Award-winning Chef from Taiwan to Showcase Food Culture at the Freer Gallery February 15, 2012

Event Announcement

To introduce Taiwan's food culture and celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office collaborates with the Freer Gallery in welcoming local foodies and cinema lovers to savor a free “film and feast” on Wednesday, February 15.

One of Taiwan's top culinary artists, Chef Hou Chun-sheng, winner of the 2011 Taipei Beef Noodle Soup Competition, will visit Washington, D.C. to serve his version of beef noodles during a reception at the Freer Gallery, followed by a screening of Eat Drink Man Woman. Stew-style beef noodle soup (or hung shao new row mien) is widely considered a national dish in Taiwan, where it was first created. It is a must-eat for international gourmets and the perfect dish to prepare viewers for Eat Drink Man Woman – Taiwanese Director Ang Lee's food-centered film about an elderly chef and his family as they experience the trials and joys of life in modern Taiwan. Settle in and enjoy an evening of home-style Taiwan food culture!

The event will be held on Wednesday, February 15 at 6:00pm at the Freer Gallery. It is free and open to the public, presented by the Smithsonian Institution's Freer Gallery and by the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office. For more information contact Thalia Lin by phone at (202) 895-1852 or by e-mail at [email protected].