This blog post is written by guest blogger, 陳環珍.
華埠餐館週
喜聞華埠餐館週成立, 實在令我們每個華人從內心感到無比振奮, 這是一件非常有意義的可慶之事.
設立華埠餐館週不僅帶動華埠餐館業更進一步興旺發達, 同時更加提升華人餐館業在美的知名度, 將中華民族飲食文化在異鄉他國綻放奇光異彩, 讓更多從不了解中國飲食文化的外國人進入了解, 喜愛, 同時帶動華埠其他服務性行業, 共同發展, 興旺華埠, 吸引更多的國際人士,參与進來, 亨受其中樂趣. 使中華美食及傳統的服務行業, 名揚四海, 這是每個中國人的驕傲.
旅美學者
陳環珍
- Ten Days of Spectacular Dining and Special Shopping Deals -
- 2012 Theme Announced: Come Home to Chinatown -
- Business, Community Groups, and Sponsors Invited to Learn More -
- Informational Briefing for Participants Set for Mon., Feb. 13 -
- Restaurant Week Participants to be Unveiled at Official Press Briefing, Fri., Mar. 2 -
New York, NY – February 10, 2012 – Get your chopsticks ready! New York City’s Chinatown will host its own Restaurant Week, from March 9 to18. Participating restaurants will offer a 10-day special prix fixe multi-course dinner at $18.88 per person (tax and gratuity not included). Participating shops and merchants will offer individual promotions and sales.
"Our Chinatown community, Founding Participants, and Founding Community Supporters are thrilled to invite everyone home with us for Chinatown Restaurant Week. We believe the Restaurant Week dining and shopping deals are so exceptional that people will want to come to Chinatown as often as possible during Restaurant Week and visit Chinatown again in the future,” said Chinatown Restaurant Week Executive Producer and Kaimen Company President Julie Huang.
Chinatown Restaurant Week Creative Director Bob Barnett said, “When it comes to food, we all speak Chinese. Chinatown Restaurant Week is perfect for first-timers and weekly regulars, for New Yorkers and tourists and everyone in the Tri-State region to come home to Chinatown with friends and family for the terrific food, shopping deals, and great times.”
Join us for the Information Briefing scheduled for Monday, February 13 at 2pm
The Asian American Restaurant Association* with special guests from the New York State Restaurant Association*, will host an information briefing in English and in Chinese at Lin Sing Association* located at 47-49 Mott Street, 2nd Floor, to answer questions about Chinatown Restaurant Week and to assist with registration. Current or prospective participants or community supporters are invited to attend. For those who cannot attend the briefing in person, they can dial (775) 996-3560, enter room number 669137 and press the # key to listen to the information session.
About Chinatown Restaurant Week
Presented for the first time by the award-winning public relations firm, Kaimen Company, Chinatown Restaurant Week is a community-based celebration of Chinese food, culture, and the local Chinatown community. To learn more about becoming a Chinatown Restaurant Week Participant, visit www.kaimenco.com/chinatown/business. To be considered as a Founding Community Supporter, visit www.kaimenco.com/chinatown/community. Learn about contests, special deals when you visit our blog, www.kaimenco.com/chinatown. Watch our videos on www.youtube.com/kaimenco. Follow us on Twitter www.twitter.com/ChinatownRW. Like us on Facebook, www.facebook.com/chinatownrestaurantweek. For more information, visit our official website http://www.chinatownrestaurantweek.com.
*Founding Community Supporters (in formation): Asian American Bar Association of New York, Asian American Journalists Association – NY Chapter, Asian American Restaurants Association, Asian Women in Business, Asian Lion Dance League, Asians in New York, Association of Chinese American Physicians, Cheap Eats, Chinatown Partnership, Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association, Five Spice Alley, Lin Sing Association, Museum of Chinese in America, The Lo Down, National Association of Asian American Professionals - NY Chapter, New York Asian Professionals Meetup, New York State Restaurant Association, NYChinatown.com, and Organization of Chinese Americans – NY Chapter.
Founding Participants (in formation): Ahoy NY Tasting & Tours, Grand Bo Ky Restaurant, Häagen-Dazs (Chinatown), MyPRGenie (Official Marketing Platform), Nom Wah Tea Parlor, Red Egg, Reliance Star Payment Services, and You and Her Spa.
About Kaimen Company
Kaimen Company is an award-winning communications firm that helps its clients raise brand awareness, gain public appreciation, and manage good stakeholder relations. For more information, visit www.kaimenco.com. Kaimen Company is on Twitter and Facebook.
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Sinovision TV interviewed several restaurant owners in Chinatown about their views of Chinatown Restaurant Week. Have a look at what they said.
Chinatown Restaurant Week was mentioned on Sinovision last night.
Here are screenshots of the interviews.
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Tony-award winning playwright David Henry Hwang (M. Butterfly) and the cast of his Broadway hit play - one of Time Magazine's Top 10 Best Play of 2011, Chinglish - lent their star power and gave some love to Chinatown Restaurant Week. Have a look at our first promo video.
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The show, Chinglish, ended its Broadway run last night. Congratulations to the cast, crew, and producer of Chinglish on a fabulous run.
Special thanks to Chinglish playwright David Henry Hwang, Chinglish co-producer Lily Fan, and the cast of Chinglish for sending love to Chinatown Restaurant Week.
Thank you George Lou for creating the video, Bob Barnett for being the creative marketing genius on the video, Kim Gledhill for her Chinatown Restaurant Week logo design, Betty Chin for photography, Jenny Zhang for Chinese translation support, and Antony Wong for his social media support.
Thank you Michael Kim, Andrew Rigie, Badrul Husain, Liza Sohn, and Heru Mafudi for coming out for the video shoot.
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On Jan 23, Kaimen President and Chinatown Restaurant Week Executive Producer Julie Huang was on the
WPIX11 Morning News to talk to Emmy award-winning journalist Tamsen Fadal about Lunar New Year traditions. Missed the video?
Watch it on the WPIX website. Pictures from the live studio shoot can be found
here.
Learn more about the "Lucky Cupcakes * Fa Gao" mentioned in the interview by watching this
video found here - special thanks to Wallace Chin.
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On Thursday, Chinatown Restaurant Week, presented by Kaimen Company, held its first press briefing for Chinese language media. You can read about the press briefing here and you can have a look at our media clips below.
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On Thursday, January 12, Chinatown Restaurant Week, presented by Kaimen Company, held its first Chinese language press briefing to introduce the strategy behind Chinatown Restaurant Week and to outline opportunities for restaurants and non-restaurants to participate and community groups to support Chinatown Restaurant Week.
At this press briefing, the following Chinatown Restaurant Week 2012 Founding Community Supporters (in formation) were announced, many of whom were represented in person or via conference call:
Special thanks to the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, our Founding Community Supporter, for hosting our press briefing. Many thanks to some of our 2012 Chinatown Restaurant Week Founding Participants for joining us in person or via conference call:
The official sign-up for businesses has begun and will run till February 29, 2012.
Consider signing up early so your business can be included in marketing activities and campaigns.
For more information, please contact Kaimen Company or visit this page or contact one of our Founding Community Supporters or Participants listed above.
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NYC is getting excited about Chinatown Restaurant Week.
We even got mentioned in New York Magazine's Grub Street.
We invite your favorite associations or media outlets to be one of our Founding Community Supporters. Student groups, parent groups, and organizations of any background are welcomed to be part of this big event because you don't have to be Chinese to love Chinese food!
There are many benefits. Founding Community Supporters earn 15% back on business referrals.
Sounds good?
Join our short call on Friday, January 6 at 10am ET.
The purpose of the call is to talk about being a Founding Community Supporter. We will briefly discuss how businesses can sign up.
This is not a press briefing and everyone is welcomed!
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Got a computer? Use the speakers on your computer to listen to my presentation: https://www.fuzemeeting.com/fuze/816c7bae/15570045 Give yourself an extra 10 minutes beforehand to make sure you can get to the site.
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Got just a phone? Dial in: (775) 996-3560 and enter room number: 669137 then hit #
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Prefer to see the presentation in person: Come directly to the Offices of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, located at Confucius Plaza, 33 Bowery St. Room C-202.
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Can't attend? Visit our website to learn more.
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Already a Founding Community Supporter? Find out what to do next.
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Not an association but a business? Have a look at our Chinatown Restaurant Week business signup.
Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/chinatownrestaurantweek
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Learn more about our first Chinatown Restaurant Week Contest: Give us your reason to love Chinatown for a chance to win Ann Volkwein's beautiful book on Chinatown New York!
Together, let's make Chinatown Restaurant Week a week that NYC loves!
Special thanks to the Chinese Chamber of Commerce for hosting our call.
Every day, many senior citizens of Chinatown wake up super early in the morning to go work out together in groups at the local public park.
By the time they finish their morning group dance or Tai Chi or stroll in the park, the rest of us are slowly rising out of bed.
What are your reasons? Share them by clicking here for a chance at winning one of many many many Ann Volkwein books:
