THE EVENT It’s not really the New Year until you see a lion dance, so count the 300 guests at Mandarin Oriental’s Chinese New Year celebration as having offi cially rung in 2008, the Year of the Rat – which, we know, was not part of the sumptuous food off erings at the event (The fresh-rolled mushu was divine). THE SCENE It was a friendly aff air as the Mandarin Oriental family celebrated with representatives from the Chinese Embassy and friends of the luxury hotel. THE GUESTS Mandarin Oriental developer Alan Novak was spotted smiling gleefully as he posed for pictures with his lovely granddaughter, Spencer Novak.

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