Chinese New Year's Dinner at Sun Wah [Past Event]

After reading Kelly's menu and dinner with some fellow LTH'ers last evening I agreed to see if we can put together a table or two to try Sun Wah's Chinese New Year's menu on Wednesday, February 24, at 7:00pm. I'll start with 12 people and if we have enough people on the wait list we can do a second table. I'll call Kelly to reserve so sign up for some good eats. Here's a link to Kelly's post and menu, yum. http://www.lthforum.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27534




5041 N. Broadway
Chicago, IL 60640
773.769.1254
sunwahbbq@gmail.com

Dinner List
boudreaulicious +3
JoelF +1
tarte tatin
Bruthsmirnoff
nr706 +2
Moetchandon
Octarine
Fifillie

Due to an out of town work commitment I cannot make the dinner, boudreaulicious has graciously offered to take over the organizing duties for me, please see end of thread for details.

Sign me up for two (Aimee).

Put two of us down, tentatively

I wish I could bit I'll be out of town that day. It sounds great, though. I'm sorry I'm going to miss this.

In for 1, please. Thanks for organizing, mb!

Please hold one seat for me. Thanks

Moetchandon and me, please.

Thanks everyone for the response, I'll keep this list open until February 21, so I can let Kelly know in time.

May we reserve space for two guests?

Is there room for Fifille and myself?

You're all in, I'll start a wait list after this to see if we make it to two tables.

I'd like to add two more to my rsvp!

They're on the wait list, but I have two friends who would like to do the dinner also and when they confirm with me we should have enough for two tables.

mbh wrote:They're on the wait list, but I have two friends who would like to do the dinner also and when they confirm with me we should have enough for two tables.

I may have a couple more too so we should be good!!

I just found out I have to go to California for work on Friday and won't be back in time for the Sun Wah dinner, boudreaulicious has graciously offered to take over organizing duties for me. I'm sorry I won't get to see all of you and try the menu, hopefully next time.

mbh wrote:I just found out I have to go to California for work on Friday and won't be back in time for the Sun Wah dinner, boudreaulicious has graciously offered to take over organizing duties for me. I'm sorry I won't get to see all of you and try the menu, hopefully next time.

We will miss you, mbh!!!
Thanks for getting this started!

Hi all,

Since I can't edit mbh's post at the beginning of the thread, i'll keep the updated list here. We can still accomodate more (ideally, we need about 6 more to do 2 tables or we can just order a few extra dishes to accomodate the 1-2 extra we have right now) so if you know anyone or are reading this and would like to join us, please do!

Dinner List
boudreaulicious +3
JoelF +2
tarte tatin
Bruthsmirnoff
nr706
Moetchandon

My +2 have backed out, so maybe we'll have just one full table.

Thanks for the heads up nr706.

As of now we have a full table--I'll add people on the waiting list and see where we end up. mbh thougth that if we had more than 10-12, they'd likely work with us to accomodate the group, no matter the size. I'm going to call Kelly on Monday and see what she says.

I'm sorry, Fifille and I both had work things come up that make it impossible for us to attend

Sorry to hear Octarine! Always a bummer when work interferes with the important things in life (like Chinese New Year feasts )

For anyone else interested in getting in on this, speak now (or at least by tomorrow) or forever hold your peace We have room for a few more.

thanks!

Jen

hi all,

Two of my +4 just backed out so now we're at 9--we need one (and preferably 3) more to make the table. If anyone is interested in joining us (or wants to invite anyone from the non-LTH world), please let me know today.

thanks!!

Jen

Ok, i have one more so as long as no one else drops out, we're still on. Calling Kelly now to reserve.

See you all Wed.

Jen

Can I change my +1 to +2? My son's at Loyola, just a couple El stops away.
If it's too late, let me know.

JoelF wrote:Can I change my +1 to +2? My son's at Loyola, just a couple El stops away.
If it's too late, let me know.

Yes!! See you tomorrow!

I'm so sorry to cancel at the last minute. I have to work late tonight and will not be able to get back in time. I apologize for the inconvenience.

I'll take bruth's spot if that's okay.

Brutsmirnoff is coming after all but we had one unfilled spot so you should definitely join us! See you there!

Thanks to all for a great time.
I can say now I never need to eat dried, reconstituted oysters ever again, but everything else was wonderful.
(the meal needed more duck!)

My favorites were the lobster, the sole and the mushrooms with tofu and pea(?) shoots, but the combination of all the little bits made for a wonderful meal.

The dessert, "year cake," came out as sort of Chinese French Toast. I'll have to try to make that. Kelly said it was glutinous rice flour, coconut milk and sugar.

JoelF wrote:Thanks to all for a great time.
I can say now I never need to eat dried, reconstituted oysters ever again, but everything else was wonderful.
(the meal needed more duck!)

My favorites were the lobster, the sole and the mushrooms with tofu and pea(?) shoots, but the combination of all the little bits made for a wonderful meal.

The dessert, "year cake," came out as sort of Chinese French Toast. I'll have to try to make that. Kelly said it was glutinous rice flour, coconut milk and sugar.

I went earlier this week and had the opposite reaction to the oysters. I did wonder why they bothered going through the drying/reconstituted process and would have preferred chewier oyster texture, but I loved the flavors. Also, the desert moss was a pleasant surprise on that plate.

I was wondering what went into that desert. Someone at my table pegged the rice flour and sugar, but we figured there had to be something else. Coconut milk makes sense.