"LIVE IN THE D." ♪
♪ >> Jason: CHINESE NEW YEAR
STARTS TOMORROW AND GOES THROUGH
FEBRUARY 8 THIS YEAR.
>> Tati: MANY FAMILIES WILL BE
CELEBRATING WITH LOVED ONES.
IF YOU WANT TO JOIN IN AND ENJOY
AN AUTHENTIC CHINESE MEAL, WE
HAVE THE PLACE FOR YOU.
>> Jason: MICHELLE OLIVER IS
TAKING US TO DINE IN THE D AT
THE CHINA CAFE.
>> Michelle: FOR MANY, IT’S A
FAMILY FAVORITE, THAT’S IN LARGE
PART BECAUSE OF THE DELICIOUS
FOOD, DIANA AND KELLY CHANG.
>> WE WANT TO BE A NEIGHBORHOOD
STOP.
STOP. AND WE HAVE ESTABLISHED THAT.
PEOPLE REFER TO IT AS THE LOCAL
CHEERS BAR.
CHEERS BAR. >> Michelle: HE HAPPENED IN
1997.
1997. >> WE HAVE A PASSION FOR FOOD.
WE LOVE PEOPLE.
WE LOVE TO EAT.
>> I GREW UP IN THE RESTAURANT
BUSINESS AND SO HAS HE.
SOMEHOW THE NEXT STEP IN LIFE
WAS TO HAVE A RESTAURANT.
>> OVER THE YEARS, WE HAVE
REMODELED QUITE A FEW TIMES WHEN
WE FIRST TOOK OVER IT WAS
ITALIAN RESTAURANT.
ITALIAN RESTAURANT. >> Michelle: NOW IT FEATURES
BEAUTIFUL CHINESE ELEMENTS LIKE
THIS ELABORATE ROBE.
>> OUR PARENTS BROUGHT THAT FROM
CHINA.
CHINA. >> 20 YEARS AGO, AND I WAS HAPPY
TO HAVE THE EMPEROR ROBE FROM
THE CHANG DYNASTY.
>> Michelle: AND IT REFLECTS
THEIR HERITAGE.
THEIR HERITAGE. >> WE WERE BORN IN KOREA BUT
WE’RE CHINESE.
WE’RE CHINESE. YOU CAN SEE, THERE’S A FUSION OF
CHINESE, KOREAN, AND MORE THAI
FOOD AS WELL.
>> Michelle: ONE FAMILY DISH IS
MAMA CHANG’S DUMPLINGS.
FIRST UP, WE MAKE THE FILLING.
>> WE TAKE ALL THE MEAT.
>> Michelle: YOU’RE GONNA TEST
ME WITH THE CHOPSTICKS?
IN GOES THE PORK, SCALLOPS AND
SHRIMP.
SHRIMP. >> THE KEY IS TO GO ONE
DIRECTION.
DIRECTION. >> Michelle: OKAY.
>> ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE PORK
OR ANY KIND OF MEAT.
IT MAKES THE TEXTURE MORE
SMOOTHER.
SMOOTHER. >> Michelle: WE ADD IN THE
VEGGIES AND HERBS.
>> FRESH GROUND CRACKED PEPPER,
AND SALT.
AND SALT. >> Michelle: NOW TO ROLL OUT THE
DOUGH.
DOUGH. >> A LITTLE FLOUR, AND WE ROLL
IT.
IT. >> AND IT’S FLAT.
>> AND PRESS INTO A ROUND SHAPE.
>> Michelle: WE MAKE THEM INTO
THIS.
THIS. >> WE WANT THE SIDE THINNER THAN
THE CENTER.
THE CENTER. YOU’RE MAKING IT LOOK EASY, BUT
THERE ARE SO MANY.
>> Michelle: I IMPROVED.
WOULD MAMA BE MORE IMPRESSED
WITH ME NOW.
>> SHE WOULD APPROVE.
>> Michelle: HE MADE HIS
BEAUTIFUL AND FANCY WITH FOLDS
BUT LUCKILY HE TAUGHT ME A MORE
SIMPLE VERSION.
SIMPLE VERSION. >> THE INDEX FINGER, AND THEN
PUT IT RIGHT HERE.
PRESS.
PRESS. >> Michelle: OH, THAT DOES LOOK
MUCH EASIER.
MUCH EASIER. THEY’RE THEN BOILED.
AND WHEN THEY FLOAT TO THE TOP,
THEY’RE READY TO EAT.
♪
♪ >> Jason: JOINING US RIGHT NOW
IS SUZANNA CHANG AND MICHELLE
OLIVER, OUR DINE IN THE D
AFICIONADO.
AFICIONADO. HOW DID YOU FIND THIS PLACE?
>> Michelle: OUR PRODUCER TAMMY
HAS EATEN THERE A LOT AND SHE
KNOWS FOOD.
KNOWS FOOD. WHEN SHE SAID IT’S A GREAT PLACE
TO FEATURE FOR CHINESE NEW YEAR,
AND SHE WAS RIGHT!
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THIS IS OUR LETTUCE WRAP,
CHICKEN, ZUCCHINI AND ONIONS.
WE WRAP IT UP IN THE LETTUCE AND
GOES WITH THE HOISIN SAUCE.
>> Michelle: LOOK HOW NICE IT’S
LAID OUT.
LAID OUT. AND WHAT ABOUT THE CHICKEN?
>> THIS IS -- THE WAY THE SHAPE
THE TOFU IS IS LIKE THE CHINESE
NUGGETS, LIKE FUTURE GOLD.
AND WE HAVE PLENTY OF TOFU TO
EAT.
EAT. >> Michelle: SO THIS IS WHAT YOU
EAT FOR CHINESE NEW YEAR.
>> CORRECT.
>> CORRECT. >> Jason: IS THAT FISH ON TOP OF
BROCCOLI?
BROCCOLI? >> YES.
>> YES. AND FOR CHINESE NEW YEAR, FISH
IS VERY IMPORTANT.
FISH MEANS IN THE SAME
PRONUNCIATION OF YU, WHICH MEANS
PLENTIFUL.
PLENTIFUL. SO YOU’LL HAVE ABUNDANCE OF
WEALTH IN THE FUTURE.
>> Jason: DOES THE SHRIMP COUNT
AS FISH?
AS FISH? [LAUGHTER]
[LAUGHTER] >> THIS IS A PALACE PRAWN.
IT’S NOT YOUR TYPICAL SIZE.
THESE ARE BIG JUMBO ONES ON
STEAMED VEGETABLES AND DRIZZLE
WITH THE FIRECRACKER SAUCE.
THESE DUMPLINGS ARE SIGNIFICANT.
MY FAMILY TRADITION, WE HAVE
CHINESE DUMPLINGS AS OUR LAST
COURSE.
COURSE. NOW, JASON, IN THE DUMPLINGS, IF
YOU PICK THE RIGHT ONE, IT HAS A
GOLD COIN.
GOLD COIN. DID YOU GET THE RIGHT ONE?
>> I THINK SO.
THERE IT IS!
>> WE’LL GIVE WHAT YOU THE
SIGNIFICANT CHINESE RED
ENVELOPE, AND THERE’S SOMETHING
FOR YOU FOR YOUR FUTURE.
>> Jason: DO I GET TO KEEP THAT?
>> FKT.
>> FKT. >> Jason: CAN I WASH IT OFF?
>> Michelle: MAYBE WASH IT OFF.
I BET KIDS LOVE IT?
>> IT ENTICES THEM TO EAT MORE.
>> AND WE HAVE RED ENVELOPES FOR
YOU, TOO.
YOU, TOO. WE HAVE FOUR $50 GIFT CARDS
WE’RE GIVING AWAY TO THE CHINA
CAFE, GO ON OUR "LIVE IN THE D"
FACEBOOK PAGE AND WE’LL POST THE
LINK ON THERE.
>> Jason: THAT WAS NOT STAGED,
BY THE WAY.
I HAD NO IDEA.
[LAUGHTER]
[LAUGHTER] >> Jason: WHERE ARE YOU LOCATED?
>> WE’RE AT 10 AND NOVI ROAD IN
NOVI.
NOVI. >> Jason: WHERE DO YOU WANT
MICHELLE TO GO NEXT?
GO TO OUR DINE IN THE D FACEBOOK
PAGE.
PAGE. >> Michelle: AND ENTER FOR YOUR
CHANCE TO WIN THE GIFT CARDS,
FOUR $50 ONES.
>> WE WISH YOU PROSPERITY AND A