A LA CARTE : CHINESE NEW YEAR'S PARTIES.Byline: Larry Lipson The Year of the Tiger, 4696, falls earlier than usual this year. It starts Wednesday. As usual, Chinese restaurants vary in their approach to celebrating the new year, some beginning with special meals before the actual date and running for several days. Others have a single-night celebration. These are also the final days of food service at Madame Wu's in Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. , shuttering after 36 years because the property has been sold. And Yujean Kang's events are co-sponsored by actress Tippi Hedren's Shambala Preserve's Roar Foundation, dedicated to saving the world's tiger population. This might be the best time of year to enjoy a good Chinese restaurant meal. With that in mind, here are a few restaurants worth consideration: Chang's Address:11726 San Vicente San Vicente (sän vēsān`tā), city (1993 pop. 28,529), central El Salvador. Among its industries are textile manufacturing and sugar milling. San Vicente is the commercial center of a region that produces coffee and sugarcane. Blvd., Brentwood. Phone: (310) 207-2295. Menu information: Four-course meal of subgum sub·gum n. A dish of Chinese origin made with mixed vegetables. [Chinese (Cantonese) shap kam, mixture, subgum.] chicken-shrimp-vegetable wonton soup precedes shrimp and egg rolls. Entree is sesame shrimp, peppercorn pep·per·corn n. 1. A dried berry of the pepper vine Piper nigrum. 2. A small or insignificant thing. peppercorn Noun the small dried berry of the pepper plant beef filet, jade chicken on garlic spinach and sauteed Chinese vegetables with steamed white rice. Fresh fruit and Chinese tea Chinese tea refers to tea leaves which have been processed using methods inherited from China. Tea leaf selection The highest grade white tea, yellow tea and green tea are made from tender tea shoots picked early Spring. will also be served. Price: $16.95. Date(s): Saturday through Jan. 31. China Star Address: 9250 Reseda Blvd., Northridge. Phone: (818) 886-0789. Menu information: New Year's specials include live Maine lobster from the tank available the traditional pepper and salt way, steamed with ginger and onion or with black bean black bean see castanospermum australe, erythrophleumchlorostachys. sauce. There are also festive five-course feasts for four (whole lobster, whole fish, Hunan chicken, vegetables, soup and dessert), eight-course meals for six- and nine-course dinners for 10. Price: Special 1-1/4-pound Maine lobster is $6.99. Five courses for four costs $28, eight courses for six $48, and nine courses for 10 runs $68. Date(s): Wednesday through Feb. 28. Chi's Chinese Cuisine Chinese cuisine (Chinese: 中國菜) originated from different regions of China and has become widespread in many other parts of the world — from East Asia to North America, Australasia and Western Europe. Address: 9635 Reseda Blvd., Northridge. Phone: (818) 886-6879. Menu information: Good Luck dinner specials include a dim sum dim sum n. A traditional Chinese cuisine in which small portions of a variety of foods, including an assortment of steamed or fried dumplings, are served in succession. sampler of har gow, siu mai, steamed dumplings, char siu Char siu (also spelt chashao, cha siu and char siew), otherwise known as Barbecued pork, is a popular way to prepare pork in Cantonese cuisine. It is classified as a type of siu mei, Cantonese roasted meat dishes. bao and peanut butter dumplings; also chicken and mushrooms over spinach with the house special soup, plus steamed rice and a chocolate almond cookie Noun 1. almond cookie - very rich cookie containing ground almonds; usually crescent-shaped almond crescent cookie, cooky, biscuit - any of various small flat sweet cakes (`biscuit' is the British term) . Price: Sampler is $7.95. Chicken meal is $8.95. Date(s): Wednesday through Feb. 1. Entertainment: Special lion dance Lion dance (Simplified Chinese: 舞狮; Traditional Chinese: 舞獅; Pinyin: wǔshī with 20 performers and a kung-fu demonstration begins at 1:30 p.m. Thursday. Genghis Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. Address: 740 N. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles. Phone: ((213) 653-0640. Menu information: Several traditional holiday dishes including imperial soup made with fresh herbs and ``some very secret ingredients.'' Price: Entrees range from $8 to $20. Date(s): Wednesday during dinner hours. Entertainment: Lion dancers at around 8 p.m. with firecrackers. Also little red envelopes of ``lucky money'' will be presented to dinner patrons. Golden China Inn Address: 8930 Corbin Ave., Northridge. Phone: (818) 886-7988. Menu information: The banquet menu here for 10 people or more provides eight-course and 10-course feasts for the Year of the Tiger celebration. Price: The eight-course meal for 10 is $10.95 per person, the regular 10-course dinner is $12.95 per person, and there is a more elaborate, tailored-to-your-taste banquet at $14.95 per head. Date(s): Regularly offered. Menu items can vary, depending on availability. Entertainment: Lion dancers will perform on one of the celebration days. Call for time and date. Madame Wu's Garden Address: 2201 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica. Phone: (310) 828-5656. Menu information: Shredded chicken salad, winter melon soup, Peking duck with steamed Mandarin buns, Wu's imperial beef, orange peel chicken, double flower vegetables, Yangchow fried rice, fortune cookies, dessert and green dragon tea. Price: $35. Date(s): Seatings at 6 and 8 p.m., Feb. 2 through 6. Entertainment: Dragon parade nightly. Panda Inn Address: 111 E. Wilson Ave., Glendale. Phone: (818) 502-1234. Menu information: This year's special Year of the Tiger dinner includes four appetizers, winter soup, a choice of entree and a special dessert. Price: $17.88. Date(s): Sunday through March 21. |
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