Jan 23, 2012

Happy chinese new year

Celebrated last night at a friend's place where the girls made dumplings (boiled and pan-fried) from scratch (and by girls, I mean the other girls), while the boys watched the football game. I don't know why, but that makes me feel like a REAL adult. I folded a few dumplings before throwing in the towel, because folding was never my strong point.

Sadly I don't have too many photos from the weekend to share - spent Saturday in Philadelphia where it was mostly too cold to pull out the camera. Time was best spent shuffling from one eatery to the other and pretty much munching non stop.

So below are some very old 35mm film shots (Portra 400 of course) from dim sum at Chinatown Brasserie.


I had no idea there were so many "rules" for good luck on Chinese New Year. Apparently I'm not supposed to wash my hair, do laundry, use scissors, take out the trash, wear black or white, etc. I've got red pants on though!

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  1. i love how most of the "rules" read more like things to do to have more fun that day: no chores!!

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  2. Happy Chinese New Year! These are beautiful stills. Love the lime curtains.

    Yepp, lotsa superstitions. I made sure I washed my hair yesterday, haha. Any cleaning in general is supposed to be bad luck.

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  3. happy new year! your gorgeous photos are reminding me to go have lunch. :)

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  4. Great photos! Happy New Year! :)
    --Ciara

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  5. lovely shots of one of my most favorite dish - dumplings!! mmh, would love to know how to make them from scratch!! so good!
    gong xi fa cai :)

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  6. love the photos & Happy New Year :)

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  7. Never heard the scissors rule before. I did know that if you break something on CNY you say "岁岁平安" to ward off bad spirits :) Lovely photos - especially loving the light on the menu. And I spot turnip cake, nom!

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  8. Happy Chinese New Year! *ahem* I've been bad this year and did NONE of those traditions. I forgot not to sweep the floor. Used scissors. Kind of wore something reddish. Does a shawl count? Did not eat the foochow la-mien. Those photos are stunning. Whenever I need some inspiration, I head over to your website.

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  9. Love your work. Much thanks to college roomie Ranu for passing it on... :)

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  10. haha! all those rules are just an excuse not to do anything on New Years Day other than eat, eat, eat :) Lovely food images, as always!

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