Cendrillon is a Filipino pan-Asian restaurant located at 45 Mercer St.,SoHo, New York City
(212) 343-9012
Welcome to 2009!
We wish everyone warm friendship and good fellowship at the table
from Amy & Romy
This year, we will start an exciting and fun new chapter in our lives:
a new and smaller restaurant called PURPLE YAM in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn.
(1314 Cortelyou Rd., Brooklyn, NY 11226, Q line, Cortelyou Rd stop).
Romy and i live in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn and our new location
is a short drive or even a good walking exercise from home.
So this move will be a coming home of some sort.
We will keep all of you uptodate on the progress of Purple Yam.
We have just started construction there and our wonderful architect, Claire Weisz,
thinks that we can open by April 2009.
Time flies so April is not that far ahead, so we look forward to having you there with us.
But we will have many more celebrations here at Cendrillon before we go and we will
want you here with us when we say goodbye to SoHo.
For those of you who have not seen a real purple yam, here is the shot i took while
researching Philippine food for Memories of Philippine Kitchens.
I have not encountered the purple yam in other Asian cuisines, only purple potatoes.
So until i am proven wrong, purple yams are truly Filipino.
We make haleya (jams), ice cream, cakes, rolls and breads from this tuber
and they can come in different tones of purple. i am told there is even a white purple yam!

Purple Yam taken at Pila. Laguna which Joe Lat, the Relova cook made into haleya for us
We shall be celebrating the Chinese New Year of the Ox
Tuesday - Sunday, January 27 - Feb 1, 2009

i found this on the net about people born on the year of the Ox:
All years ending in an odd number are Yin and the ones with an even number ending are considered to be the Yang forms according to the Chinese methods of the calender cycle. Therefore the Ox year 2009 will have Yin forms along with the character of the Ox. Ox characterizes a dependable, patient, methodical and calm, hardworking, materialistic as well as an ambitious character. The Ox years so far have been 1901, 1913, 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997 and now 2009 followed by 2021 (according to the 12 year cycle).
Celebrate the Year of the Ox at Cendrillon
We are planning to serve a special Chinese menu from Tues - Sun, Jan 27 - Feb 1, 2009
The menu will be a la carte, but people can order a tasting menu
lauriat style ($ 55) ending with Yu Sheng.
More details to follow.

Yu Sheng, the Chinese New Year treat celebrated in Singapore
with raw fresh fluke, salad and condiments: all signifying good luck, wealth and health
Call (212) 343-9012 to make a reservation
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