About Shu
Fun fact: The measurement of spiciness of chili pepper is known as The Scoville Heat Unit or commonly referred to as the SHU
No wonder I am so hot.
Shu Liu started SHU restaurant in 2012. Shu who is originally from the Sichuan province in China, learned all of his cooking knowledge and skills from his mother and family. Thus Shu’s passion for cooking is rooted in authentic provincial Chinese cuisine.
Shu moved to Melbourne and continued his journey with food as a dinner party-host enthusiast. Accordingly, through the encouragement of his friends Shu was inspired to take his dinner parties to the next level and create a new home for his community.
In recent years, Shu’s passion to continuously expand and bring meaning to his cooking brought him to plant based dining. 10 years on, Shu’s aesthetic sensibility and authentic Sichuan culinary art has evolved, and now sees 2023 as a new chapter for the restaurant
OUR MISSION
We celebrate Sichuan cuisine and showcase that vegan dining is not only conscious oriented but also fun, elegant and delicious. We want to create a space that is inclusive.
OUR CULTURE
SHU celebrates Melbourne’s vibrant Inner north. We aim to unite foodies, plant based diners, wine lovers, night-life enthusiasts, the queer community, fashionistas, tastemakers and creatives.
OUR TEAM
Shu Liu as a proud Queer, leads a vibrant and eclectic small family. We are music lovers, foodies, creatives, queer, POC and we are proud to have strong interpersonal relationships with each other and our customers.
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