Reliable Source Chinese Dinner on Monday, Feb. 8 starting 5:30 p.m.

NPC members and their guests are invited to a dinner event on Monday, Feb. 8, to celebrate the 4713th Chinese New Year, also called the Year of the Red Fire Monkey.

You do not have to travel to China to enjoy a Chinese special dinner; you could do it right here at NPC. The festivities start at 5:30 p.m. in the Reliable Source restaurant.

To make reservations please call 202-662-7443 or e-mail at [email protected]


Dinner menu for the Year of the Red Fire Monkey event:

Appetizers
“Ring out the old year and ring in the new” (“gen shui jiao zhi”) Dumplings
Steamed or fried: Chicken/lemon grass, edamame, kale/spinach and/or shrimp with dipping sauces
In lucky number amounts: six, $8; eight, $10 or ten, $12

“Gold bars” (“chun juan”) Fried Spring Rolls
Shrimp or vegetarian with dipping sauces
In lucky number amounts: six, $8; eight, $10 or ten, $12

Entree
“May the Year Bring Prosperity” (“Nian nian you yu”) Whole Fish (ask your server for variety) steamed or fried crisp; rice with Longevity sautéed mustard greens (perennial vegetable, “change nian cai”) $20

“Unity and Good Marriage among Families” marinated, spiced and flash-fried Half Chicken;
Long noodles and sautéed bok choy with shiitakes $18.50

Dessert
Monkey bread, served warm, with caramel dipping sauce $7

Lychee and mango sorbet with “lucky or auspicious” (“shi guo,” “ju”) mandarin oranges $7