That would be the keening ghazals of the sitar and the drum chant that herald Chinatown lion dancers leaping across the flower-decked esplanades of Rockefeller Center at Taj Hotels’ Feast of Many Moons—a giant cookout on June 14 in the garden below Prometheus. Normally this annual James Beard tribute benefiting Citymeals-on-Wheels draws America’s star chefs. But a major gift from India’s venerable Taj Hotels group—seeking to showcase a worldwide makeover and its newest luxury properties—prompted Restaurant Associates and Citymeals to dream Asian. Litchi mar-tea-nis, Peking duck, giant-clam salad, green-tea milkshakes, and Kama Sutra chocolates are on the menu as hometown wok stars like Nobu Matsuhisa, Masa Takayama, and Spice Market genies Jean-Georges Vongerichten and Gray Kunz steam, stir-fry, and tandoori-grill side-by-side with legendary chefs from Australia, Seoul, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, and Honolulu. Restaurant Associates’ Ed Brown (pictured, middle left) will welcome Shun Lee’s Sun-Dao Man (right), Ian Chalermkittichai (middle right) of the forthcoming Kittichai, and Floyd Cardoz (left) of Tabla.
What’s that exotic rhythm on Rockefeller Plaza?
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