I’m seated inside the high-ceilinged, elegant dining room of once Michelin-lauded Empress by Boon in Chinatown and feeling grateful for the way we celebrate Lunar New Year in San Francisco and ...

Hovering over the chic lounge is a striking 24-foot-diameter carved-wood pergola that was part of the Empress of China ... Michelin-starred chef Ho Chee Boon's first namesake restaurant.