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Friends Of The Phoenix Hosts Fried Rice Cookoff

By Eric Sauseda

Monday, January 27, 2020 at 4 a.m.

Eric Sauseda Lunar New Year celebrators 1/43

Eric Sauseda Fried rice action 2/43

Eric Sauseda Fried rice cook off attendees 3/43

Eric Sauseda Tickets were sold and funds raised for charity 4/43

Eric Sauseda The Phoenix is a pub on Westheimer. Soccer, fish and chips, beers and more! 5/43

Eric Sauseda A rice cake was the fried rice option in this Bot Chien version of fried rice. 6/43

Eric Sauseda Family rice 7/43

Eric Sauseda Kimchi fried rice was a welcomed version. 8/43

Eric Sauseda Fried rice cook off attendees 9/43

Eric Sauseda Discussing a fried risotto ball as fried rice 10/43

Eric Sauseda I see crawfish tails 11/43

Eric Sauseda A'Bouzy is a champagne bar up the street from The Phoenix 12/43

Eric Sauseda Remote controlled rats for the rat maze races and prizes pictured here 13/43

Eric Sauseda Fried rice cook off attendees 14/43

Eric Sauseda Rice tosser on point 15/43

Eric Sauseda Bot Chien fried rice cake fried rice thing... unique. 16/43

Eric Sauseda There was a table set up to learn to make origami rats 17/43

Eric Sauseda Fried rice with egg anyone? 18/43

Eric Sauseda Fried rice cook off attendees 19/43

Eric Sauseda Korean kimchi fried rice came with condiment choices 20/43

Eric Sauseda Fried rice hand off 21/43

Eric Sauseda Year of the Rat stuffed animals 22/43

Eric Sauseda Learn to make origami rats 23/43

Eric Sauseda Frying up the rice 24/43

Eric Sauseda A ratatouille version with a fried risotto ball was offered 25/43

Eric Sauseda Friends of the Phoenix is a charity organization associated with The Phoenix on Westheimer 26/43

Eric Sauseda Fried rice cook off attendees 27/43

Eric Sauseda Paella fried rice 28/43

Eric Sauseda Pineapple fried rice 29/43

Eric Sauseda Fried rice cook off attendees and volunteers 30/43

Eric Sauseda Fried risotto ball 31/43

Eric Sauseda Fried rice cook off attendees 32/43

Eric Sauseda Ratatouille garnish for the fried risotto ball 33/43

Eric Sauseda Friends of the Phoenix and fried rice cook off attendees 34/43

Eric Sauseda Veggie fried rice with no egg 35/43

Eric Sauseda Fried rice hand off 36/43

Eric Sauseda Fried rice cook off attendees stand in line for tickets 37/43

Eric Sauseda A'Bouzy is a champagne bar up the street from The Phoenix 38/43

Eric Sauseda It was a beautiful day for a fried rice cookoff 39/43

Eric Sauseda The Phoenix's version of fish and chips. Ahoy there matey! 40/43

Eric Sauseda Fried rice cook off attendees 41/43

Eric Sauseda Origami rat 42/43

Eric Sauseda 2020 is the year of the rat. Pictured, sign stealing scandal whistle blower Mike Fiers, formerly of the Astros. 43/43

Friends Of The Phoenix Hosts Fried Rice Cookoff

The Lunar New Year is here and 2020 is the year of the rat. To celebrate the Lunar New Year, charity group, Friends of the Phoenix hosted their annual Fried Rice Cook Off at The Phoenix on Westheimer. With ten teams there were plenty versions of fried rice to enjoy. Traditional, Cajun, ratatouille, boudain, paella styles of fried rice were just a few of the versions available. (Photos by Eric Sauseda)

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