Published: January 23, 2009 02:51 pm      

Vietnamese-themed dinner set for Jan. 27

Central College will celebrate the Vietnamese New Year with a Vietnamese-themed dinner Tuesday, Jan. 27, in the Graham Conference Center. Tickets are $15 per person, $5 for children 6-10 and students with a Central College ID. Children 5 years old and under are free. To make a reservation, call 641-628-5334 or e-mail reimert@central.edu. Payment can be made to Treva Reimer, Central College Box 058, 812 University, Pella, IA, 50219. Reservations deadline is Friday, Jan. 23.

Hang Lovan, head catering chef for Central’s dining services, has planned a menu of Vietnamese food for the day following Tet, the Vietnamese New Year. Enjoy appetizers in the Mills Gallery from 5-6 p.m. and enjoy the current art exhibit of handmade books by Ian Boyden, this year’s Allison B. Allen artist in residence. Appetizers include bun bao (steamed dumplings), egg rolls, spring rolls and Banh Day (traditional New Year welcome roll).

Dinner will be served in the Graham Banquet Hall at 6 p.m. The menu includes pho (noodle dish), barbecue pork (traditional dish for the new year), ginger chicken, Asian vegetable and tofu stir fry and green mango salad. Lychee fruit, sweet sticky rice with mango and mut (traditional New Year candy) will be served for dessert.