Wolfgang Puck’s Chinois will celebrate the Chinese New Year with a special tasting menu beginning Monday, January 26, 2009. Priced at $55 per person (tax and gratuity not included), the five-course menu, created by Executive Chef Scott Irestone, celebrates the Year of the Ox using traditional foods that symbolize prosperity, togetherness and luck. The menu will run for one week.
Chef’s Amusé
Maotai Infused Tea & Tangerine Glazed Quail
1st Course
Pan Toasted Lobster Pot Stickers
Wealth…
The Crescent Shape of the Dumplings Resembles Ancient Chinese Currency
2nd course
Slow Braised Oxtail Soup
Prosperity…
The Ox is the Sign of Prosperity through Fortitude and Hard Work
3rd course
Szechuan Style Chili Prawns with Pan-Fried Noodles
Longevity…
The Length of these Noodles Symbolizes a Long Life
4th course
Whole Roasted Cantonese Duck
The Whole Bird…
Symbolizes Family Togetherness
The Pastry Chef’s Amusé
House Made Fortune Cookie and Tangerine Sorbet
The Cantonese Word for Tangerine…
Sounds like Luck and Wealth
5th course
Golden Pineapple Sticky Cake
According to custom, this fruitcake is fed to the Chinese Kitchen God so that he will report favorably on a family’s behavior.
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