Missing are television appearances or mentions.
City TV – Lunch Television
On Thursday I cooked haggis on City TV's Lunch Television with host
Michelle McDermott. Kyle Donaldson came in to help taste the haggis
(from Peter Black & Sons – of course)
Shaw Multicultural television
I received a telephone call from one of the producers telling me that
they had been plugging our Gung Haggis Fat Choy event – especially
since Chinese New Year's Eve fell on Robbie Burns Day this year. And
BCIT Magazine filmed a segment with me on Tuesday for broadcast this
week. And… I also received a phone call from Global TV's Sophie Lui.
There are 4 related Gung Haggis Fat Choy events happening in Vancouver this week, that I will be at.
January 25th – 12 noon
– Wreath laying ceremony at the Robert Burns statue in Stanley Park
January 25th – 5pm
– Gung Haggis Fat Choy: Toddish McWong's Robbie Burns Chinese New Year's Eve Dinner – Floata Restaurant, Vancouver Chinatown $65
January 26th – 7:00pm
– World Poetry Gung Haggis Fat Choy Gala – FREE event of poetry and music
January 29th – 11:30 to 1:30pm
– SFU Gung Haggis Fat Choy Festival, Simon Fraser University. Free
event featuring bagpipes, lion dance, dragon cart racing and human
curling.
News1130, Canada –
Gung Haggis
Fat Choy, a combination of both cultures happening at SFU next week.
Organizer Sue Armitage says a former student came up with the idea came
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Gung Haggis Fat Choy
Simon Fraser University News, Canada – 29 with a wacky blend of Chinese and Scottish food and fun at Gung Haggis Fat Choy. The frivolous foolishness runs from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm with events … |
FIVE THINGS: THIS WEEKEND
Globe and Mail, Canada – … by Jim Byrnes at Barbara Jo's (bookstocooks.com), and the favourite Chinese/Scottish hybrid dinner, Gung Haggis Fat Choy (http://www.gunghaggisfatchoy.com). |
Why Canada will never have an Obama, except maybe Todd Wong
Georgia Straight, Canada – Here’s my nominee for an Obama in Canada: Todd Wong, the founder of Gung Haggis Fat Choy. The wildly charismatic Vancouverite is a leader in bridging … |
Call to the Bard
Scotsman, United Kingdom – VANCOUVER: Gung Haggis Fat Choy is an annual cultural event in British Columbia city that blends Canada's rich Scottish and Chinese traditions. … |
Soaking up the Lunar New Year
Vancouver Sun, Canada – The sixth annual Gung Haggis Fat Choy World Poetry Night on Monday celebrates both “Chinese and Scottish traditions with a distinctly Canadian twist. … |
Reference Points
Baltimore Sun, United States – To cite one example, Heller profiles an annual dinner and performance event in Vancouver – dubbed Gung Haggis Fat Choy – that celebrates the city's Chinese … |
Spice is nice at Ashiana
Vancouver Courier, Canada – 25 is Robbie Burns' 250th birthday, yet one more good reason to head down to Floata Restaurant for the utterly unique, “only in Vancouver,” Gung Haggis Fat … |
Five food and dining events
Georgia Straight, Canada – To celebrate, Todd Wong’s annual Gung Haggis Fat Choy banquet combines Chinese and Scottish food and entertainment. The 10-course dinner takes place at … |
Georgia Straight, Canada –
He has, however, written works for Gung Haggis Fat Choy, the Vancouver International Writers Festival, and other culturati events. …