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Articles

California legislation allowing for longer-than-normal room temp displays of moon cakes and Tet sticky rice cakes (banh chung and banh tet)
Pierson, David and Tran, Mai. "Can Not Too Hot, Not Too Cold Be Just Right? Legislators want to see how long Asian pastries can safely be kept at room temperature." Los Angeles Times 1 Sept 2006. (Read article)

Mississipi Vietnamese shrimp farmers in post-hurricane Katrina
Vo, Kim. "Vietnamese neighborhood falls back on survival skills." San Jose Mercury News 28 Aug 2006. (Read Article)

Viet wraps for the heat of summer
Tran, Thy. "Salad days: Vietnamese wraps are the perfect meal to roll out at summer gatherings." San Francisco Chronicle 26 July 2006. (Read article)

Banh Beo - Vietnamese steamed rice dumplings
Jung, Carolyn. "Vietnam's bite-size delight: Delicate bánh bèo -- sweet or savory -- are perfect finger food." San Jose Mercury News 25 July 5 2006. (Read article)

Story behind San Jose-based chain of Lee's Sandwiches
Wong, Gerrye. "Vietnamese Sandwiches Make Chieu Le a Millionaire." Asian Week 19 Apr. 2006. (Read article)

Viet, Chinese, and Korean soups for the Lunar New Year.
Jung, Carolyn. "New Year's soups: Add spoonfuls of celebration to your holiday." San Jose Mercury News 25 January 2006. (Read Article)

Sticky rice cakes, soups and other favorite treats for the holiday. A pan-Asian perspective.
Bowen, Dana. "Traditional Flavors of the Lunar New Year." New York Times 25 January 2006. (Read Article)

Fish Sauce as the New 'Secret' Ingredient for Chefs
Fletcher, Janet. "Secret Ingredient: Fish sauce adds distinction to cuisines far beyond Southeast Asia." San Francisco Chronicle 27 April 2005. (Read Article)

Making Great Vietnamese Sizzling Crepes (banh xeo)
Nguyen, Andrea. "Stalking the Vietnamese Sizzling Crepe." Los Angeles Times 09 Jan 2005 (Read Article)

Wok Cooking
Moskin, Julia. "The Well-tempered Wok." New York Times 9 Feb 2005. (Read article)

Western-style supermarkets and wherehouse shopping in Vietnam
Stocking, Ben. "Supermarkets in Vietnam offer new shopping scene," San Jose Mercury News 28 Jan 2005. (Read article)

Good Asian Eats (lots of Viet places) in East Falls, VA
R. W. APPLE Jr., "Crossing the Potomac to Southeast Asia," The New York Times 19 Jan 2005 (Read article)

Beer Drinking Culture and Trends in Vietnam
Stocking, Ben. "New Pubs Target Evolving Tastes" San Jose Mercury News 05 Dec 2004. (Read article)

Banh Mi as One of New York City's New Hero Sandwiches
Levine, Ed, "Lo, a New Age of Heroes." The New York Times 01 Dec 2004 (Read article)

Hmong Farmers in California's Central Valley
Parsons, Russ. "Exotic, Redefined; As Laotian immigrants replicate the tastes of home, they're bringing once-unusual Asian produce into the marketplace." Los Angeles Times 25 Aug 2004. (Read article)

Viet-Style Barbecue Pork Ribs
Moskin, Julia. "New York Barbecue: Ribs, via the Far East." New York Times 7 July 2004. (Read article)

Pho - It's history and evolution in the U.S.
Nguyen, Andrea Q. "The Evolution of Pho; Soup Rooted in Vietnam Becomes Americanized." San Jose Mercury News 9 June 2004. (Read article)

Changing Viet food culture in Vietnam and Australia
Thomas, Mandy. "Transitions in Taste in Vietnam and the Diaspora." Australian Journal of Anthropology, April 2004. (Read article)

Banh Xeo - Techniques for making them at home
Jung, Carolyn. "Crepes à la Vietnam; Fun, Sensual Banh Xeo Tantalizes with its Flavors and Textures." San Jose Mercury News 28 Apr. 2004. (Read article)

Charles Phan - A profile of one of America's most famous Vietnamese chefs.
Bittman, Mark. "The Chef: The Flavors of Vietnam, Captured in a Pot." New York Times 07 Apr. 2004. (Read article)

Avian flu in Vietnam - How poor farmers must decide whether to sacrifice their chickens and thus, their livelihoods, or risk their own lives.
Stocking, Ben. "Poverty hurts efforts at controlling bird flu." San Jose Mercury News 05 Feb. 2004. (Read article)

SF Chronicle "Roving Feast" columnist espouses her love for pho and provides a short-cut recipe.
Spieler, Marlena. "One bowl of pho can lead to another: Vietnamese soup remains a favorite." San Francisco Chronicle 14 Jan. 2004. (Read Article)

Maggi Seasoning Sauce -- a Swiss condiment popular with Vietnamese folks and others.
Nguyen, Andrea. "Classic Swiss condiment takes place of honor on Asian tables." San Jose Mercury News 05 Nov. 2003. (Read Article)

An American journalist returns to Vietnam to check out the food scene.
R. W. APPLE Jr. "At Ease in Vietnam, Asia's New Culinary Star." New York Times 27 Aug. 2003. (Read article)
R. W. APPLE Jr. "Looking Up an Old Love on the Streets of Vietnam." New York Times 13 Aug. 2003. (Read article)

The latest on "new" Vietnamese cooking by northern California Viet chefs.
Himmel, Sheila. "Good Dining, Vietnam." San Jose Mercury News 14 May 2003. (Read article)

The rising popularity of Vietnamese food in the Philippines.
Baga-Reyes, Bangie. "Vietnamese Food Becomes Puerto Princesa Attraction." Inquirer 27 Oct. 2002. (Read article)

Sharing in family Tet celebrations in Hanoi.
Eagle, Mary Ann. "Tet is Everybody's Birthday." Saveur Jan/Feb 1998. (Read article)

Tracing French influences in Vietnamese cuisine.
Nguyen, Andrea. "Vietnamese Food has Absorbed Best of French Fare." San Jose Mercury News 23 April 2003. (Read article)

How my Vietnamese-American family uses food to preserve ethnic identity.
Nguyen, Andrea. "Gifts from a Vietnamese Table." Saveur Mar 2002.

Traditional Vietnamese kho dishes and their role in Vietnamese lives.
Nguyen, Andrea. "The Taste of Tet." Los Angeles Times 6 Feb 2002. (Read page 1 in pdf) (Read page 2 in pdf) (Read in HTML)

Part of the annual Saveur 100, this short piece praises the merits of banh mi.
Nguyen, Andrea. "Vietnamese Sandwiches." Saveur Jan/Feb 2002.

Nuoc mam (fish sauce) and its importance to Vietnamese food and culture.
Nguyen, Andrea. "Liquid Gold." Saveur July/Aug 1999.

My mother's quest to make Vietnamese mooncakes for the autumn moon festival.
Nguyen, Andrea. "Over the Moon." Saveur Sept/Oct 1997.

The battle of the catfish farmers of America versus those of Vietnam.
Reed, Julia. "Cat Fight." New York Times 18 May 2003. (Read article)

Newspaper Food Sections

Every Wednesday morning, newspapers across the country print special sections on food and wine. Keep up on local flavors and trends across the U.S. by perusing the food sections of these papers:

Food Magazines and Publications

Among the many food periodicals available, here are my favorites:

Gourmet
Reliable recipes and good writing. The best deal on a subscription is through Amazon.com.

Simple Cooking
John and Matt Thorne's publication contains some of the best food writing in America. They elevate homey food to ethereal status. Subscribe online.

Saveur
The magazine for serious, intellectual folks who are crazy for food and wine. The writing, photos and layout are consistently superb. Very little advertising too! The best deal on a subscription is through Amazon.com.