there is a reception, catered by some of the best agent pacific -- asian pacific ches. at this time, i would like to bring up chris, the owner and chef to speak on behalf of all of tonight's chefs. that is a little nervous. i have been speaking to him backstage. give him a really warm welcome, and make him feel really welcome. [applause] >> good evening. thank you. i had a chance to talk to her this evening, backstage. i have to say, does anybody watched "eye on the bay"? she is great. she is one of the best newscasters out right now. anyway, we are very honored tonight to celebrate this heritage, apa heritage and the celebrations of tonight, the nation's chaffs -- the asian chefs. over here, i have a great chef who has worked to get this event together. i was not the greatest chefs, i miss just put on this stage to talk. the people who really do the jobs are the ones behind me. before tonight, i was given a script to talk about, and prior to this, i had two glasses of wine. [laughter] we are chefs, not public speakers. we worked very hard tonight to create this great m