SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 28, 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
in L.A. Chinatown’s historic Central Plaza, 943 – 951 North Broadway

Sample tasty dishes from Chinatown restaurants, from the famous to the unsung
Watch cooking demonstrations by Chow Nam, the Empress Pavilion dim sum chef; Linda Ma on Chinese vegetarian cooking; Lupe Liang of Hop Woo Restaurant demonstrating the traditional art of vegetable carving, and chef F. Chan of Hop Woo cooking lobster and French-style beef; Clifford Wright, author of The Mediterranean Feast, in his world debut as a Sichuan-style chef; and more The Chinatown Chicken Challenge – eight student chefs from the California School of Culinary Arts in Pasadena, in a contest to demonstrate what each can do with a fresh chicken from a Chinatown poultry shop The Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch program comes to L.A. Chinatown!

Taiwan’s spectacular Hsiao Hsi Yuan Puppet Theatre, in their first visit to L.A., performs three times at the Chinese Food Festival – plus teapot-juggling, tai chi, martial arts, plate-spinning, bowl-kicking, contortionists, and more
Meet interns from the Yo San University School of Traditional Chinese Medicine who will offer free tongue and pulse analysis

“Chinatown Fear Factor (for Kids)” -- a contest challenging kids to taste exotic Chinese dishes such as 1000-year-old eggs, jellyfish, chicken feet, etc.
Kids learn how to make a Chinese lantern and Chinese opera face-painting
Watch a traditional Chinese tea ceremony and sample tea from the Ten Ren Tea Company

Taste “Chinese ice cream” (lychee, green tea, taro, ginger, mango, etc.) from Fosselman’s

Continuous showings of “Eat Drink Man Woman” and “The Wedding Banquet” in The Mountain Bar located inside the historic General Lee's Restaurant.

TICKET PRICES AND ACCESS: $10 general adult admission (including two food vouchers). Discounts: $8 for seniors (60+), $6 for youths between 5 – 12, free admission for kids under age 5, and $8 for persons who use Metro or other public transit to travel to the festival. (Only one discount per visitor, please.) Central Plaza is 1-1/2 blocks away from the Chinatown Metro Gold Line station. Valet parking at the festival site also will be available.