Here are photos from our Year of the Tiger lion dance event. Click on an image to enlarge. You can also watch a video of the dance, courtesy Tan Dao Kung Fu.
The ceremonial good luck lettuce, moments before it is ravenously consumed by our New Year's guests.
In keeping with our time-honored tradition, Pearl River hosted our annual New Year’s Lion Dance on February 21. We rang in the Year of the Tiger with an extravagant show by Master Wen’s martial arts troupe (which is as much a Chinatown institution as we are). Watch the video below:
Thanks to Tandao Kung Fu for their excellent film work. Thanks to our loyal customers (and new fans) for braving the chilly weather to celebrate with us. We look forward to sharing many more Lunar New Years with you.
To learn more about the Lion Dance, go here.
TASCHEN, an international publisher known for its visually captivating art books, features Pearl River in its guide to New York. The massive volume is a brilliantly sophisticated spin on the traditional tourist guide, covering hotels, attractions, eats, drinks, and untrammeled corners to explore. Pearl River is noted as a landmark in the city’s shopping scene. Below we present some clippings, but you really should get the whole book to experience its rich pastiche of images. It brings a fresh perspective to the city that even native New Yorkers will appreciate!
World-renowed fashion photographer Bill Cunningham crashed a retro tea party on Governor’s Island this week, and Pearl River was apparently on the scene, too. The New York Times‘ “On the Street” slideshow features fabulous flapper outfits and Gatsby-esque Americana. But there’s a worldly twist: many of the guests donned paper Asian parasols–a classic symbol of early 20th century glamor on both sides of the globe. Given the quirky designs, we suspect at least a few of them came from us. Maybe they even drank some of our tea.
If you’d like to host your own Roaring Twenties tea party, we’ve got plenty of gear to help you capture the full effect.
Cross-posted from “My NYC Sketchbook” at CM Illustration
Pearl River Mart was featured twice recently on the Today Show as a great value for anyone wanting to experience the real New York on a budget.
Our apparel was featured as a Sara Jessica Parker-esque local favorite:
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Pearl River also made the list for family amusements that don’t break the bank. For less than the price of a movie and popcorn, you can enjoy an unparalleled view of the city from the Brooklyn Bridge and stock up on all manner of funky Asian stuff (and get some exercise, too, while avoiding the hiked subway fare!)
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From TimeOut’s list of “The Best Independent Shops for Global Gear“:
This massive Chinese department store was a pioneer in Sino-American trade. Thirty years later, its three floors, crammed with everything from sturdy woks ($10.50) and ceramic sake sets (starting at $14.50) to colorful paper lanterns (from $5) and brocade satin slippers ($13.50), includes nearly every Chinatown ware you can imagine under one 30,000-square-foot Soho roof. Hunting through mounds of origami paper and mini jade statues can be a time-suck, so fuel up on lychee candy and crystal ginger slices (yep, they sell those, too).
Cross-posted from Real Baking with Rose Levy Beranbaum:
This is a funny story! During the photo shoot for the upcoming book, the food stylist’s assistant Jan Fort had a small atomizer that she used to spray a fine mist of water on certain ingredients. I asked her where she had found the atomizer and she introduced me to a fabulous store in my very own neighborhood that I had walked by many times but never entered: Pearl River.
Many months passed until I finally had the chance to visit the store and no one seemed to know what I was talking about. Finally they passed me on to the owner, the very gracious and helpful [Mrs. Chen] who thought that perhaps I was referring to the atomizer for perfume that was very popular called Hello Kitty—so popular it was out of stock. I hadn’t a clue what “hello kitty” meant but I figured I’d risk it so I asked her if she would notify me immediate when it became available as I would be out of the city for the month of August. She said she could send it to me but the postage would be more than the cost of the atomizer. So I ordered two to justify the expense and to my amazement, when they arrived, they looked like this! And I quickly decided that though they don’t exactly match either my country cherry cabinets or semi-commercial stainless steel appliances, they are utterly charming. AND they do emit the finest possible spray for moistening breads before baking or my face when it gets too hot in the kitchen!
If you want one of these be sure to ask for [Mrs. Chen] as no one else may know what you’re talking about: 212-431-4770
As we approach Valentine’s day, Pearl River is spreading a sweet obsession to all our customers: an exclusive line of artisan candies from a renowned chocolatier.
On Sunday, February 8, Pearl River will host a chocolate tasting. We will be offering chocolate-covered ginger pieces–an irresistible coalescence of Asian spice and cocoa decadence–as well as scrumptious chocolate toffee crisps tucked into red envelopes (for Valentine’s or Chinese New Year). And we invite you to indulge in our unique green tea bonbons–fresh matcha powder delicately enrobed in dark chocolate.
Pearl River’s chocolates are crafted in small batches by Tumbador, a premiere chocolate workshop with an international flair (and a social justice mission embedded in its labor of love).
