Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at 8:35AM What are you waiting for? Save the dates above and start making your reservations! Click *here* for a list of participating restaurants and more information. Bon appetit!
Saturday, February 13, 2010 at 9:11AM In celebration of Chinese Lunar New Year, LUCKYRICE, an integrated media and marketing company honoring Asian culinary culture, announces today that tickets will go on sale for their first annual LUCKYRICE Asian Food Festival. The festivities will explore cuisines and culture of Asia in America through grand tastings, cocktail parties, and other epicurean events including: Night Market and a Sunset Luau. LUCKYRICE Restaurant and Bar Week, which will follow the festival, will offer prix-fixe lunches and dinners at participating restaurants selected by the LUCKYRICE Culinary Council.
The LUCKYRICE Festival is scheduled for Thursday, April 29th to Monday, May 2nd followed by Restaurant Week from Wednesday, May 3rd to Sunday, May 9th. The inaugural event, benefiting City Harvest and the Asian American Federation is presented in partnership with: the LUCKYRICE Culinary Council, Conde Nast Traveler, Time Out New York and Edible Manhattan.
The Culinary Council consists of some of the top names in the culinary world today: Daniel Boulud, Anthony Bourdain, Floyd Cardoz, David Chang, Michael “Bao” Huynh, Susur Lee, Anita Lo, Masaharu Morimoto, Pichet Ong, Tadashi Ono, Zak Pelaccio, Eric Ripert, Marcus Samuelsson, Angelo Sosa, Albert Trummer and Jean-Georges Vongerichten.
Tickets will go on sale today at www.luckyrice.com/festival. Ticket Prices Vary Per Event.
For more information, visit www.LUCKYRICE.com.
THURSDAY APRIL 29, 2010:
OPENING NIGHT COCKTAIL PARTY at The Bowery Hotel
$150 VIP/$88 general admission
8:00pm-11:00pm (7:00-8:00pm Media/VIP preview)
Hosted by Kelly Choi with surprise celebrity DJs
Kick off the LUCKYRICE Festival with a not-to-be-missed party where all the drinks served are inspired by Asian 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, Death & Co., 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: CHEFS ERIC RIPERT + DAVID CHANG IN CONVERSATION
WITH BUDDHIST AUTHORITY ROBERT THURMAN at The Rubin Museum of Art
$50
6:00pm-8:00pm
Join us for an enlightening conversation between acclaimed Chefs Eric Ripert of Le Bernardin, David Chang of Momofuku, and Professor Robert Thurman of Columbia University and Tibet House, 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.
NIGHT MARKET: ASIAN STREET FOOD IN AMERICA
Hosted by David Chang at The Archway Under the Manhattan Bridge, DUMBO
$50
6:30pm-10:30pm
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.
SAKE + KARAOKE WITH MORIMOTO
$50
Undisclosed Tribeca location
11pm - 4am
This intimate karaoke party hosted by Iron Chef Morimoto is for late-night revelers! Tasty shochu cocktails and premium sake will put you in the mood to sing into the wee hours--or just watch Morimoto and his chef friends belt out their favorites. Either way, kanpai!
SATURDAY MAY 1, 2010:
FAMILY DUMPLING MAKING DEMONSTRATION AND WORKSHOP
at Private Soho Loft, 446 Broadway
$50
Hosted by Anita Lo
10:30am-12:00pm
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!
SPRING HARVEST
at Private Soho Loft, 446 Broadway
Price TBD
Noon-6pm
Explore the influence of Asian cuisine and culture in America at this all-day gathering featuring cooking demos, tastings, conversations, product demos and professional workshops. Highlights include a Korean cooking demo by Kelly Choi and a guided tasting of fine wines from China, India and Japan. Throughout the day, catch up with friends at the outdoor Asian beer garden or LUCKYRICE pop-up cafe.
GRAND FEAST OF ASIAN FLAVORS at The Mandarin Oriental NY
$250 VIP/$150
6:00pm-10:00pm / VIP and media reception: 6:00pm-7:00pm
Hosted by Lisa Ling
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.
SUNDAY MAY 2, 2010:
AFTERNOON TEA + ASIAN DESSERT PAIRING at The Mandarin Oriental NY
$88
3:00pm-5:00pm
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 (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.
SUNSET LUAU
$88
5:00pm-8:00pm
Hosted by Alan Wong and Friends from Hawaii
At our Closing Party for the LUCKYRICE Festival, the Islands of Hawaii come to the Island of Manhattan! At sunset, experience the modern flavors of Hawaii at our luau featuring a pig roast, fresh plumeria leis and tropical cocktails.
WEEK OF MAY 3, 2010:
LUCKYRICE RESTAURANT WEEK
Mon, May 3 – Sun, May 9, 2010
For one week only, over 50 select New York City Asian restaurants will offer specially-designed lunch and dinner prix-fixe menus.
Thursday, November 26, 2009 at 1:19PM Mention "lunchbelle" while booking your Rum and Blackbird culinary walking tour, and receive $5 off each ticket! Sign up *here*!
Thursday, November 26, 2009 at 1:17PM "Groom n' Groove" at De Berardinis Salon:
