CHOW Behind The Scenes

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LINK to Janice Wong Studio Website

Chow Receives Gold Award at Cuisine Canada + University of Guelph Culinary Book Awards Gala

A delightful evening at the Cuisine Canada gala culinary
book awards dinner, Winnipeg, September 16, 2006:
Robert McCullough, Marie Nightingale, Janice Wong

Mary and Janice, Vancouver Province Newspaper

Photograph: Jason Payne, Vancouver Province newspaper
To read the accompanying article by Renee Blackstone,
click this link: CHOW

New Moon Festival 2006

CHOW reading in Gibsons, BC at the first annual New Moon Festival of Asian art and culture, and just a few of the highlights from a magical day: lantern procession and a still from Mind of a Snail's shadow play "Collecting The Sky."

Word on the Street in Vancouver + Chow in Winnipeg

CHOW and Ricepaper Magazine at Word on the Street,
and an opportunity to chat with Fred Wah, author of Diamond Grill. Vancouver, September 24, 2006

Habeeb Salloum, author of "Arab Cooking on a Saskatchewan Homestead", C.J. Katz, editor of Savour Life online magazine and Janice Wong. Habeeb's book and CHOW took silver and gold awards in the Canadian Food Culture category at the recent Cuisine Canada and University of Guelph Culinary Book awards, Cuisine Canada national conference, Winnipeg Manitoba, September 17, 2006.

Upcoming Events

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Upcoming 2006 Autumn/2007 Winter events + news include:

Reading + Documentary Screening, Sylvia Hotel Book Club, Vancouver, August 16, 2007
CBC documentary "Generations - Reverend Chan Yu Tan"
by Halya Kuchmij, TBA
Flavor + Fortune Magazine - article, May 2007
Guest Speaker, Chinese Canadian Historical Society
writing workshop, Vancouver, March, 2007
Interview with Ian Fenn, TBA
Reading - World Cultures Month, Fraser Valley Regional Libraries, March, 2007
Canadian Living Magazine - article, March 2007
Western Living Magazine - article, March 2007
Victoria Book Launch hosted by the Victoria Lionesses, February 10, 2007
Monday Magazine - Jason Brown article, February 2007
Guest Speaker, Food + Family writing workshop,
Chinese Canadian Historical Society writing workshops, February, 2007
CBC documentary "Lotusland Saskatchewan" by Costa Maragos, December 22
Monday Magazine - Dana McNairn's article, November, 29 2006
Toronto Star - Marion Kane's column, October 14, 2006
Word on The Street, Ricepaper magazine booth, Vancouver BC, September 24, 2006.
Reading - New Moon Festival, Gibsons, BC, September 23, 2006.
Vancouver Province - article, September 22, 2006.
Mingpao Newspaper (Toronto) - article, week of September 18, 2006.
2006 Culinary Book Awards dinner hosted by Cuisine Canada and the University of Guelph, Delta Hotel, Winnipeg, Man., September 16, 2006.
Taste of Guelph, Taste of Winnipeg, hosted by the University of Guelph, Delta Hotel, Winnipeg, Man., September 15, 2006.

TO PURCHASE A COPY OF CHOW, please visit your local bookseller or order online via this LINK.

CBC Filming in Prince Albert

CBC's Aldo Columpsi and Costa Maragos complete four days
of filming in Vancouver and Prince Albert for an upcoming documentary on the Wong family and CHOW.
photo: George Oud

Aldo attaches a camera for the driving footage
photo: George Oud

Aldo attaches Mary's mike
photo: Judy McTavish

Peter Dyck and Costa Maragos at the Lotus
photo: George Oud

Costa, Janice and Aldo
photo: George Oud

Aldo films CHOW reading + book signing at the J.M. Cuelenaere Library
photo: Alex Juorio, J.M. Cuelenaere Library, Prince Albert, Sask.

photo: Alex Juorio

Aldo, Costa and Janice listen to a story
photo: George Oud

photo: Alex Juorio

photo: George Oud

photo: Alex Juorio

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Costa Maragos + Aldo Columpsi Come to Vancouver

I was enjoying myself too much to remember to take photos...CBC's Costa Maragos and Aldo Columpsi arrived in Vancouver in February for 2 days of filming...Chinatown, Granville Island, my studio and driving scenes in Vancouver—
a preliminary shoot before the final 2 days in Saskatchewan.

Aldo checks the shooting schedule over bbq duck in Chinatown.

Readings + Events

Complete schedule of CHOW events

Dr. Poy, Janice Wong, Judy Fong Bates, Senator Poy, Don Montgomery
Reading at the Vancouver Public Library, ExplorAsian Festival,
May 16, 2006

Larry Wong, Stephen Wong, Todd Wong and Janice Wong
Panel Discussion, CHOW Reading, Vancouver Public Library,
January 18, 2006

BC Chapter of NAAAP hosts tea, food tasting and CHOW reading, Roundhouse Community Centre, Vancouver,
January 22, 2006
photo: NAAAP BC

photo: NAAAP BC

NAAAP CHOW Reading Q + A
photo: NAAAP

Chef Stephen Wong and I present CHOW recipes and Chinese
New Years traditions for Granville Island Year of the Dog celebrations, Vancouver, January 28, 2006

Audrey Osborne and her mom Nettie visit me at my studio,
February, 2006. Nettie tells me the story of her weekend visits to the Lotus in the 1960s.

CHOW evening at Barbara-Jo's Books to Cooks,
Vancouver, October, 26, 2005

Chef Adrienne O'Callaghan + CHOW at Barbara-Jo's
Books to Cooks, Vancouver, October 26, 2005

Larry Wong, Alicia Schlag, Todd Wong, Janice Wong,
Otto Lejeune, CHOW reading and panel discussion,
West Vancouver Public Library, October 18, 2005

Simi Sara and the crew at CityCooks, CityTV CHOW taping,
Vancouver, October 24, 2005

Chef Adrienne O'Callaghan and the crew at CityCooks,
CityTV CHOW taping, Vancouver, October 24, 2005

CHOW Book Launch at Sylvia Hotel

A festive evening...pouring rain and a gathering of Vancouver friends and family for the official launch of CHOW at the
Sylvia Hotel diningroom, October 12, 2005