The nationwide Top 100 Road Show will cover cities including Atlanta, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Chicago, Dallas/Houston, Miami and New York. Each stop will feature a unique theme highlighting that particular city, culinary-related products, popular chefs, nationally acclaimed restaurants and much more. The Columbus event will stress healthy Chinese dining along with a live cooking demonstration from award winning Chef Joe Lee.

After Atlanta, the next stop on the Top 100 Road Show is Los Angeles scheduled for April 25th and Las Vegas scheduled for May 2nd through the 4th. Popular Vegas Chefs and restaurateurs will be featured in conjunction with the World Tea Expo.

The Columbus event will serve as a backdrop to officially kick-off CRN’s 6th Annual event – the high profile and televised Top 100 Chinese Restaurants in USA Awards scheduled to be held in Las Vegas from January 2 - 5, 2010.

The national competition is open to all Chinese restaurants across the country to compete for the coveted awards in cuisine, décor, service and cleanliness.