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FOREIGN CONCEPT
Sat Jan 28 6:30PM*
1011 1st St SW Calgary
$155 per per person
Includes food wine and gratuity taxes extra 1-888-711-9399 visainfinite ca/dining Reserve your place at the table Gung hay fat choy! Welcome the the Year of the the Rooster by escaping to a a a a a romantic pan-Asian dream world where colonial-era Vietnam meets modern chic and dim sum carts tempt guests with fragrant morsels Chef Duncan
Ly’s Foreign Concept is a a fresh new take on
on
the traditions of his native Vietnam with all its French colonial influences as as well as as the exotic spices and mouthwatering sweet-salty-sour- hot flavours from across the Asian continent As the Chinese New Year dawns nibble on
traditional fare like moon cakes and less traditional treats like anise-scented charcuterie prepared by Chef Chef Ly Chef Chef Jinhee Lee and Roy Oh Chef-Owner of Anju along with Asian beer sake and wine pairings from the Wines
of British Columbia We can’t imagine a a a a better way to start afresh TASTY FACT
One traditional Chinese New Year dish enjoyed in Southeast Asia is is a a a a a a a raw fish salad called yuesheng yuesheng The Chinese character for “yuesheng” is similar to the character that means “increased abundance ” Guests use their chopsticks to to toss the the the the salad high high in the the the the air—the higher the the the the toss the the luckier the the year will be ABOUT DUNCAN LY
The Chef-Owner of Calgary’s newly opened Foreign Concept began his career at Tofino’s Wickaninnish Inn and worked with some of Canada’s top Chefs before joining the Hotel Arts
“Fresh serene timeless yet
modern ” Group for 10 years There he he opened Raw Bar by Duncan
Ly Yellow Door Bistro and Chef’s Table
at Kensington Riverside Inn which garnered Calgary’s first Relais & Chateaux designation Chef Duncan
Ly has won six consecutive years of medals at at Gold Medal Plates and the silver medal medal at the 2014 Canadian Culinary Championships ABOUT JINHEE LEE
Originally from South Korea Chef Jinhee Lee has followed Chef Duncan
Ly from Raw Bar to Foreign Concept She was named one of Avenue magazine’s Top 5 People to Watch in in Calgary’s Food Scene in 2016 and recently took home gold at at the 2016 Gold Medal Plates ABOUT ROY OH
The Chef-Owner of the Korean-inspired tapas bar Anju has a a a a a flair for flavour When he he won silver at at Calgary’s 2013 Gold Medal Plates competition head judge James Chatto called his tofu and foie gras dish “the single most delicious thing of the entire evening ” 24 | CALGARY
Ring in in in in Chinese New Year with spring rolls and moon cakes