising at Saatchi & Saatchi in London from 2010 to 2012 before accepting an overseas posting in Shanghai that she expected to last three to six months. She pivoted to a food career, launched Shanghai Supperclub pop-up dinners, and opened her first restaurant, Egg, in 2015 using personal savings and a $20,000 loan from her uncle. She selected a leafy low-rise neighborhood with wet markets and Art Deco villas and expanded into restaurants and bars across Shanghai. She now splits her time between New York and Shanghai and runs China Wine Club.

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