Master Chef Martin Yan received the Lifetime Achievement Award of Excellence from Chinese Restaurant News at the 5th Annual Top 100 Chinese Restaurants in the USA Awards Show. Bob Ansara, Director Emeritus of National Restaurant Association presented Chef Yan with the award.
From left to right: Betty Xie, Editor-in-Chief, Chinese Restaurant News, Master Chef Martin Yan, Bob Ansara, Director Emeritus, National Restaurant Association, and Theresa Lin.
photo by Lia Chang
Award winning food sculptor Jimmy Zhang with his Chinese Zodiac food carving display at the 5th Annual Top 100 Chinese Restaurants in the USA Awards Show.
photo by Lia Chang
Top 10 Overall Excellence winners with Master Chef Martin Yan (center) at the 5th Annual Top 100 Chinese Restaurants in the USA Awards Show in Las Vegas on January 5th, 2009.
This year's Top 10 Overall Excellence winners were:
- Koi Palace: Daly City, CA
- Yangming: Bryn Mawr, PA
- Fung's Kitchen: Houston, TX
- Bo Ling's: Kansas City, MO
- Grand Sichuan: New York, NY
- Empress Dim Sum Seafood Restaurant: Denver, CO
- Chef Lee's Peking Restaurant: Columbus, GA
- Suzie's the Finest Chinese Cuisine: New York, NY
- China Palace Restaurant: Stockton, CA
- East Restaurant: Wells, MA
