Facebook celebrates the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year

Luo Linquan (front row, in suit), Chinese consul general in San Francisco, takes a group photo with visiting Chinese top chefs at the headquarters of social media giant Facebook on Wednesday in Menlo Park, California. As a component of the "Happy Chinese New Year-China Alive event", Facebook hosted the Chinese chefs, inviting them to cook dishes at the company kitchen for three days during their ongoing Chinese Cuisine Week, which is dedicated to recognizing the Chinese culture and celebrating the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year on Feb 8. Joining Luo was Debbie Frost, vice-president of international communications and public policy of Facebook (front row, second from left); Dave Poth, chief chef at Facebook (front row, third from left) and Sun Xiaochun, lead Chinese chef (front row, fourth from right). "Food keeps your stomach warm and your heart happy," Luo said. Poth was impressed by the professionalism his Chinese counterparts have demonstrated and said they don't even need translators to communicate. "Food is food, and it's universal," he said. PHOTOS BY CHANG JUN / CHINA DAILY