Feb 17 - Chinese New Year Dinner Experience
Feb 17 | 6–8pm | Sichuan Kitchen SLO
Celebrate Lunar New Year with an evening of bold flavors, warm traditions, and a shared table. This special dinner experience will feature a multi-course spread inspired by Chinese New Year foods—dishes meant to symbolize luck, abundance, longevity, and prosperity for the year ahead.
Throughout the night, we’ll share short stories and cultural context behind what we’re eating (and why it matters), from classic New Year flavors to the meaning of dumplings, noodles, and sweet treats.
Per New Years tradition, guests will also get to fold dumplings together and take a small batch home—because the best New Year traditions are the ones you can bring into your own kitchen.
✨ Come hungry, leave full, and start the Year of the Horse the right way.
Menu:
Welcome Appetizers:
Shredded Five-Spice Duck on Bao Pillow
Tender duck seasoned with warm spices, served atop soft steamed bao
Cold Citrus-Marinated Cucumber Salad
Refreshing cucumber with bright citrus notes and light aromatics
Steamed Shrimp & Lotus Root Bites
Delicately steamed shrimp paired with lotus root, finished with fragrant seasoning
Family Style Main Courses:
Longevity Yi Mian Noodles with Ginger & Scallion Sauce
26 foot long (for 2026) hand made noodles served in a light, aromatic ginger-scallion sauce, symbolizing longevity
Braised Shiitake Mushrooms with Baby Bok Choy
Glossy shiitake mushrooms and tender greens in a savory soy-based sauce
Whole Fish, Banquet-Style
Bloomed whole fish presented with fillets for sharing, finished with ginger, scallion, and hot aromatic oil
Drunken Chicken
Gently poached chicken marinated in Shaoxing wine and aromatics, served chilled
King Oyster Mushroom “Scallops”
Thick cross-section slices of king oyster mushroom, pan-seared and glazed for a rich, elegant texture
Sweet Ending:
Sticky Rice Dumplings filled with sweet black sesame, in a goji and jujube syrup.