Lion Dance Cafe Cookbook: "Authentic, not Traditional"
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A long-anticipated cookbook featuring 100 flavor-packed meatless recipes by James Beard and Michelin-celebrated Lion Dance Cafe!
Backers: 801
Average Pledge Per Backer: $105
Funded: $84,463 of $37,500
Dates: Oct 2nd -> Nov 1st (30 days)
Project By: C-Y Marie Chia
Backers: 801
Average Pledge Per Backer: $105
Funded: $84,463 of $37,500
Dates: Oct 2nd -> Nov 1st (30 days)
Project By: C-Y Marie Chia
$84,463
current pledge level
Last Updated: November 1 @ 11:03 -0400 GMT
225%
of goal
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Latest News
Less than 24 hours to go 
October 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Last Day!We're so grateful for the outpouring of support and enthusiasm our project has received. Once the campaign ends, we'll keep you all updated using this platform, and you can expect to receive a short questionnaire in the coming days as part... (Read More)
Just 2 days left
October 29th - via: kickstarter.com
See you tomorrow at the Punchdown in OaklandThe Punchdown will be pouring a tasting by Mendocino's Dorsal wines, and corkage fees will be waived on bottles all night! The intimate wine bar and bottle shop has been nominated for a James Beard Award... (Read More)
Let's talk about A.S.S Cookies
October 27th - via: kickstarter.com
The name always gets a reaction.As does the taste: these cookies crumble and melt in your mouth, as the restrained sweetness and distinct savoriness both develop surprisingly harmoniously. The name, which stands for Almond, Sesame and Shallot, stuck... (Read More)
It's the weekend
October 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Last weekend before our Kickstarter campaign ends, at 8am on November 1st!We though we'd give you a break from cookbook content to share some of our favorite vegan-friendly spots to eat at around the Bay Area. This list is FAR from exhaustive.... (Read More)
Last 7 days for our campaign!
October 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Just one week to go.We mention our upcoming departure in the Kickstarter itself, and it was highlighted by writer Luke Tsai in his recent KQED piece about our cookbook, but we continue to get a lot of sweet (sometimes slightly panicked) messages... (Read More)
Pandan Highlight -and just 8 days to go
October 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
fresh pandan leaves standing tallWhy is Pandan so good?Pandan leaves, which look like long, wide, blades of green grass, are a Southeast Asian culinary staple. The plant shares an aroma compound with jasmine rice and sweet white bread. Although it is... (Read More)
Shaobing Story Time
October 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Our sandwiches and shaobing are some of our most requested menu items and recipes ever.And for good reason! For any day of service, any catering gig or pop up, Shane personally bakes all our loaves fresh in the LDC kitchen. Some bakes start 72 to... (Read More)
What's in the Cookbook?
October 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Over 100 recipes, featuring our greatest hits.A resounding YES to the laksa, rendang, nasi lemak, nuggets, mushroom goreng, pandan nian gao, a.s.s cookies, various shaobing sandwiches, sambals and many more! To be honest, we've tried cutting it... (Read More)
Reward Spotlight: Launch Party
October 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Let's Talk Launch Party!We realized that the description doesn't fully describe the event -Kickstarter doesn't let reward tiers be edited as soon as they've received a backer (which makes sense), so we wanted to detail what to expect a bit more in... (Read More)
Laksa Spotlight
October 19th - via: kickstarter.com
We first put laksa on our menu in 2018.This was one of our first pop up back at the Double Standard in Oakland after a brief stint in LA. Lines were wrapping around the patio and back into the bar. It was a bit wild, especially since we weren't sure... (Read More)
New Pantry Kit Reward! Be the envy of home cooks and chefs everywhere.
October 18th - via: kickstarter.com
The Pantry-Stocking Kit is here!As requested we've made it available as a full Reward Tier, as well as an Add-On option -so that if you already selected a tier you want to keep, you don't have to change it. Any differences are explained in the... (Read More)
What is Mise en Place? + New tier update!
October 17th - via: kickstarter.com
How to cook like a pro.French for everything "put in its place", this culinary term refers to having all your ingredients prepped, chopped, measured out, lined up in order and ready to go before you start. The best way to take the stress out of... (Read More)
Our Cookbook in KQED!
October 15th - via: kickstarter.com
More good news!Yesterday, we were featured in an amazing piece by Luke Tsai in KQED titled "Lion Dance Cafe's Vegan Singaporean Cookbook will be its Parting Gift to the Bay" (read here). The article covers a lot of different aspects of the book and... (Read More)
Reward Spotlight: Calicraft Brew Day
October 14th - via: kickstarter.com
A whole day of fun, brewing, and LDC food at Calicraft, just for you and your friends.Amid the controlled chaos of prep for today and tomorrow's Millennium dinners (by the way, a last minute spot opened up for tonight! contact... (Read More)
Cooking Rendang (it will be in the book!).
October 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Back to our eggplants.We'll be using them in rendang for our upcoming collaborative dinners with Millennium tomorrow and Wednesday. Millennium has been around since 1994, and I worked there when I was brand new to the Bay, so to be their first... (Read More)
Wow, 100% Funded in Just Under 10 Days! What now?
October 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you all so much!Hitting our goal with still 20 days to go is incredible. We're so moved to receive all this tangible support from so many wonderful people. Thank you for believing in our project and helping us bring it to life. We'll definitely... (Read More)
Is this the First-Ever Vegan Singaporean Cookbook?
October 11th - via: kickstarter.com
New Press Feature!Last night, we were featured in VegNews' "week in food news" roundup (see the carousel here). The wording says that we are planning on putting out "the First Vegan Singaporean Cookbook" -we hadn't thought of it exactly that way... (Read More)
Week 2, and a later-than-usual daily update
October 11th - via: kickstarter.com
I missed writing our usual daily update this morning because I was busy making posters and flyers! If you're local to the Bay, see if you can spot these at and around friendly local businesses and repost them with #liondancecafecookbook . If you're... (Read More)
One week already!
October 9th - via: kickstarter.com
It has now been exactly one week since we launched! We're already at a little over 70% pledged and 300 copies of the cookbook claimed. With 23 days left to go, we're hopeful that we will meet our goal, and that many more copies will be spoken for!... (Read More)
Outside the US? New Reward Tier Added for You!
October 8th - via: kickstarter.com
We've received messages from supporters based outside the US asking about participating.Firstly, thank you for supporting our fundraising efforts, and for believing in our cookbook. We're thrilled to get our recipes out to you! Depending on the... (Read More)
LDC Cookbook mentioned by Eater SF!
October 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Exciting news! Our cookbook got its first media mention just now on Eater SF writer Paolo Bicchieri's "Am Intel" stories. Watch while they're up, or view part 1 on our profile. Many thanks to all who have already contributed this early on and... (Read More)
It's day 2!
October 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Incredible to wake up to over 30% of the way to our goal. After a promising start, it's all about keeping momentum. Whether you have already kindly pledged or not, please take a moment to share in your networks if you haven't already with the hashtag... (Read More)
We are live!
October 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
It's only been one hour and we've reached 10% of our goal! So exciting. Thank you to everyone who's pledged so far. Please give our campaign a share using #liondancecafecookbook to help expand our reach! (Read More)
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