Chinatown Summer Nights 2010
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Chinatown is Awesome
As Angelenos, we are all guilty from time to time of spending too much time inside of our geographic comfort zones. But places like Chinatown should give us all plenty of excuses to make a trip downtown. First of all, it’s awesome. Second of all, it is in the midst of a large refurbishment/cleanup, so it’s nicer and cleaner than ever. If you need another reason, Chinatown is right down the street from Philippe’s, and when doesn’t a double-dipped beef sandwich and 9-cent coffee sound good?
But the best reason of all kicks off tomorrow: Chinatown Summer Nights.
It’s Free!
Families, food aficionados, and music lovers of all ages interested in exploring L.A.’s hidden urban treasure can make their way down to the first annual Chinatown Summer Nights series every Saturday night in August 2010. Chinatown Summer Nights presents an opportunity to experience Chinese cuisine while participating in new and exciting activities brought to the area. Authentic Chinese restaurants and gourmet food trucks – the best of traditional Chinatown alongside LA’s hip, new dining trend – will provide a delicious way for Angelenos to explore this colorful and diverse area of the city.
This food-centric event offers a wide variety of activities including food trucks, cooking demonstrations, restaurants and bars, stores and art galleries, music, video projections, interactive dance and movement workshops, family workshops, and temporary public art installations. With its variety and numerous hands-on activities, this electrifying night will have something for everyone.
Chinatown Summer Nights is pleased to present its own discount program, helping to promote the local restaurants in Chinatown. A listing of all the discounts and promotions being offered throughout Chinatown Summer Nights, as well as a printable coupon page, is available at www.chinatownsummernights.com, copies of the coupon page will also be available at the info booth each night. Chinatown Summer Nights visitors must have their coupon with them in order to receive the discount from participating restaurants.
In conjunction with the Chinatown Business Improvement District, Chinatown Summer Nights presents chefs from various Chinatown restaurants whose cooking demonstrations showcase a variety of regional cuisines and cooking techniques. Participating restaurants will offer cooking demonstrations of their signature dishes between 5pm – 6pm & 8pm – 9pm in West Plaza. Sharon Hoy and Eddie Lin will serve as the MC’s for these cooking demonstrations.
Chinatown Summer Nights is free and open to all ages. All activities and demonstrations will be held in Chinatown, Los Angeles (Between Broadway & Yale Street, from College Street to Bernard Street) August 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th from 5pm – Midnight. Public transportation, along with a courtesy shuttle to and from the Chinatown Gold Line station and Central Plaza, is available. In addition, private lot parking, valet parking, and free bike valet, in partnership with the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition (LACBC), will be offered during the event. For more information about Chinatown Summer Nights please visit www.chinatownsummernights.com.
Confirmed Food Trucks
August 7
Let’s Be Frank
Nom Nom Truck
India Jones
Surfer Taco
Patty Wagon
Gastrobus
King Kone
Smoke House
August 14
Greasy Wiener
Papa’s Tapas
Fry Smith
Patty Wagon
Don Chow
Lake Street
Nom Nom Truck
Smoke House
August 21
Lake Street
Surfer Taco
Tropical Ice
Great Balls on Tires
August 28
Gastrobus
Calbi
Big Swirl
Participating Restaurants
The following restaurants will offer cooking demonstrations of their signature dishes.
Hop Woo BBQ Seafood Restaurant
Located at 11110 W Olympic Blvd, Hop Woo BBQ Seafood serves tasty, authentic Chinese food at a reasonable price. Since 1993, this traditional establishment has been making their Hong Kong style barbeque daily and is best known for their crispy Peking duck.
Golden City Restaurant
Popular dishes at this authentic Chinese restaurant include bean curd and mustard greens. Golden City Restaurant is located at 960 North Hill Street in Chinatown.
Full House Seafood Restaurant
Located at 963 North Hill Street, Full House Seafood Restaurant is perfect for groups of all ages and offers delicious and inexpensive Chinese food.
New Dragon Seafood Restaurant
The wildly popular New Dragon Seafood Restaurant serves authentic Cantonese food and specializes in seafood. This family restaurant located at 924 N Hill St. also offers many vegetarian options
Golden Dragon
This reasonably priced restaurant is great for dim sum and perfect for groups of any age or size. Located at 960 North Broadway.
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