Gutom Staff EVENTS
LUNAR NEW YEAR 2025
INDOOR LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS AT METROPOLIS AT METROTOWN IN BURNABY
Lunar New Year celebration taking place at Metropolis at Metrotown is the perfect entertainment for the whole family!
Lion Dance Performance & Workshop
Location: Grand Court
Times: 11am; 11:30am; 12:30pm
Usher in the Year of the Snake with a traditional Chinese lion dance performance at 11am!
Stick around to learn how to perform a lion dance yourself at a workshop starting at 11:30am.
A lion blessing parade will follow at 12:30pm.
Learn more about Bak Mei Kung Fu and check out their Instagram!
Chinese Artisan Craft Workshops
Location: Grand Court, ground level near Victoria’s Secret
Celebrate the Year of the Snake and join us for traditional Chinese artisan craft workshops, where you will enjoy lantern making and calligraphy!
Learn more about Jenny Wong and check out her Instagram here:
Chef Series Cooking Show Part 1 & Dumpling Eating Contest
See event details below for demonstration times
Times: Festivities start at 12pm
Location: Grand Court
Celebrate the Year of the Snake and get inspired by Chef Haan Palcu-Chang (12pm) and Chef Chanthy Yen (3pm), who will share traditional cultural cooking demonstrations!
Be sure to come hungry for the dumpling eating contest at 1pm!
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Chef Series
Dates: February 2 & February 9
Location: Grand Court
Asian cuisine takes centre stage at Chef Series with food an integral element of Lunar New Year celebrations, we’ve invited some of BC’s top chefs to demonstrate their techniques at the first-ever Chef Series.
- Quang Dang, who has Vietnamese and Scottish heritage. Formerly the executive chef of award-winning West Restaurant and D.I.C.E.D., a culinary social enterprise organization, he is now proprietor of QD Catering & Hospitality.
- Katy Cheung, who was born in Vancouver and raised in Hong Kong. She has been a sous chef for over five years at MICHELIN Starred Burdock & Co.
- Chanthy Yen, who is originally from Cambodia. In addition to working at some of the world’s best restaurants, he served as personal chef to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and was the 2024 winner of Top Chef Canada. Chanthy is currently the executive chef at Bacaro.
- Haan Palcu-Chang, who is a Taiwanese-Romanian chef from Toronto. Haan recently appeared on the 2024 season of Top Chef Canada. He currently lives on Salt Spring Island, where he runs cooking workshops, caters private dinners and events, and runs many food-related initiatives.
Chinese Cultural Activities presented by the Chinese Canadian Museum
Time: 12 – 4pm daily
Location: Ground Level near Victoria’s Secret
Celebrate the Year of the Snake by enjoying a lineup of traditional Chinese activities:
Abacus Play Station
Family Tree Colouring
Chinese Character Lantern Cutting
Traditional Chinese Music Concert & Dancing
Please see event for separate times
Times: 12 – 1pm, 1:30 – 2:30pm
Location: Grand Court
Celebrate the Year of the Snake with a performance of traditional Chinese music by BC Chinese Music Association from 12 – 1pm, followed by a traditional Chinese dance performance by Colours of Dance Academy from 1:30 – 2:30pm.
Chef Series Cooking Show Part 2 & Performance
See event details below for demonstration times
Location: Grand Court
Celebrate the Year of the Snake and get inspired by Chef Katy Cheung (12pm) and Chef Quang Dang (3pm), who will share traditional cultural cooking demonstrations!
Also, enjoy traditional Chinese performances.
