This year's Lunar New Year happens to be Picky's birthday (February 3rd, lordy he's getting old), but The National Association of Asian American Professionals's First Annual Jade Gala is Friday the 4th. This event benefits the NAAAP Philadelphia Scholarship Program. But it's not just some humdrum fundraiser. It's going to be a feast.
More than 30 restaurants and breweries will be present offering samples of their wares. Included in the impressive list is Yangming, which has won just about every accolade there is from Gourmet Magazine to USA Today to Philadelphia Magazine. The event is at the Millennium Ballroom at the Loews Hotel at 12th St & Market St on Friday night from 6.30p to 10p. The cost of the event is $85, but they've given us a promo code to pass along the member price of $75. Enter "phillylove" on the checkout page in the "promo code" field. So for the 36 different food and beverage stops you'll be making, that will come to just over $2 a plate – if you have just one plate – from each station. That's a pretty good deal. And the proceeds go to a scholarship program and who's against furthering the education of our future generations?
They've graciously given us some comps and considering it's Picky's birthday weekend, we hope to have a fantastic time there. Along with Yangming, we're looking forward to some other big names including Susanna Foo and Palace at the Ben and one of Picky's favorite Chinese spots, Sang Kee.
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