From noodles to whole fish, there are a wealth of special Lunar New Year dishes in different Asian cultures, and many of them are available locally this time of year.

To some, the Lunar New Year can offer lessons like looking forward to the spring no matter what hardships have been faced.

Hundreds of people gathered at the Eden Center, which has long been considered a central hub for the local Vietnamese community. 

There’s no shortage of parades, performances, or meals to bring people together for the annual festival.

Celebrate Black History Month and Lunar New Year across the region, see a comedy show (or two), and listen to some extraterrestrial music.

This weekend includes festivities for Lunar New Year, Valentine’s Day, and Black History Month.

Yesterday marked the first day of the Lunar New Year, known to most people as Chinese New Year. In China, it’s a time to wipe out the old with rituals such as extensive house cleaning and usher in the new with new clothes and the consumption of lucky foods. One of my favorites is a sweet “nian gao” or rice cake.

I know you’re all excited about the dawning of a new Lunar New Year — but as you usher in the Year of the Rabbit, if you could at least move the mass illegal fireworks display outdoors, that would really be great. Unfortunately, that little bit of common sense was lost on a group of merrymakers at the Eden Shopping Center in Falls Church.

A hot toddy will keep you warm on those cold winter nights (Alicia Mazzara). Drink of the Week: Hot toddy Where: Room 11, Tryst If there was a perfect drink to warm you up after a day of tromping through a blizzard, sledding in Meridian Hill Park, or taking a few snowballs to the face in Dupont Circle, it would be the hot toddy. Sure, hot cocoa is nice, but we know that with…

Iron Chef on speed Yesterday at the DC Improv, the Food Network’s Robert Irvine filmed an episode of “Dinner: Impossible”. For those of you not aware of the premise of the show, Irvine is tasked with cooking for a large number of people in a limited amount of time. Throwing an improvisational theme into the show, Irvine made a gourmet meal for 200 people using some very strange ingredients offered up by the improv students…