I don’t know where the year went but its nearly Christmas already. Wishing you and your families a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We are closed on Christmas Day and Boxing Day – my only two days off in the whole year and I can’t wait :0)
Some dear customers have asked how do the Chinese celebrate Christmas…I guess in response, the Chinese like any other nationality celebrate with Family and Food.
Our family has always cooked two turkeys for Christmas. One British style with pork and sage stuffing, baby sausages wrapped in bacon, roast potatoes and Brussel sprouts, and the other braised in soy sauce and crammed with glutinous rice and mushroom. Both are delicious and typically represent my identity being British Born Chinese (‘BBC’).
At Christmas, we also remember our dearly beloved grandmother, Lily Kwok who passed away in 2007, aged 89. My grandmother had so much courage. Pop, thank you for your sacrifice and determination. I wish you were here.
Wishing you and your family a safe happy Christmas filled with love and good food.
It was a pleasure to meet all the Team of Project One. As promised to Hayley and Sharon, here’s a little video keepsake of your Christmas do at Sweet Mandarin. The soundtrack is All I Want For Christmas – Hayley’s favourite Christmas track. Enjoy!
If you want unique gifts for Christmas, buy a Sweet Mandarin Cookery School Gift Voucher for your friends and family. Click here for our courses, course dates and purchase an evoucher via paypal.
This video is a one off special – so make the most of it my friends – coz we got two left feet between the three of us in real life – so you’re never gonna catch us doing these ole Hip Hop moves!! We wish you a very Happy Christmas and a peaceful New Year (2011 welcomes the Year of the Rabbit).
Much love
Lisa, Helen and Janet x
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We wish all our clients a very Happy Christmas in 2010. If you fancy a Christmas party with a twist, then welcome to Sweet Mandarin. We can seat 60 people per sitting and have three sittings – one at 12noon , one at 5pm-6.00pm and one at 8.30pm. The below special menus will be offered from Mid-October till 31st December 2010 to celebrate Christmas. Group bookings are welcome – a security deposit of £10 per head will be required to secure your table (this deposit is non refundable and non transferrable if the party does not turn up on the booked date). To book email lisa@sweetmandarin.com . We warmly welcome you to our establishment and thank you for your custom. Book before 30th September 2010 for your free bottle of wine. We can also do a roast dinner with all the trimmings if members of your party want a traditional English dinner.
Menu A – £19.50 per head (for the additional course of Aromatic Crispy Duck add £4 per head)
First course: Chicken and Sweetcorn Soup or Sweetcorn Soup (V)
Second Course: Christmas Platter of Seaweed, Sesame Prawn Toast, Mini Vegetable Spring Rolls, Salt and Chilli Spare Ribs, Chicken Satay Sticks (vegetarian option is Seaweed, Vegetable Tempura and Mini Vegetable Spring Rolls (V)
Optional Additional Course of Aromatic Crispy Duck (add £4 per head). The vegetarian option will be salt and pepper mushrooms (V)
Third Course – Choose one from below (served with egg fried rice):
General Tse’s Sweet and Sour Chicken
General Tse’s Sweet and Sour Vegetables (V)
Crispy Sichuan Beef
Beef with Sweet Pepper and Blackbean sauce
Malaysian Satay King Prawns
Cantonese Style Pork Chops
Crunchy Mix (V)
Menu B – £21.50 per head (add £4 per head for additional duck course)
First Course: Hot and Sour Soup or Vegetarian Hot and Sour Soup (V)
Second Course: Christmas Platter of Seaweed, Sesame Prawn Toast, Mini Vegetable Spring Rolls, Salt and Chilli Spare Ribs, Chicken Satay Sticks (vegetarian option is Seaweed, Vegetable Tempura and Mini Vegetable Spring Rolls (V)
Optional additional course (add £4 per person): Aromatic Crispy Duck with pancakes, spring onions, leeks and hoisin sauce or Salt and Pepper Mushroom wraps (V)
Third course: Choose one from the below – served with egg fried rice:
Snowflake Broccoli King Prawn
Red style cooked chicken and chestnuts
Pan fried seabass fillets with a soy drizzle on a bed of bak choy
