Restaurant Week At M.Y. China

Teatime likes to participate in San Francisco's Restaurant Week 2016, and we were excited to see that M.Y. China was participating this year with a special lunch.

We were greeted by a dragon at the entrance to the Westfield Centre.

For starters, there was a choice of Dan Dan Noodle Bite (a salad, really, with seasoned pork, peanuts, and chili garlic sauce, served chilled) or Crispy Veggie Spring Rolls (toasted taro, wild seasonal mushrooms).

Dan Dan Noodle Bite

Crispy Veggie Spring Rolls

 The next course had three choices:

Wok Seared Beef Filet
sichuan peppercorns, arugula

Kung Pao Shrimp
huang fei chilies, jalapeño, peanuts

There was also a vegetarian option, Mushrooms with Spicy Sesame Soy (king oyster mushroom, jalapeño, carrots, onion, garlic, gluten-free soy sauce).

Dessert was a Sugar Puff Ice Cream Sandwich.

Restaurant week is still happening through the weekend, but if you're ready to celebrate Chinese New Year instead, M.Y. China is ready with special menu items. They include lobster recipes inspired by several provinces in China and dumplings. Ask at the restaurant for more details.  Gung Hay Fat Choy!

Chinese New Year Banquet at Great Eastern

I've been volunteering for the San Francisco Writers Conference since its inception in 2004. After the conference ended on February 17, Board Member Harvey Pawl took all the volunteers out for a magnificent Chinese New Year Banquet at Great Eastern restaurant on Jackson Street in Chinatown. 

When we arrived, the table was set up for everything. After we were seated, the soup bowls and rice bowls were removed, as we weren't having either of those. No egg rolls or other tourist food, either!

View from my place setting.

The dishes arrived one or two at a time, so our food didn't get cold before we could get to it.

Fried starchy appetizer with cabbage "salad" and plum sauce

Vegetable Chow Mein

Honey Walnut Shrimp and
Tofu With Mushrooms and Baby Bok Choy

Chow Fun With Vegetables

Spinach Sauteed With Garlic

And a whole fish for good luck in the coming year.
Our waiter de-boned it for us.

Chicken buried under multi-colored shrimp chips

Dessert was orange slices and fortune cookies. I didn't take pictures--you know what those look like.

Gung Hey Fat Choy!