They are Szechuan East, a traditional neighborhood Chinese restaurant in Northeast Philadelphia (opened in 1984) Mandarin Garden (1985), a more upscale Chinese eatery in Willow Grove Cin Cin (1996), a restaurant in Chestnut Hill where Chinese is ‘kissed by French’ and his latest, Nectar (2005), a stunningly beautiful restaurant in Berwyn, where spectacular sushi coexists peacefully with Continental and Asian specialties.Īlthough his usual regimen is to work a 15-hour day, seven days a week, visiting as many of his restaurants as he can along the way, the genial restaurateur loves dining out when he can – sometimes in Philadelphia, sometimes in New York City. Although Ming Garden is no longer open, Wei’s other five restaurants (including Yangming) are still thriving. Thus was born a highly successful entrepreneurial track record. Wei soon opened his first restaurant, Ming Garden in Elkins Park. From working in restaurants to help pay his tuition to cooking and managing them because of his increasing love for the business, Wei moved to Philadelphia in 1977 to be closer to his brother, who taught statistics at Temple at the time. Not bad for an enterprising young man from Taiwan who came to America in 1970 to pursue a degree in journalism at the University of Missouri. Yangming, which will celebrate its 20th anniversary in April 2011, was also named one of ‘America’s Top Tables’ by Gourmet magazine 10 years ago, as well as one of America’s best fine-dining restaurants by USA Today in a recent survey. It might not have been the first, but it was surely one of the first restaurants in the country to champion a fusion between Eastern and Western cuisines.
1 in America in its seventh annual ‘Top 100 Chinese Restaurants Competition.’ Two years ago, Yangming came in second, so this will be no surprise to those who value Yangming’s place in local restaurant history.
The Chinese Restaurant News also named Yangming, arguably the best-known of Wei’s five area restaurants, No.
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Wei, the humble restaurateur from Ambler who was recently honored by the national Chinese Restaurant News as one of the 20 ‘Most Influential Personalities in American Chinese Restaurant Industry’ for 2010.Ĭonsidering the stature of the other winners in this category – such as Martin Yan, the celebrated master chef and TV host of ‘Yan Can Cook’ and the author of 30 acclaimed cookbooks, and Theresa Lin, another well-known TV host and author, known affectionately as ‘The Julia Child of Taiwan’ – Wei has every reason to feel proud.īut that’s not all. The wines selected as Best of State, Best Red, and Best White will be announced at the event.Sometimes the good guys actually win or are acknowledged for their achievements. The top varietals that the panel chose include Cabernet Franc, Albariño, Riesling, and Grüner Veltliner. For the first time, Pennsylvania’s winemakers have had top sommeliers judging their wines, rather than a standard competition panel. In April, the Pennsylvania Winery Association invited wineries from across the state to submit locally grown and produced vinifera wines for blind judgement by a panel of nine sommeliers in the region. Reservations are suggested, but not required, and tickets can be purchased at the door. All are welcome and encouraged to attend the event and see what the state of PA is offering. Tickets are $65/person inclusive of wine and a paired tasting menu from chef Patrick Feury. Join us for a celebration and tasting of Pennsylvania’s top 10 wines as judged by a panel of nine sommeliers in the region!
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