Are you curious which country originated Tofu? What does authentic soy milk taste like? Is there vegetarian dim sum available? What is the art of making Asian tea? What are the essential elements of Asian Vegetarian Cuisines? Our Original Asian Vegetarian Food and Culture Walking Tour will take you to NYC Chinatown to experience Buddhist Cuisine, also known as East Asian vegetarian cuisine (zhāicài), one of the oldest known vegetarian cuisines! You will have all your questions about Asian Vegetarian Cuisine answered! You will also learn about the history and culture of Chinatown.
Your food and culture journey includes the following:
Dim Sum (which literally means “touch of the heart”): Scrumptious small portion dishes – traditionally served family style
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Opening the third year of Taiwan Film Days on Friday, October 14 is Formosa Mambo, Wang Chi-tsai’s dark comedy of errors surrounding a band of kidnappers. The weekend continues with a broad lineup of programs including Pinoy Sunday, Ho Wi-ding’s charming comedy that follows two Philippine immigrants attempts to transport a discarded sofa across town, and Ranger, in which a released convict finds himself re-immersed into the violent brotherhood of Taiwanese mobdom as the protector of the abused child of a mob boss.
When: Friday, October 14–Sunday, October 16
Where: New People Cinema, 1746 Post Street, San Francisco, CA
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Steeped in tai chi, meditation, Chinese opera movement, modern dance and ballet, Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan features a rich repertoire rooted in Asian myths, folklore and aesthetics with a contemporary perspective.
Following their 2007 Wild Cursive appearance in Memorial Hall, Cloud Gate returns with Water Stains on the Wall – a metaphor for the highest aesthetics in Chinese calligraphy. Accompanied by traditional Chinese instrumental music, dancers create an abstract world of beauty and magic while images of drifting clouds are projected onto a white set like flowing ink, conjuring Chinese classical landscape painting.
When: Thursday, October 6, 2011 – 7:30 PM
Friday, October 7, 2011 – 8:00 PM
Where: Memorial Hall, NC
Pricing Information: Single: $49/$39/$19
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Part of the 2011 Next Wave Festival
Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan (Wild Cursive, 2007 Next Wave) returns to BAM with Water Stains on the Wall, a metaphorically rich continuation of artistic director Lin Hwai-min’s choreographic exploration of the beauty and aesthetics of calligraphy. Projections of continuously shifting cloud shapes—reminiscent of flowing ink—transform a tilted white platform into a giant sheet of rice paper. All movement is at once filigreed and rooted, reflecting the virtuosity of chi kung, internal martial arts, modern dance, and meditation. The dancers seem to hover as they jump and spin, embodying the calligraphic potential of clouds, slithering snakes, and water stains on the wall.
When: Oct 12—15, 2011 at 7:30pm
Where: Brooklyn Academy of Music, 30 Lafayette Av ... 
The virtuosity of the dancers from the Taiwanese company Cloud Gate has caused critics to rave that they “possess a control and articulation that verge on the superhuman.” (Chicago Sun-Times) Trained in tai chi, meditation, Chinese opera movement, modern dance, and ballet, the company performs a rich repertoire with roots in Asian myths, folklore, and aesthetics, all infused with a contemporary perspective. For this long-awaited UMS debut, Cloud Gate presents Lin Hwai-min’s newest work, Water Stains on the Wall. The white set looks like a blank piece of rice paper traditionally used by Chinese calligraphers and painters, onto which images of drifting clouds in different degrees of blackness are projected, with dancers grounded on a tilted floor yet appearing to float. Like flowing ink, the ... 
Critics have raved about the virtuosity of Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan’s dancers, claiming they “possess a control and articulation that verge on the superhuman” (Chicago Sun-Times). Trained in chi kung, meditation, internal martial arts, Chinese opera, modern dance and ballet, the company performs a rich repertoire with roots in Asian myths, folklore and aesthetics, infused with a contemporary perspective.
Set to music by composer Toshio Hosokawa using traditional Asian instruments, Lin Hwai-min’s newest work, Water Stains on the Wall, is performed on a white raked stage (evoking rice paper) containing projected images of drifting clouds in varying degrees of blackness. Like flowing ink, the projections create spaces that are constantly shifting, reminiscent of Chinese classical la ... 
Do you know the difference between Taiwanese and Chinese cuisines? Ever realize that much of Taiwanese food has great influences from Japan and China? Come hear from Yulie about the complex history and flavors of Taiwan and learn to make a traditional Taiwanese meal unlike anything you have eaten before. Learn to make a homestyle vegetable noodle dish accompanied by Taiwanese Fish fillets and cooked with wood eared mushrooms and enjoy a sweet coconut tapioca treat for dessert. Giving you the best of Taiwan right here in California and melding the rich cultural history only told through the way Yulie can. Roll up your sleeve to get to cooking and learn how to make all these dishes for yourself!
When: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH, 2011
Time: 6:15 PM TO 9:15 PM
Where: Whole Foods Culinary Cente ... 
