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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I went home to the Philippines (Dec 10, 2008) to accept the Presidential award, Pamana ng Pilipino given to Romy and me for promoting Philippine culture and food abroad. I was also able to give a couple of lectures about Philippine food to the students, faculty and press at the University of the Philippines College of Home Economics, Hotel, Restaurant and Institutions Management and also at Enderun College in their new & beautiful campus at The Fort. (Will have lots more stories about my trip later. We went to Pampanga for an abbreviated food trip. Yummm...) amy besa |
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We are now serving our own house cured corned beef hash for brunch served with fried eggs, home fries, stir-fried onions and green peppers. For more details, go to our News Page For reservations call (212) 343-9012 45 Mercer St click above to enter |
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