5TH ANNUAL
CHEW THE SCENE
OCTOBER 9, 2018
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In its largest iteration yet, the 5th Annual Chew The Scene gave exciting new culinary concepts a home under the umbrella of Asian American cuisine and challenged San Diego chefs to tell their own Asian American food stories with creative, off-menu dishes.
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And for the first time ever, awards were presented to the restaurants who best exemplified the spirit of the festival—and its festival sections—and whose dishes best met the challenge of creating a hybrid, bastardized, or idiosyncratic off-menu dish emblematic of Asian American cuisine today.
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MASTERS
WINNER
ASIA POP!
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ASIAN AMERICAN PANORAMA
WINNERS (TIE!)
DISCOVERIES
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PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTS
4TH ANNUAL
CHEW THE SCENE
OCTOBER 10, 2017
The 4th Annual Chew The Scene celebrated the histories, stories, and memories behind the food prepared by participating restauranteurs, chefs, and food partners. Like the film festival it launches, the Chew The Scene 2017 aimed to showcase how food, like film, can tell and celebrate stories of Asian America.
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PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTS
3RD ANNUAL
CHEW THE SCENE
OCTOBER 11, 2016
Now housed in Brick SD, a new location for the 3rd Annual Chew The Scene, the event kicked off the San Diego Asian Film Festival, combining food and drink tastings while giving attendees first opportunity in San Diego to preview the film festival’s lineup of films and programs.
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PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTS
2ND ANNUAL
CHEW THE SCENE
OCTOBER 1, 2015
The 2nd Annual Chew The Scene kicked off the San Diego Asian Film Festival, combining food and drink tastings while giving attendees first opportunity in San Diego to preview the film festival’s lineup of films and programs.
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PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTS
1ST ANNUAL
CHEW THE SCENE
OCTOBER 1, 2014
The inaugural Chew The Scene featured appearances by special guest Su Mei Yu, host of Savor San Diego and honorary co-chairs Beverly Kim, Top Chef Season 9 finalist, and Sam The Cooking Guy.
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