Mom and I joined the Sunrise Senior Living community for their Chinese Lunar New Year dinner. She did name translations and lucky proverbs in Chinese calligraphy with an ink stick, ink stone and lamb hair brushes! I was cultural hostess and visited the residents, over 200 wonderful, sweet folks!
*Special Chinese New Year Cultural Dinner* hosted by Natalie & Margaret Keng!
Looking for something unique, tasty and culturally inspiring to help you celebrate Asia’s biggest holiday of the year? Not in the mood to fight crowds, eat standing up or hear long speeches?
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Join daughter-mother dynamic duo, Natalie Keng and Margaret Keng, Atlanta’s own Chinese Southern Belles, as they host a special Chinese New Year evening just for you!
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Featuring:
Personally-selected menu of dim sum “tapas” plates and Chinese regional specialties
Explanations of how specific foods are “lucky” and how they relate to Asian culture and the Lunar New Year (plus cooking secrets and tips!)
Introduction to cultural and culinary Chinese New Year traditions- old, new and fusion
Primer to eating out in Asian restaurants and ordering authentic Chinese menu items (or negotiating special dietary needs)
Calligraphy by Margaret! Name translations and personalized art that you can take home as a memento from the evening
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Date/Time: Friday, January 27, 7:00pm
Location: Canton House Chinese Restaurant, 4825 Buford Highway
Chamblee, GA 30341
Cost: $40/person. Advance purchase/tickets required for this special event.
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online for Chinese Cultural Dinner 1/27/12 or by phone 1-800-838-3006
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