In Chinese culture, 2020 is the Year of the Rat — a year of new opportunities for finding true love and earning more money.
Perhaps one of your first true loves of 2020 will be the multi-course dinner at The Carriage House from 6 – 9 p.m. on Saturday, February 1.
The celebration is often considered one of the most important holidays on the Chinese calendar, and each Asian-inspired dish will be prepared by chef Janos Wilder and chef Devon Sanner.
Aside from the fantastic feast, the Jade Lion performing dance troupe from Tucson’s Chinese Cultural Center will perform to ring in the Year of the Rat.
Tickets are $87.50 and include a five-course dinner and a half bottle of wine per person. You can also purchase tickets by calling (520) 615-6100.
Chinese New Year Dinner Menu
First Course
- Yusheng Prosperity Tossed Salad – salmon, daikon, cucumber, carrot, jicama, pickled ginger, pomelo, sesame seeds, wontons, peanuts, and plum sauce
Second Course
- Lobster XO Dumpling, Pork Shumai, Shrimp Spring Roll
Third Course
- Roasted Quail Stuffed with Sticky Rice, Char Siu – quail stuffed with dim sum-style lo mai gai sticky rice, and citrus glaze and ginger scallion sauce
Fourth Course
- Red-Cooked Pork with Shanghai Nian Gao – Shanghai-style braised pork belly with stir fried rice caked and yu choy
Fifth Course
- New Year Cake, Coconut and Sesame Panna Cotta, Pineapple Tart – sweet rice flour cake with coconut milk panna cotta, and a Singaporean pineapple jam filled pastry
The Carriage House is located on 125 S. Arizona Ave. For more information and to make your reservation, visit carriagehousetucson.com.
Article written by:
Matt Sterner
More about MattAt a very young age, Matt Sterner was gifted with the artistic ability to masterfully roll a burrito to the highest of standards, but the wrapped medley of delicious innards wasn’t his first love. Matt’s first true love was a combination of reading, writing, and creating. He grew up reading comics, the ingredients list of his shampoo and conditioner bottles, choose-your-own-adventure books, and the Scrabble dictionary — something he found useful when challenging his grandmother to a game.
He attended college at New Mexico State University and graduated with a degree in Digital Filmmaking. One of his favorite classes was screenwriting because he became responsible for the story’s birth before it came to life on-screen. After school, Matt took on numerous positions at a local television station in Tucson. From dealing out stories about heartbreak to producing “fluffier” content for a lifestyle broadcast, he learned what it takes to adapt to the many emotions the world of media can stir. Since 2017, Matt has dabbled in the culinary world of Tucson as well as San Diego, California from time to time.
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