Experience an unforgettable three-course meal celebrating the Lunar New Year.

At Food Literacy Center, we encourage children to try new foods. Our upcoming Food Adventure Dinner Series celebrates this philosophy by inviting our community to join us for unique culinary experiences. We are launching our 2025 Dinner Series with a Lunar New Year celebration featuring a Yu Sheng noodle salad. Secure your seat.

Event Details

• Date: Thursday, February 6, 2025
• Time: 6:00-8:00 pm
• Location: Food Literacy Center (401A McClatchy Way, Sacramento 95818)

Your ticket to this event provides funding for cooking and nutrition education for students in Title-1 schools across Sacramento. Together, we’re inspiring kids to eat their veggies!

About the Event

Celebrate Lunar New Year with at our cooking school & farm. While you are with us, enjoy hors d’oeuvres and mocktail and a family-style dinner featuring Yu Sheng, a traditional Cantonese-style raw salad traditionally enjoyed during Lunar New Year. Each Yu Sheng ingredient symbolizes a wish for the new year. Participants shout wishes and toss the ingredients with chopsticks—the higher your toss, the higher your fortunes grow!

In addition to the Yu Sheng salad, the dinner will feature creative Lunar New Year dishes showcasing the culinary talent of local chefs, Diane Dich of Happy Takeout and Yekaterina Balagian of Omakase Por Favor, Byron and Mandy of XO, Nhung Nguyen Day la flour. 

Your ticket includes:

• Passed appetizers and signature mocktail
• Family-style meal
• Dessert
• Party Favor
• No-host bar with local wine and craft beer

Don’t miss out on this unique culinary experience. Grab your friends and join us for a night of great food, drinks, and company. We can’t wait to celebrate with you! Get your tickets now and join us in celebrating the Lunar New Year!

Parking & Arrival

Parking will be available at Leataata Floyd Elementary School and Health Professions High School next door. No parking will be available at Food Literacy Center, except for limited accessible parking. Please contact us at adriana@foodliteracycenter.org to request an accessible parking spot.

Enter the farm through the main gate entrance at the end of McClatchy Way. Event registration will be out front.