Announcing the Winner of the Most Memorable Meal Contest

November’s Photo Contest theme of the Most Memorable Meal saw us all taking a jolly trip down memory lane to recall the best moments we had around food and family within this past year. After all, food unites us and brings us together because everyone eats. If you don’t believe us, check out these great quotes about food and company, by our favorite famous chefs and celebrities!

“People who love to eat are always the best people.”
~ Julia Child

“If you really want to make a friend, go to someone’s house and eat with him…the people who give you their food give you their heart.”
~ Cesar Chavez

“Cooking is all about people. Food is maybe the only universal thing that really has the power to bring everyone together. No matter what culture, everywhere around the world, people eat together.”
~ Guy Fieri

“My doctor told me I had to stop throwing intimate dinners for four unless there are three other people.”
~ Orson Welles

“Laughter is brightest where food is best.”
~ Irish proverb

Before we announce the winner of our Most Memorable Meal Photo Contest, let’s recap the entries that we got.

This is a photo of a cake from Duff Lange on our dining room table. We were celebrating a family member’s birthday and an early Christmas (suggested by the cake’s color scheme). The cake was one of the best I ever had! Though whether a cake can be considered a meal is certainly a discussion, I can guarantee that eating a slice of it felt like finishing an entire meal! Its color, rich taste and sheer size says it all.

~ Oscar Tsui, 11th grader

After 2.5 years, we finally had a chance to have dinner with my parents and in-laws during the summer holiday! It was such a precious moment for us!~ Angie Chan (The Chiffon Lady) & family

On November 19, the PECB has its annual Cultural Day in which many different countries from all over the world set up a stall to represent their food and culture. This picture is of the Uzbekistani stall – the people were extremely polite and the food was delicious! It was all homemade and my favorite dish was the fried potato dumplings (barak) where were crunchy on the outside but soft on the inside…

~ Haniyah Rao

For our family, some of our best memories around food have been on the road and a bit more transitional than the normal sit-down dinner. Here, my littlest (Sofia, 2.5 years old) is learning how to use chopsticks for the first time – or not.

~ Erin Crocetti, mother of 3

On the seventh day of the Chinese New Year, which is known as 人日 (Rén rì) meaning it’s everyone’s birthday! We celebrate with a Prosperity Toss (Lou Sang) – a symbol of abundance, prosperity and vigor! This is our homemade version of the Prosperity Toss.

~ Christine Wong, parent

“We love homemade food, and spending time in the kitchen altogether as a family is how we get quality time. Here we are baking holiday cookies for the whole neighborhood, which is like one big family!”

Pilaxy Rasmussen, mother of three and jingkids Parent Board member

And the winner is… Oscar Tsui!

Oscar will receive a gift certificate entitling two people to an All-You-Can-Eat Lunch Buffet (worth over RMB 700) at Scene a Café in China World Hotel, as well as a studio photography class with one of Beijing’s favorite professional photographers, Dave Hanssen from Dave’s Studio!

We here at jingkids would like to thank everyone who supported us and took part in the contest. There will be another exciting contest in December so do stay tuned for more details!

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