Vietnam

Chef Tung Phan launches Camille pop-up, Orlando’s Only Modern Vietnamese Chef’s Table Experience

Tiffany Nguyen - Nov 15, 2021

Orlando recently got its first modern French-Vietnamese pop-up, served Chef’s table-style at Audubon Park's East End Market. Camille, an intimate eight-seat Chef-to-guest dining experience led by Chef...

First Look: Paris Banh Mi Café Bakery opens in the Mills 50 District

Tiffany Nguyen - May 29, 2019

For Hien & Doan Tran, after many years of pondering about having their own café bakery so that they can bake their fine French...

Sneak Peek of Hawkers’ New Menu Items Debuting This Wednesday

Tiffany Nguyen - Aug 10, 2017

At Hawkers, the founders Kaleb Harrell, Allen Lo, Wayne Yung and Kin Ho - all traveled the world to curate a menu of handed-down...

TastyChomps TRIVIA – Vietnam Scenes – What is this red fruit?

Aug 30, 2011

While in Phan Thiet, in south Vietnam, we came across miles and miles of these fruit trees. The fruit were picked and laid out...

Vietnam – Summer 2011 – Street Scenes from Sa Dec, Vietnam

Jul 24, 2011

Sa Dec is a city in the province of Dong Thap, about 2 and a half hours away from Saigon. It's my dad's hometown...

Vietnam – Summer 2011 – Street food in Sa déc, Vietnam

Jul 15, 2011

River in Sa déc, Vietnam - This is the river my father swam in as a child during the hot summer months. My grandfather would...

Vietnam – Summer 2011 – Banh Mi Bread man

Jul 13, 2011

This man sells banh mi (french baguette style bread) early in the mornings in Sa Dec, Vietnam. He sells them for 5000 dong for...

Vietnam – Summer 2011 – Travelling to Kinh Nuoc Man and Binh Dai, Vietnam

Jul 12, 2011

In Vietnam, I spent several days trekking out to the rice field laden countryside to visit the ancestral homes (que huong) of my grandparents:...

Vietnam – Summer 2011 – My Niece

Jul 10, 2011

Vietnam – Summer 2011 – Prosperity and Poverty

Jul 8, 2011

No doubt in these past ten years, Vietnam has enjoyed unprecedented levels of prosperity as their government has moved towards a market economy, while...