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Join other SFPFS Members for a New Year-style Chinese banquet! A Chinese Banquet at Chef Chu’s Wednesday, March 14, 2007 7:00 pm 1067 N. San Antonio Road, Los Altos 94022 $40 SFPFS Members & Guests Register online for FREE: http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaID=130229  Join
fellow SFPFS members and guests to welcome the most auspicious Year of
the Golden Boar! Chef Chu, at his acclaimed and recently renovated
restaurant in Los Altos, will prepare a very special Chinese New
Year-style banquet for us. In addition, he will discuss the symbolism of
traditional New Year’s dishes and explain how he has adapted them over
the years to the American palate. The Year of the Golden Boar occurs only once every sixty years and brings with it much prosperity and good fortune. It is our good fortune to experience Chinese food culture at the table of an expert Chinese chef for an exceptional SFPFS price! $40 includes tax and gratuity; beverages are not included. Due to the symbolism of the many food items on a traditional New Year’s banquet, we regret a vegetarian option is not available. Menu:  New
Year Sweet TreatsCandied fruit & nuts for nibbling Minced
Crystal ShrimpServed in crisp lettuce cups Soup:
Double-Boiled Emerald CucumberCucumber stuffed with dried scallops & shrimp paste, topped with shark fin Treasure
Duck with Good Luck CharmsWhole duck braised in an aromatic soy sauce, served over taro with a chain of gold coins symbolizing prosperity Wok-seared
Steak Medallions with Lime-Miso DressingRare-seared beef steak tossed with lime-miso dressing, basil & purple onion, served over a bed of watercress and cherry tomatoes Gold
Crown Hidden TreasureKabocha squash filled with traditional New Year Buddha’s Delight (jai), garnished with fresh vegetables Prosperity
Whole FishFilet of flounder lightly stir-fried with pepper-salt, fresh jalapeno & onion, served over tasty, crunchy fish bones Five-Grain
Harvest in Lotus LeafA symbolic dish: “a good harvest of grain signifies the blessing of a nation.” Healthy, fragrant rice & grain mixture stir-fried with mushrooms, dried fruit & onion wrapped in a lotus leaf Dessert
Duet: Kumquat Honey Tea & Sweet Sesame BallsKumquat-flavored honey tea rejuvenates the spirit & sweet sesame balls (jeen duey) with red bean paste represent family togetherness and unity For more information on Chef Chu’s: http://www.chefchu.com/mall/c102/s11_new/home.asp Driving directions: http://www.chefchu.com/mall/c102/s11_new/Directions.asp Please register by March 9, 2007. No refunds. No telephone reservations. Questions? Call 650-344-3663. • To register online for FREE click here • To register via fax, fax this completed form to 650-344-1588. • Or, mail this completed form along with a check payable to SFPFS to: SFPFS, 816 E. 4th Ave., San Mateo, CA 94401 |
Food Tour: Cowgirl Creamery in Pt. Reyes The Art of Cheese Making March 23, 2007 Cowgirl Creamery at Tomales Bay Foods Tour nationally renowned Cowgirl Creamery and get up close and intimate with cheese! Our visit will include a brief history of the company and a discussion of its connection to West Marin and sustainable agriculture. We will walk through the cheese-making process, learn how to buy, store and taste cheese and have a hands-on demonstration. Then we will indulge in a complete tasting of Cowgirl’s fresh and aged cheeses.  |
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