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Luckyrice's Night Market Boasted Delicious Food, Long Line
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Garth Johnston
Published May 5, 2011
Modified May 5, 2011
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By the length of the lines and the quality of the participants it can be hard to believe that the Luckyrice festival, which continues through Sunday, only came to life in 2010. But if last year's inaugural festival was a surprise blast, this year's festival, which is sadly entirely sold out, has so far just been a blast. And last night's Luckyrice Night Market, which for the first hour included lines that circled around the block, was no different. Attending any of the remaining events? You might want to go early.
We spent much of last night's market gobbling down the delicious fish balls from Laut and Korean tacos from Coppelia—but all of the vendors that the festival pulled together were serving stellar fare—if this is what a food rave is like, then we fully endorse the idea. Besides the chill in the air, the only issue we had with last night's event (which is an issue we have with most events like it these days) was that the general admission line was, for awhile at least, bigger than the space the event was being held in.
So, if you are planning on attending tomorrow's Grand Feast at the Mandarin Oriental we recommend showing up promptly! Meanwhile, we're already looking forward to finding out how Luckyrice can top this year's festival in 2012.
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