Top 100 Chinese Restaurants Winners to Be Announced on Monday Jan 10; Martin Yan Leads Public Cook Show with Top Chinese Chefs on Sunday Jan 9

Chinese Restaurateurs Gather in San Francisco to Celebrate 150 Years of Chinese Cuisine in America

NEWARK, Calif., Jan. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Chinese Restaurant News will reveal its 7th Annual Top 100 Chinese Restaurants Ranking in San Francisco on Monday, January 10. Celebrity Chef Martin Yan will host the first-ever public cooking show with top Chinese chefs on Sunday to kick off the festivities at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport.

It is the first time that the Top 100 Chinese Restaurants Award show takes place in the Bay Area. Winners of the Top 10 highest ranking Chinese restaurants will walk the red carpet to receive the honor. It is also the first time that the event includes a public cooking demonstration showcasing Chinese signature dishes. "I'm happy to see the Chinese chefs come out of their restaurant kitchens to cook in front of the public, and in front of my filming crew. As I often put it, Yan Can Cook, so can you!" said Chef Martin Yan.

With the theme of "The Future of Chinese Dining and Its 150-Year History in America," the event features an awards show, food carving, seminars, and a dine-around-town event in San Francisco, where Chinese cuisine originated in the U.S. "Chinese Restaurant News introduced the first Top 100 Chinese Restaurants award in 2004. It has since become a tradition of an annual gathering for Chinese restaurant folks in the U.S.," said Kung Yu, the magazine publisher.

The award show welcomes international chefs to San Francisco from around the world including Hong Kong, Taiwan, Canada & Australia, representing the diversity of Chinese cuisines.

On an average day, Americans consume 2.5 million meals prepared in Chinese restaurants. With over $21 billion in annual sales and 45,000 Chinese eateries in the U.S., Chinese cuisine has become part of the American diet. For more information, visit www.Top100ChineseRestaurants.com

About Chinese Restaurant News

Chinese Restaurant News (www.c-r-n.com) was founded in 1995 to inform the Chinese speaking owners and operators of over 45,000 Chinese restaurants in the US of industry news and trends. CRN is published by parent company, Smart Businesses Services, Inc. (www.s-b-s.net).

SOURCE Chinese Restaurant News