January 22nd, 2006 and Floata Restaurant now set for Gung Haggis Fat Choy™: Toddish McWong's Robbie Burns Chinese New Year Dinner.
The 2005 Gung Haggis Fat Choy™ diner event at Vancouver Chinatown's Floata Restaurant was such a great success, that it has now been booked for January 22, 2006, Sunday. This will be a very busy weekend as Janury 25th is Robbie Burns Day and Chinese New Year will be January 29th and Floata is already completely booked up for the January 28 & 29 weekend.
The 2006 event will see improvements in production, as reserved tables will be numbered and given to patrons at point of purchase. There will be two reception areas, 2 to 3 bars, as the entire restaurant will be used - but limited to 700 guests at 70 tables.
Almost 600 people attended the 2005 Gung Haggis Fat Choy™ dinner at 58 tables. Guests included Vancouver Mayor Larry Campbell, City Counsellors Anne Roberts, Ellen Woodsworth, Sam Sullivan and Peter Ladner. MLA's Jenny Kwan and Joy McPhail also attended. Also sitting at the Mayor's table was table sponsor Joseph Roberts - publisher of Common Ground Magazine, and Dr. Dennis Law - CEO of Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts, Bob Brinson - GHFC dragon boat co-coach, Serena Lusk of SFU Recreation Department.
Other guests included community notables such as Order of BC recipients Roy Mah and Beverly Nann; former Vancouver City counsellors Maggie Ip and Sandra Wilking; UBC leaders Director of Student Services Brian Sullivan, Director of Community Affairs and the Chan Centre, Queens' Jubilee medal winner Jim Wong Chu, WW2 veteran and organizer for Pacific Unit 280 Daniel Lee, Chinese Canadian Historical Society's executive including Dr. Edgar Wickberg, Larry Wong - executive director of the Chinese Canadian Military Museum; Yvonne Chui - executive director of Dr. Sun Yat Sen Gardens; Lisl Jauk - organizer of BC Book Prizes and Word On the Street, Harry Hertscheg of Vancouver Playhouse Wine Festival, Ramona Mar - CBC Radio guest host; Geoffrey Wong - CBC TV corporate sponsorships, Charlie Cho and Joan Athey of CBC Radio, Iris Chen of Vancouver Board of Trade, Kelly Ip, Shyla Dutt, Sid Tan of Saltwater City Television, + many many more!
