SOLD-OUT- Chinese New Year Banquet with Chef Joseph Poon (Phila)
$70 per person Only 2 seats available
MENU:
Lobster Seafood Egg White Gung (Soup)
Togarashi Shrimp and Tobiko with Pickled Spicy Cucumber
(Happy New Year)
Lucky Hot Pot with B-B-Q Pork, Chicken, Scallop, Calamari and Asian Seasonal Fresh Vegetable
Baked Crème Fraiche Lobster dusted with Saffron stuffed with sautéed Olive Garlic Spinach
(Health and Vitality)
Marinated Crispy Chilean Sea Bass with Lobster Roe surrounded by the Green Forest in XO Chili Essence
(Wealth and Prosperity)
Peking Duck Cheese Burger with Jicama, Spring Onions in Bourbon Hoisin sauce
Skewered Beef Tenderloin Marinated with White Wine, Fresh Ginger and Scallions, served with Demi Glace Chili Garlic Dip on a Fresh Asian Garden of Greens
Dan Dan Noodles with a Touch of Spicy Scallions and Cilantro
(Longevity)
Crispy Sun Dried Asian Delicacy Scallop, B-B-Q Pork and Shrimp with Egg White Fried Rice
(Money)
Dessert
Fresh Dragon fruit/Fresh Fruit with Champagne
Joe’s Famous Almond Shortbread Cookie and Chef’s Choice Cake
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About the Chef
Master Chef Chef Joseph Poon conducts popular “Wok ‘N Walk Tours of Philadelphia Chinatown.” The tour is designed to teach people about his community. He offers the 2-1/2 hour walking tour, by appointment, and includes light dim sum breakfast, lunch or dinner, a Tai Chi demonstration, a tour of a state-of-the-art Chinese kitchen and a Chinese vegetable carving lesson, as well as a 2-hour tour of the community. The tour is popular with bus groups, adult education schools and individuals interested in getting an insider’s look at one of Philadelphia’s most vibrant ethnic communities. The walking tour was called one of the best culinary tours in the country by TV Food Network’s “The Best Of…” and featured in the Spring 2002 issue of Group Tour Magazine.
Chef Poon’s restaurant and walking tour have been spotlighted on National PBS-TV’s cooking show “Christina Cooks” and Chef Poon is regularly featured on TV and radio and in national, regional and local newspapers and magazines.
Poon spends a significant amount of time performing charity and volunteer work. He translates legal documents for new immigrants, teaches cooking classes to disadvantaged youth and helps out the local elderly. Poon donates his time to dozens of charitable causes each year. In 2000, he received a Harvest Award from Philabundance.
Poon’s training began when he was a teenager working in a restaurant inHong Kong. He was fascinated by the chef’s carved fruit and vegetable centerpieces and sculptures. When the chef refused Poon’s request for a lesson, Poon purchased several hundred potatoes and practiced until he mastered the skill himself. The art has become one of his trademarks!
Chef Joseph Poon graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree from the State University of New York (SUNY) College where he majored in nutrition. He subsequently studied at the Culinary Institute of America (CIA). At theCIA, he studied international cuisine and pastry arts. He returns to theCIAperiodically to hone his skills.
In 2002, Chef Poon was selected to prepare the Chinese New Year Banquet for the James Beard Foundation inNew York City. An article in The James Beard Foundation newsletter stated, “The story of how Philadelphia Chef Joseph Poon got to where he is today could be the script of aHollywoodmovie.”
