38 FEBRUARY 23 - MARCH 1, 2018 BROOKLYN MEDIA GROUP
Beyond at Liberty View
celebrates Lunar New Year
BY JAIME DEJESUS
JDEJESUS@BROOKLYNREPORTER.COM
The Year of the Dog was kicked
off at Beyond at Liberty View,
850 Third Avenue, which, for
the first time, held a Lunar New Year
celebration.
The event, held on Saturday,
February 17, was chock full of fun
for attendees of all ages, featuring
dancing, cooking, music and eating.
"We were thrilled to be able to
celebrate Lunar New Year with all of
our neighbors in Sunset Park with
three fantastic events," said Director
of Brand Integration at Beyond Bari
Fagin. "We started off the day with a
family singalong with Yellow Sneaker
including some songs about dogs
that the children enjoyed to celebrate
the Year of the Dog."
Then, it was time to eat and
learn how to cook delicious Asian
delicacies.
"In the afternoon, chef Stephen
Yen give us a wonderful
demonstration of how to
make his famous dumplings
and not only were
they delicious but the
audience learned all the
tricks from a great chef
of how to fold a dumpling,
make the filling and use a
bamboo steamer," Fagin
added. "Then we finished
the day with our Lunar
New Year Parade and our
Lion Dance."
The lion dance proceeded
through all of
the stores. Parents and
their children joined
the parade which wended its
way through all the stores in the
complex."
The performance, said Fagin, included
a 10-minute dance where the
lion stood on top of a big stool and
threw out confetti."
Celebrating the holiday was important
for Beyond.
"Our goal that day was to have an
enjoyable experience for young
and old, parents and
children, people
who celebrate
Lunar New
Year and
p e o p l e
who just
wanted to
join the
c e l ebr a -
tion," Fagin
explained.
"We think the
day went great
for everyone that
participated. At
the end of the
parade, everyone
said how
much fun they
had. This is our
first one and we
hope we started
a tradition for years to come."
To watch Yen's demo and
learn his recipes, visit www.
bedbathandbeyond.com/
brooklyn.Grayson Hammerich
tried his hand at forming a
dumpling.
BROOKLYN MEDIA GROUP/Photos by Arthur de Gaeta
Kids in attendance got in on the fun.
Tasting time.
Odin Tu showed off his dumpling. The Lion Dance.
Chef
Stephen
Yen
with the
finished
dumplings.
Grayson Hammerich tried his
hand at forming a dumpling.