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Merry Christmas from the secret Chinese Dinner Society

The secret Chinese Dinner Society’s last banquet of the year


I’m headed out to Las Vegas tomorrow, so I thought I’d send my holiday wishes before the weekend starts.

This year with the secret Hawaii Chinese Dinner Society (@HICDS) has been a series of heartwarming events, as the group has grown and we’ve been able to meet more people and share new experiences. I love the fact that we can keep in touch via social media, too. Of course, one of the best things is being able to eat Chinese food at new places (or old places that we’ve never been) and taste everything due to being in a large party. More importantly — and I know I always say this — the group has made me appreciate my Chinese-ness.

We had one last dinner for 2011 at Fook Yuen. I put together a little gallery to show you how it went, but I have to apologize for the photo quality. I forgot my camera, so had to take all of these with my phone. I also didn’t take photos of all the food, since you’ve seen it before when we did an M+M blog.

A Chinese Dinner Society Christmas (18 of 18)

A Chinese Dinner Society Christmas

When dinner is done, everyone busts out their phones. After-dinner tweeting has replaced the after-dinner cigarette or apertif, apparently.

I’m looking forward to the coming year as we have high hopes: maybe Tai Pan’s service will improve so we can eat there; maybe Red (in Kakaako) will be open regularly so we can try it; and maybe Wah Kung will let us make a reservation without requiring a deposit. If you have any suggestions on places we should try, let me know!

Meanwhile, as we head into the Christmas weekend, here’s how you say “Merry Christmas” in Chinese. Say it with gusto, like Grace Ho and Jennifer Lieu!

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michaelni 7 pts

Can you schedule another dinner in early February so I can join when I visit? :)

Melissa808 268 pts moderator

michaelni any requests? Also send me the dates!

Annoddah_Dave 82 pts

Delicate Blossom: When is the secret Hawaii Chinese Dinner Society going to do a Waikiki Lau Yee Chai thing? At one time, next to Wo Fat, it was one of the more popular Chinese places. Is it too tourist for the society? Jes curious....anyway, Mele Kalikimaka to you and yours!

Melissa808 268 pts moderator

Annoddah_Dave hmm that can be considered as a suggestion, and suggestions submitted as blog comments always get higher priority! Can you guarantee Lau Yee Chai will be delicious, though?

Mele Kalikimaka!!

CAPSUN 28 pts

Melissa808 You can always suggest it as your choice for the meeting youʻre planning. Annoddah_Dave

Melissa808 268 pts moderator

CAPSUNAnnoddah_Dave ahahahahahahahahaaaaaa what?

bettydalycity 20 pts

Great meal. The Beijing duck look so crispy the skin. Did you have it with buns or pancake? The lychee sorbet look yummy and light got get a recipe for that. All restaurants make mushu pork so different this place make it with pork dice up not shredded and pipa tofu not sure have water chestnuts and carrot in it but it my dish I always order too.

Melissa808 268 pts moderator

bettydalycity Thanks, Betty! We had it with the buns. oooo can you share the recipe for lychee sorbet? I wonder how hard it is to make.

bettydalycity 20 pts

bettydalycity

It bluedragon.com/recipes/lychee-sorbet.aspx

Melissa808 268 pts moderator

bettydalycity oooo thank you!!

Melissa808 268 pts moderator

M Thanks M! Enjoy the weekend!

turkfontaine 202 pts

Merry Christmas, and may all your dim sum be girthful. one of these days i'm going to crash the triad dinner society.

BixbyHo 18 pts

turkfontaine You come, good fun!

nonstopmari 245 pts moderator

that looked so good. QUESTION: where can i find the best e-mein?

Melissa808 268 pts moderator

nonstopmari hmmm I never really noticed enough to rank it. I just know Lobster King's one is junk.

BixbyHo 18 pts

Melissa808 nonstopmari Best one I could think of was at Fook Yuen. I think that was established at the other Fook Yuen write-up if I'm not mistakened.

nonstopmari 245 pts moderator

thnx BixbyHo :) Melissa808

jlieu 45 pts

I love the Hawaii Chinese Dinner Society!! I cannot wait to see you all in 2012! And I do like some Chinese food but love my Chinese Family!

BixbyHo 18 pts

A great job once again @Melissa808!!! Many many more mis-adventures next year with the new Chairman, @anotherplate808!!!!

Melissa808 268 pts moderator

BixbyHo huzzah! Long live Chairman Hew!

CAPSUN 28 pts

Melissa808BixbyHo But I thought officially weʻre keeping our old Chairman (in name only) and instituting a shogunate to actually run and plan the meetings. :)

About Melissa Chang

Melissa has more than 20 years’ experience in marketing and public relations. She is currently a freelance writer and independent marketing consultant, specializing in social media. 

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