LUCKYRICE is launching a 4-day Asian food festival this month, including a grand tasting at the Mandarin Oriental, an Asian-inspired opening night cocktail party at the Bowery Hotel and a Night Market hosted by Chef David Chang (sold out).  The LUCKYRICE Festival will take place from Thursday, April 29th to Monday, May 2nd and will be followed by LUCKYRICE Restaurant + Bar Week from Wednesday, May 3rd to Sunday, May 9th.  If you’re a Circle of Taste member (free), you can get 10% off all festival tickets, including the $150 Grand Feast, by entering the discount code: TWC when you checkout here.  LUCKYRICE is also raffling off 2 free VIP Tickets to the LUCKYRICE Grand Feast (a $500 value) at the Mandarin Oriental  Saturday, May 1.  All you have to do for a chance to win is become a subscriber to their email newsletter.  Enter here.  You can unsubscribe at any time, so you really have nothing to lose.  The contest runs until 5 pm on April 23rd. The winner will be announced next Monday, the 26th.  Limit one entry per person/email address.  For more on the LUCKYRICE Festival events and Restaurant + Bar Week…
THURSDAY APRIL 29, 2010:

OPENING NIGHT COCKTAIL PARTY at The Bowery Hotel

8:00pm-11:00pm (7:00-8:00pm Media/VIP preview)

Hosted by Kelly Choi

$50 General Admission / $88 VIP

Kick off the LUCKYRICE Festival with a not-to-be-missed party where all the drinks served are inspired by Asian drinking traditions and trends. Curated by Albert Trummer, the mastermind behind the Chinatown speakeasy Apothéke, experience the new wave of cocktail culture: hand-crafted artisanal spirits mixed with kitchen-fresh ingredients, Chinese medicinal herbs and Asian fruits. Tasty Asian drinking snacks will be served up along with music to groove to in the Bowery Hotel’s swank second floor lounge.  Participating bars include: Apothéke, B Flat, Bar Pleiades, The Bowery Hotel, DANIEL, Double Crown, Dutch Kills, Fatty Crab, Freemans, Macao Trading Co., Pegu Club, PDT, The Summit Bar, Tippling Bros., WD-50
FRIDAY APRIL 30, 2010:

BUDDHIST CUISINE: A CONVERSATION WITH CHEFS ERIC RIPERT + DAVID CHANG

Moderated by Tim McHenry of the Rubin Museum

The Rubin Museum

6:00pm-8:00pm

$50

Join us for an enlightening conversation between acclaimed Chefs Eric Ripert of Le Bernardin, David Chang of Momofuku and Tim McHenry of the Rubin Museum as they discuss the connection between Buddhist ethics and food as well as the impact of Buddhism on their lives, in and out of the kitchen. The talk will be followed by a champagne reception and viewing of the Buddhist art galleries at the Rubin Museum.
NIGHT MARKET: ASIAN STREET FOOD IN AMERICA (Sold Out)

Hosted by David Chang at The Archway Under the Manhattan Bridge, DUMBO

6:30pm-10:30pm

$50 — SOLD OUT (Tickets Still Available with Purchase of FESTIVAL PASSPORT)

Inspired by the festive night markets of Asia–from Taipei and Singapore to Hong Kong and Kyoto–LUCKYRICE is throwing a giant party with Momofuku chef David Chang and surprise friends. Centralized under the historical and newly re-opened Archway Under the Manhattan Bridge in Brooklyn’s DUMBO, the outdoor feast will serve up traditional Asian night market grub as well as some not-so-traditional street food interpreted by some of the city’s gastro-hipsters. Introducing “Pavilions” sponsored by Malaysia Kitchen and Taiwan Tourism
SATURDAY MAY 1, 2010:

FAMILY DUMPLING MAKING DEMONSTRATION AND WORKSHOP

At The Museum of the Chinese in America

Hosted by Anita Lo

10:30am-12:00pm

$50

Hooray for dumplings, those lovable nuggets of dough and pockets of deliciousness! Bring the kiddies and learn how to make dumplings: both traditional Chinese dumplings and some not-so-traditional ones of our own creation. After an intimate, hands-on workshop where groups of children and families will learn to roll and stuff dumplings, we will feast on–what else–dumplings!
GRAND FEAST OF ASIAN FLAVORS

At The Mandarin Oriental NY

6:00pm-10:00pm / VIP and media reception: 6:00pm-7:00pm

Hosted by Lisa Ling and presented in partnership with the Singapore Tourism Board

$150 General Admission/ $250 VIP

At this ultimate food celebration, travel and feast your way through Asia’s diverse cuisines and cultures without leaving the magnificent Mandarin Oriental ballroom overlooking Central Park. Over 20 acclaimed chefs–including those from the LUCKYRICE Culinary Council as well as visiting chefs from Asia–will create special tastings that reflect their artistry while celebrating the flavors of Asia. Hosted by Emmy award-winning journalist Lisa Ling, this gathering will artfully present curated pavilions of food and drink while entertaining guests with surprise spectacles intersecting Asian fashion, music and art.

Many of LUCKYRICE’s Culinary Council star chefs—including Daniel Boulud, Floyd Cardoz, Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Michael “Bao” Huynh—will be personally cooking at the Grand Feast. Participating restaurants include: Asiate, Chinatown Brasserie, Daniel, Devi, DOB 111, EN Japanese Brasserie, Indochine, Jean-Georges, Kittichai, Le Bernardin, Matsuri, Morimoto, PUBLIC, The Setai, Tabla and Wild Rocket (Singapore).
SUNDAY MAY 2, 2010:

TALK + TASTE: Asian Cuisine Cooking Demos

At the International Culinary Center, 462 Broadway (at Grand Street) in SoHo

12:00pm -6:00pm

$50

Experience the flavors of Asia as interpreted by star chefs representing Malaysian, Taiwanese, Chinese, Korean and Singaporean cuisines as they perform cooking demonstrations and provide tastings of their signature dishes. This all-afternoon event will take place at the legendary International Culinary Center, the training ground for many of today’s most distinguished chefs.  The line-up includes well-loved Asian masters of Asian cuisine who have made their way to New York especially for the LUCKYRICE Festival as well as some of our local favorites:

12pm-1pm: Zak Pelaccio
Fatty Crab and Fatty ‘Cue representing the rich flavors of Malaysian cuisine.

1pm-2pm: Jonathan Wright
Executive Chef of The Setai in South Beach, Miami

2pm-3pm: Willin Low
Chef of Singapore’s popular Wild Rocket Restaurant

3pm-4pm: Eddie Huang
Chef of Baohaus, New York’s buzzed-about Lower East Side Asian eatery representing Taiwanese cuisine

4pm-5pm: Ching He Huang
host of “Chinese Made Easy”, the new television series launching in May on the Cooking Channel by Food Network

5pm-6pm: Jennifer Maeng The founder of Temple Restaurant represents Korean cuisine
AFTERNOON TEA + ASIAN DESSERT PAIRING at The Mandarin Oriental NY

3:00pm-5:00pm

Hosted by Pichet Ong

$88

At this sit-down, multi-course dessert tasting and tea pairing, get ready to indulge your sweet tooth! The city’s most ambitious pastry chefs–as selected by LUCKYRICE Culinary Council Chef Pichet Ong (Village, Tart, Spot)–will dish out desserts–sweet and savory–that wink at their Asian inspiration, be it in the form of matcha green tea cupcakes, ginger creme brulee or black sesame and red bean mochi balls. All the treats will be complemented by different brews selected for each course and led by our tea sommelier.
WEEK OF MAY 3, 2010:

LUCKYRICE RESTAURANT AND BAR WEEK

Mon, May 3 – Sun, May 9, 2010

For one week only, over 50 select New York City restaurants and bars will offer specially-designed Asian-inspired lunch and dinner tasting menus.

MONDAY MAY 10, 2010:

James Beard Closing Dinner Feat. Zak Pelaccio & Simpson Wong

7-10 PM at The James Beard House; Tickets: $125 for James Beard Foundation members, $165 for non-members To purchase tickets, call the James Beard Foundation at 212.627-2308.

Fine wines Followed by an elaborate 5-course tasting menu featuring:

• 1st course: Salad of Mango with Roasted Hudson Valley Duck
• 2nd course: Curry Laksa, a traditional Northeastern Malay noodle and fish soup in a flavorful coconut broth
• 3rd course:Halibut with Malaccan Pineapple CUrry
• 4th course: Short Rib Rendang, slow cooked beef short ribs in an aromatic curry sauce, complemented with coconut rice
• 5th course: Trio of desserts, including Coconut Cream “Panna Cotta”, Puding Raja with duck egg yolk threads and an aromatic sweet syrup and Sticky RIce with rhubarb and creme anglaise

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